The Grand Abrhot Library
The Grand Abrhot Library is a public library owned by the city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The library was opened on January 1, 2022. The Grand Abrhot Library was directed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He led the project through the idea of creating it to its final stage. The library has 4 floors. It is on 19,000 m2 (4.7 acres) of land. The book shelf cover 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi).[1] The Grand Abrhot library also has 8 bookstores, a meeting room, a cafeteria and a reading area for children. The parking area can hold 115 vehicles at a time. It also has a special room for people privileged to enter.[2]
| Country | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Established | January 1, 2022 |
| Location | Addis Ababa |
| Other information | |
| Budget | 1.1 billion birr |
| Director | Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed |
Books
changeThe library is able to hold over 1.4 million books on a shelf space of 1 and a half kilometers. According to Addid Ababa mayor Adanech Abebe, the library has over 300,000 papers and books of Ethiopian researchers and authors. The library also has 120,000 international papers and books of researchers and novelists. Many books have been donated to the library [3][4]
Space
changeThe library has the enough space to hold 2,000 people at a time.[5]
Opening
changeThe Grand Abrhot Library was openned on the 1 January 2022 by the mayor, Adanech Abebe, and Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. High government officials, the Minister of Education and Minister of Health were at the openning. There were celebrities there as well. During the opening of the library, Abmed gave a speech. In his speech, he "stressed the need for the country to transfer its rich history and civilization to the next generation using such libraries. The alphabets of the 18 countries is engraved on the wall of Abrhot library."[6]
Meaning
changeThe word Abrhot or Abrihot means enlightenment. During his speech. the Prime Minister said that Ethiopians should be enlightened to knowledge.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ "Addis Ababa Gets Top Public Library Built with Over 1 Billion Birr". Ethiopian News Agency. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑ "PM Abiy Ahmed Inaugurates The Grand Abrhot Library In Addis Ababa". Fanabc. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑ "The Golden Age of public libraries dawns again". The Washington Post. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑ "FSS donates books to the recently completed Abrhot AA Public Library". FSS. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ "ETHIOPIA - PM ABIY AHMED INAUGURATES THE GRAND ABRHOT LIBRARY IN ADDIS ABABA". ITA. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia today inaugurated grand public library built in Addis Ababa Arat killo area". News Business Ethiopia. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑ "PM Abiy Ahmed Inaugurates The Grand Abrhot Library In Addis Ababa". Fanabc. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.