President
Mohamed
Hosni
Mubarak
officially inaugurated the Library on Monday,
March
21, 1995, in the presence of the Egyptian
First
Lady,
the esteemed Mrs.
Suzanne
Mubarak,
The
Chairperson
Of The
German
Bundestag,
The
German
Minister
Of
Foreign
Affairs,
Mrs
and Mr.
Reinhardl
Mohn,
President
of the German
"Bertelsmann
Foundation"
, Ambassador Abdel-Raouf
El-Reedy,
the Library's
Chairman
Of The
Board,
the German
Ambassador
in Cairo,
as well as a large number of Ministers
and renowned public figures.
The
Mubarak
Public
Library
(MPL)
is considered one of the most important pioneering
projects on the Egyptian
cultural scene. This
achievement was the product of a joint international
Egyptian-German
cooperation between three parties: The
"Integrated
Care
Society,"
headed by the esteemed Mrs.
Suzanne
Mubarak;
the Egyptian
Ministry
of Culture,
represented in the "Cultural
Development
Fund;"
and the "Bertelsmann
Foundation."
The
MPL's
philosophy is based on the idea that the library is
a living reality that interacts with the public, and
that it constitutes the foundation for the cultural
structure of the society.
MPL
aims at encouraging people of all categories and age
groups to develop their reading habit, and make use
of the cultural and educational materials that are
available in the library; as well as developing and
updating these materials in order to satisfy the desires
and needs of its members. It also aims at providing
the tools and means for lifetime self-education.
Modern
technological developments have added a new aim to
the library objectives, for the purpose of enhancing
and developing computer and Internet usage skills
among the various categories of the society.
By
establishing other branch libraries, MPL
aims at spreading its services throughout the different
districts and localities of Greater Cairo. The
first MPL branch library was established in "Zaytoun"
district,
in Amireya,
northeast of Cairo.
It was opened in March
1999. Currently, MPL
is studying a project for establishing another branch
library in the "El-Zawya
El-Hamra"
region.
In
view of the distinguished experiences acquired by
the MPL
staff in the different administrative, technical,
and technological fields; and in order to broaden
the profit and gain from these expertise, the H.E.
Mrs.
Suzanne
Mubarak
has kindly called for the establishment of regional
libraries in all the governorates of Egypt
that would follow the model of, and operate the same
way as MPL,
for the objective of setting up a network of modern
public libraries in Egypt.
Ultimately, these libraries will be electronically
interconnected to form one network system that could
be accessable for all users. Mubarak
Public
Library
in Giza
will provide the required technical, training, and
performance evaluation consultancy work for these
libraries.
Libraries
already open:
- Mubarak
Public Library
of Al-Wadi Al-Gadeed
Telephone & Fax: 092 - 920716
Address: Gamal Abd El-Naser st., Alkharga.
Her
Excellency Mrs.
Suzanne Mubarak
officially inaugurated the first Mubarak
regional library in the governorate of Al-Wadi
Al-Gadeed
on October
16, 2003. It is located in a distinguished place in
the downtown of Al-Kharga
City, in front of the headquarters of the governorate.
The total space of the library is about 8800 square
meters. The library building occupies only 1132 square
meters among a large green area including a number
of pergolas and a Roman style theatre used for multiple
activities.
The library
includes halls for adults' books, children's books,
activities, conferences, internet service, and a cafeteria
for the library users.
The library
holds a divers collection of information media. The
collection of books amounted to about 12.000 books,
at the day of opening. Currently, the collection is
being developed with the latest books in all fields
of human knowledge.
The working
hours are divided into two shifts: 9-2 pm and 6-11
pm.
- Mubarak
Public Library
of Port
Said
Telephone: 066 - 253428 Fax: : 066
- 253427
Address:
Tarh El-Bahr
st., In Front of The Armed Forces Hotel.
The
second Mubarak
regional library was inaugurated in the governorate
of Port Said. It
is located in the north side of the city looking over
the sea. The
total space of the library is about 12500 square meters,
and it is surrounded by a large green area including
a number of pergolas and a cafeteria for the library
users. The library includes halls for adults' books,
children's books, training center, and rooms for cultural
events and audio-visual items. The
total holdings of the library amounted to about 14.000
items. The collection has been provided with the latest
issues of encyclopedias and references.
Libraries
under construction:
- Mubarak
Public Library
of Al-Mansoura
Telephone:
050 - 2303047 – 8 Fax: 050 - 2303049
Address:
Al-Gomhoureya st., in front of the governorate building
The website:
http:// www.mans.edu.eg/libr/mplmans/mpl.htm
The
library is located in the city of Al-Mansoura, in
front of the headquarters of Al-Dakahleya governorate.
The total space of the library is about 2000 square
meters, the library building is 5 floors high and
occupies only 1132 square meters.
Both of the
children's library and the adults' library occupy
a separate floor. There are also spaces assigned for
a training center, cafeteria for the library users,
internet service and a conference room looking over
the Nile river.
Currently,
the library's collection and furniture are being prepared.
- Mubarak
Public Library
of Al-Kalyoubeya
Address:
Street 8, Villas Area, Banha
The
library is located in a distinguished place next to
the headquarters of the National Council of Woman,
in the Villas' area in Banha city. The total space
is about 1313 square meter and the library's building
is four floors high.
The library
floors are divided according to the needs of the library
users, both children and adults, as well as spaces
for a conference room and a cafeteria.
Currently,
the library building is under construction.
- Mubarak
Public
Library
of
Damietta
Telephone: 057-372319-20
Address:
Corneish El-Neel st., Al-Aasar, next to the Education
Faculty of Damietta.
The
library is facing the Nile river and surrounded by
a number of faculties, educational institutes and
schools.
The total space of the library is about 900 square
meters. Currently, the building of the library is
being raised to reach four floors.
There
are plans to open the following libraries:
- Mubarak
Public
Library
of
Al-Menia
The
architectural plans are ready for launching construction.
- Mubarak
Public
Library
of
The
Red
Sea
It
is located in Hurgada and it is composed of two floors.
Now it is under construction.
- Mubarak
Public Library
of Suez
The
architectural plans are designed and are being revised
for launching construction.
- Mubarak
Public
Library
of
Ismailia
No
data is available at the present.
