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Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt) 5th Anniversary

Posted June 10th, 2007 by Daniel
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American Libraries Editor in Chief Leonard Kniffel visits the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt for the library's 5th anniversary. Kniffel takes in some of the local sights (including the ancient library at Serapeum, circa 297 A.D.), and speaks to Library Director Ismail Serageldin and Chief Librarian Sohair Wastawy, among others.

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina

On August 25th, 2007 Anonymous says:

Loved seeing the footage of the facility!
Couldn't hear much dialog, though, even with volume turned all the way up.
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