Assabil Libraries is a non-governmental association founded in Lebanon in 1997 to establish and promote public libraries in the country in order to support democracy. The association has set up four objectives:
1. Establishing, promoting, and supporting a network of public libraries throughout Lebanon.
2. Sponsoring cultural and social activities that encourage people to come to the library.
3. Establishing a training program for librarians and others who work in libraries.
4. Encouraging the production of books and educational materials in Arabic – especially for children.
Assabil Libraries are guided in our work by the 1994 UNESCO Public Library Manifesto.
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