Rafah Municipality Public Library
The Rafah Municipality Public Library is located in the center of the Palestinian city Rafah in the far south of the Gaza Strip.[1] The library has a hall where councils, seminars, lectures, conferences and workshops are held.[2]
The library is managed by Talal Hamdan.[3][4] and Maysoun Shaath is Secretary of the Children's Department.[5]
History
changeThe library opened in 1986.[6]
In order to encourage people to read, and children in particular, the library has organized numerous campaigns in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and organizations who work with children, including the "Dad, Read to Me" campaign, and has also organized events within schools such as "School Library Week".[7]
Talal Hamdan receives the management of the library.[8]
The library underwent further reforms as part of the “Libraries for Change” project, implemented by the Taawon Foundation and its partners. These repairs resulted in the library having a solar energy system that ensures the library’s full and continuous operation after it had been suffering from power outages of up to 12 hours a day. The project also helped provide modern computers and equipment for the library and train library staff to manage it. [9]
Statistics
changeIn 2015, the library received more than 12,740 visitors, including four thousand children.[10] The number of books at the library at the end of 2016 was about 42,000.[11]
References
change- ↑ "مكتبة بلدية رفح". yellowpages.com.ps. 2017-01-12. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ قصص نجاح — مؤسسة تامر للتعليم المجتمعي (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-19.
- ↑ "مكتبة بلدية رفح تستقبل أكثر من 12 ألف زائر خلال 2015". موقع تلفاز نابلس. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ الشاعر, محمود (2016-12-30). "المكتبة الفلسطينيّة: من النهب حتّى الإهمال والتهميش". فسحة، موقع عرب 48. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ قصص نجاح — مؤسسة تامر للتعليم المجتمعي (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-19.
- ↑ الشاعر, محمود (2016-12-30). "المكتبة الفلسطينيّة: من النهب حتّى الإهمال والتهميش". فسحة، موقع عرب 48. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ "مكتبة بلدية رفح تستقبل أكثر من 12 ألف زائر خلال 2015". موقع تلفاز نابلس. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ الشاعر, محمود (2016-12-30). "المكتبة الفلسطينيّة: من النهب حتّى الإهمال والتهميش". فسحة، موقع عرب 48. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ "مكتبة بلدية رفح تنتعش بالزوار". موقع مؤسسة التعاون (in Arabic). 2016-08-24. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ "مكتبة بلدية رفح تستقبل أكثر من 12 ألف زائر خلال 2015". موقع تلفاز نابلس. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ↑ الشاعر, محمود (2016-12-30). "المكتبة الفلسطينيّة: من النهب حتّى الإهمال والتهميش". فسحة، موقع عرب 48. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.