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Women group open a free library in Saida
26-7-2017
Following the creation by a group of women from Saida of a literary salon ( http://bit.ly/2uWmJo3), the same group launched last week an initiative under the slogan ‘Saida Reads”. This is the first of its kind undertaking in Lebanon aimed to revive the glamor of reading when social media and digital technology has stolen the sense of thrill. These innovative women from the southern capital opened a small public library to inspire people to read and exchange books for free, and have for that reason chosen the Spot Saida center to be the place. During the opening event, the activist in the literary salon of Saida, Safaa Makawi, said the idea originated from a US-based global association that promotes establishing little free libraries around the world (in 50 US states and 70 countries worldwide). Lebanon, Mekawi boasted, has become the 71th country applying the concept which has placed it on the global map of little free libraries. Mekawi also pointed out that ‘Saida Reads’ scheme brings books free of charge to book mongers allowing exchange by the ‘take a book, return a book’ rule. The newly installed library is divided into three sections, for children, young adults and adults, and includes novels, documentaries and other subjects. (Al Mustaqbal, July 26, 2017)
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