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Books 6 years ago

Qatar mega-library defies boycott and woos youth

The Gulf's largest book collection, Qatar's National Library, has enhanced ties with libraries outside the region and wooed younger readers in its first year, as an anti-Doha boycott drags on.

Food 6 years ago

Smell of durian prompts evacuation of Australian university

Australian Capital Territory firefighters evacuated the university's library on Friday following reports of "a strong smell of gas".

Books 6 years ago

Malang community library wants to keep children away from the screen

To encourage the children to read, no one is allowed to use their phone at the place.

Books 6 years ago

No quiet rules at Indonesia's flyover library

Singing and laughter briefly drown out the roar of cars under a Jakarta flyover, where an unlikely library for kids is thriving despite choking fumes -- and opposition from menacing gangsters.

World 7 years ago

Trump mocks Indian PM for library in Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of no use.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Historic library weaves 'Harry Potter'-style tourist magic in Rio

The Royal Portuguese Reading Room -- the Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura in Portuguese -- was built in the late 19th century under the stewardship of an association of Portuguese migrants that still cares for the institution.

Books 7 years ago

Historic library weaves 'Harry Potter'-style tourist magic in Rio

From the outside, it looks like another historic edifice in Rio's rundown city center. Inside, however, is a multi-tiered library so spectacular, so ornate, that stunned visitors feel like they've walked into a movie fantasy set.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Finland's 'ode' to a new era in libraries

Twenty years in the planning, Helsinki's central library officially opens on December 5 at the end of a year of festivities marking the centenary of Finland's independence.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Erasmus Huis reopens with new and improved spaces

The Erasmus Huis renovation process, which is also part of a wider plan that includes the Dutch Embassy, features an extensive remodeling of the library, auditorium and gallery.

Books 7 years ago

Wooden library lures bookworms outside Beijing

Deep in the heart of a valley surrounded by rocky hills, a wooden library sits just over a creek on the outskirts of Beijing, seemingly in the middle of nowhere.

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Qatar mega-library defies boycott and woos youth

Smell of durian prompts evacuation of Australian university

Malang community library wants to keep children away from the screen

No quiet rules at Indonesia's flyover library

Trump mocks Indian PM for library in Afghanistan

Historic library weaves 'Harry Potter'-style tourist magic in Rio

Historic library weaves 'Harry Potter'-style tourist magic in Rio

Finland's 'ode' to a new era in libraries

Erasmus Huis reopens with new and improved spaces

Wooden library lures bookworms outside Beijing

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Your Opinion Matters

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