Sheikh Sultan allocates Dhs2.5 million for enriching Sharjah Public Library, Sheikha Bodour praises move – Gulf Today

Sheikh Sultan allocates Dhs2.5 million for enriching Sharjah Public Library, Sheikha Bodour praises move – Gulf Today

Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah has directed the allocation of Dhs2.5 million for the buying of latest titles from participating publishers and booksellers at the ongoing 15th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2024), to update and further enrich the Sharjah Public Library.

The annual grant is awarded to this Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) event to further His Highness’s vision to support the regional and global book industries, continually improve Sharjah’s offerings to readers, students, researchers and academics and general knowledge seekers in the uae and beyond and affirm the role of libraries in achieving comprehensive and sustainable development of societies.

Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of SBA, said: “The generous grant from His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah not only supports publishers commercially and knowledge seekers in the UAE and Sharjah, educationally, but embodies a profound message.

The initiative underlines Sharjah’s belief that the realisation of both our present and future goals are dependent on how successfully we are able to foster an appreciation of books, knowledge and learning in our younger generations. The roots of