Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Opening Date
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Mohammed bin rashid library opening date. The library will pursue the arab reading challenge project launched earlier by sheikh mohammed following the initiative of president his highness sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan announcing 2016 as the year of reading. The library has more than 4 million books and an exceptional collection of documents references articles newspapers publications presentations documentaries and lectures. The mohamed bin rashid library will include a 500 seat theater housing more than 4 5 million books 1 million audio books and 2 million e books. Expected to be the largest audio library in the arab world it will be holding the largest electronic collection.
It will support specialised collections of the latest and most distinguished books for readers of various ages and interests. Spanning 66 000 square metres it will be home to the largest electronic. The second pillar is promoting reading. Sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum announced the conception of the library in february 2016 the year of reading in dubai.
The mohammed bin rashid library located on the dubai creek in al jadaf the library was announced as part of the 2016 year of reading and is expected to open later this year. Mohammed bin rashid library the mohamed bin rashid library aims to stand alongside the largest and most famed libraries in the world. The mohammed bin rashid library will. The mohammed bin rashid library embodies a rich history of cultures and civilizations and is a distinctive cultural landmark in which education culture and tourism intertwine.
Sheikh mohammed has also expressed how with the opening of the new library he wants to make reading a more common practice among all emiratis and residents of dubai. New attractions opening in 2020 in dubai mohammed bin rashid library. The challenge includes 2 6 million students from 20 000 schools within the arab world. This 198 million library will be built in the shape of a giant open book.
The seven storey mohammed bin rashid library has been designed to resemble an open book.