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3rd Quarter 2011 Week 39 TABLE OF CONTENTS ISSUE 2011.39
Libraries For All
Q: Who would be late if you invited the alphabet to tea?
Sept 25 - Oct 1 Page 1
A: U,V,W,X,Y and Z; they all come after T!
pages 1-4
Overcoming the Odds: Adam Taliaferro pages 5-6
Don’t Be Sheepish pages 7-8
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LIBRARIES FOR ALL
by Patricia L. Cook Public libraries have existed since around 288 B.C. The best-known early public library, considered the first, was the Great Library of Alexandria, properly called the Royal Library of Alexandria, in Egypt. • The ancient library served as a great resource center for scholars as well as the general public. It had around 700,000 scrolls, equivalent to more than 100,000 printed books. The original library was destroyed after about 600 years. The exact date and cause of the destruction is unclear but many attribute its demise to Julius Caesar. • When the uprising in Egypt occurred earlier this year many people did not realize that a major world library might be destroyed again! The Bibliotheca Alexandrina was built from 1994 to 2002 to replace the ancient library. The new library, designed by a Norwegian firm, Shohetta, is modern with a glass-paneled roof inclined toward the Mediterranean Sea, symbolizing the image of the Egyptian sun illuminating the world. • The new library was protected by people joining hands around it. University students placed a huge national flag on the steps of the Bibliotheca as a sign to please respect the property. The Bibliotheca has space for about five million books. turn the page for more!
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