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Assabil Library

Country: Lebanon

Assabil, the Friends of Public Libraries, was founded in 1997. Its first priority was to establish a public library in Beirut. To ensure that public libraries would become a permanent part of the Lebanese landscape, we decided to work with the Municipality of Beirut to establish public libraries in the city. We believe that this public-private collaboration is essential for the future of public libraries in Lebanon.

gt;| English gt;| Fran ccedil;aisWho We AreProjectsNetwork of LibrariesDocumentsSupportContact Us Team Members | Key DatesGeitawi | Bachoura | All Libraries | Activities | Collections | MapDocuments to download | Links Members What is AssabilAssabil, the Friends of Public Libraries, is a Lebanese NGOfounded in 1997 to establish and support public libraries in Lebanon, free and open to everyone. We are guided by the principles that are set forth in the 1994 IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto.Assabil is a membership association; a seven-member administrative committee manages the operations of the association: Opening and managing Beirutsonly two municipal public librariesCoordinating a network of 25 public libraries located throughout the country Distributing more than 100,000 books to public libraries and schools in LebanonOrganizing activities in public libraries in LebanonConducting training sessions for libraries staff Recently we have been asked by the Municipality of Beirut to establish and manage an additional ten municipal public libraries in Beirut. gt;| Key dates inour historyAdministrative Committee:Michele Warde-Fawaz, assistant professorin Sociology at theSaint-Joseph University, PresidentNawal Traboulsi, librarian, Vice-President Clarisse Chebli, librarian, SecretaryZiad Bou Alwan, architect, TreasurerLina Tannir, consultant at the Ministry of Finance, AccountantClaude Boustany-Hajjar, assistant professorin Social Anthropology at theSaint-Joseph University (USJ), Member Joe Haddad, architect, MemberMembers of the Association:Ziad Bou AlwanMaria OusseimiAntoine BouladIsabelle PellenClaude Boustany-HajjarLeila RifaiClarisse ChebliYahya SadowskiYoussef FawazRasha SaltiHoda GhossoubJoumana SawayaJoe HaddadMarwan TabetWissam HalawiLina TannirAline HazarabedianMonique TannousNajla KhouryNadim TaraziSusanne LaneJana TraboulsiNadia MajedNawal TraboulsiZiad MajedMarielle Warde-Fayad Maida MekdessiMichele Warde-FawazKatya OueissBoard of Trustees:Etel Adnan, artist, writer and poet Samir Kassir, historian and journalist murdered on the 2nd of june 2005Simone Fattal, artist, sculptor and publisher Mir egrave;ne Ghossain, professor Wadad El-Hoss, director, International College Souad Hubert, director of intenational relations, BPI, Georges Pompidou Center Souhail Idriss, publisher, Dar al-Adab Elias El-Khoury, novelist and journalistNicole Machnouk, journalist Fady Moughaizel, lawyer Ryad Najib al-Rayyess, publisher, Rayyess Press Joseph Samaha, editor in chief, as-Safir daily Fawwaz Traboulsi, historian and writer, professor, Lebanese American University

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