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National Library Week - Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)

April 13–19^th is National Library Week. Libraries have a long history, stretching back into history. One of the earlier ones, the library at Alexandria was famously burned. There is a a new Library at Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which was recently visited by staff of American Libraries:

American Libraries Editor in Chief Leonard Kniffel visits the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt for the library’s 5^th anniversary. Kniffel takes in some of the local sights (including the ancient library at Serapeum, circa 297 A.D.), and speaks to Library Director Ismail Serageldin and Chief Librarian Sohair Wastawy, among others

You can watch highlights of the visit here:

For move videos on National Library Week, you can check out the American Libraries Focus website for more.

— michael | April 14, 2008 10:09 AM | I found it online