Regions biggest library in Dubai inaugurated by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Dubai: biggest library in Dubai is built with an investment of AED 1 Billion. The library will officially open, to the public on 16th June 2022.
The Sheikh Mohammed library is a seven-story structure that houses over one million books and approximately six million research theses. approximately 73,000 music scores, 75,000 videos, approximately 13,000 articles, and over 5,000 historical print and digital journals within a 325- year archive, as well as approximately 35,000 print and digital newspapers from around the world, and nearly 500 rare collectables.
افتتحنا بحمدالله اليوم "مكتبة محمد بن راشد" … صرح للعلم ومنارة للمعرفة.. تضم ٩ مكتبات تخصصية .. وأكثر من مليون كتاب .. و٦ ملايين أطروحة بحثية .. وتكلفت مليار درهم .. هدفنا ترسيخ هويتنا وثقافتنا وفكرنا .. وصنع مستقل أجيالنا pic.twitter.com/UYmAjQIhjr
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) June 13, 2022
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, “Today, we inaugurate a cultural and intellectual edifice for our future generations, with the goal of encouraging reading, spreading knowledge, and assisting researchers and scientists. Our goal is to shine a light on the human mind.”
His Highness added, “The economy needs knowledge, politics needs wisdom, nations need to learn, and all of that can be found in books. Through this library, we have brought together millions of books to develop our path, consolidate our identity, culture and roots, and create our future.”
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library aims to provide people with diverse interests, particularly youth, with access to printed and digital books in order to shape an Arab generation that understands the importance of reading and culture in the development of society.
