Librarians from across the Persian Gulf, Middle East, and North Africa (MENA) gathered at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) November 8–10 for the third ...

SHARJAH,7th October, 2025 (WAM) – Taking place from November 8 to 10 at Expo Centre Sharjah, the 12th Sharjah International Library Conference (SILC) will bring together leading figures in the library ...

For one hundred years, the Sharjah Public Library has stood as a testament to the emirate's forefathers' thirst for literature and knowledge. It started off as the then ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan ...

The Sharjah International Library Conference reaches a milestone this year with the 10th annual iteration of the event being held November 7-10. Every year since 2013 the Sharjah International Library ...

The 11th Sharjah International Library Conference (SILC) will take place on November 9-10, the first weekend of this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair. The SILC brings together 250 librarians ...

From Sharjah Fort in 1925 to six branches today, SPL celebrates a century of learning The Sharjah Public Libraries (SPL) network is celebrating 100 years of service, tracing its roots back to 1925 ...

Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) concluded its participation in the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 this January, establishing new ...

Sharjah: The 12th Sharjah International Library Conference (SILC), organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA); convened over 400 library ...

In the presence of Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority, the second edition of the ...

Sharjah: Each Emirati home in Sharjah is expected to have a library of at least 50 books by 2018. Aiming to instil the culture of reading in every family, The Knowledge Without Borders initiative has ...

The first initiative of its kind in the UAE that comes under the patronage of His Highness Dr. Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and is chaired ...

Shaikh Sultan was accompanied by Abdul Rahman Ghanem Al Mutaiwee, UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shaikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Secretary at the UAE Embassy in the UK, ...