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Free Reading Week at the BA

As part of its efforts to disseminate knowledge and culture, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Library Sector, in collaboration with AMIDEAST, organizes a Free Reading Week, from 4 to 11 November 2019. The event is open for public and includes a number of interactive activities on the BA Plaza, which aim ...

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Open Access Week at the BA

The BA Library Sector launches the "Open Access Week" for the third consecutive year, from 22 to 24 October 2019. The event features a workshop on how to use open access resources, and is held on Tuesday, 22 October 2019. It will be repeated on Wednesday and Thursday, 23 - 24 October 2019, from ...

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Workshops and Competitions on the Big Read’s Play No Exit

The BA General Collections and Services Department, in collaboration with ADASA Club, organizes a “Photo Story” workshop, as part of the Big Read 2019 program on Jean-Paul Sartre’s play No Exit . The workshop takes place every Wednesday, from 17 July to 7 August 2019, and targets those ...

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The Big Read 2013

The BA Main Library holds the Big Read program from June to September 2013 around El-Bab El-Maftouh (The Open Door) by Latifa El-Zayat. The Program includes different cultural events aiming to encourage participants to read in their leisure time, express their ideas in creative ways, and open up ...

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Big Read 2012 Closing Ceremony

The BA Main Library holds on Thursday, 27 September 2012 the Closing Ceremony of the Big Read 2012 program that was organized from July to September 2012 and revolved around Miramar by Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. The Ceremony includes a theatrical performance based on the novel and translated ...

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