By Rana Dajani | Professor
Over the past months, we have continued working toward our goal of establishing a welcoming library in Amman, Jordan. While we continue to seek the funding needed to bring the library fully to life, we are encouraged by the growing interest and generosity of our community.
One particularly heartening development has been the arrival of several book package donations from members of the community. Each donation helps us expand the library’s collection and brings us closer to creating a space where children, young people, students, and lifelong learners can discover books, pursue their interests, and encounter new ideas. These contributions also reflect something central to our vision: a public library is not simply a collection of books, but a shared resource that a community can build and sustain together.
We have also been developing partnerships with schools, exploring ways to support their existing libraries while inviting them to contribute to the development of ours. These relationships are opening up opportunities for collaboration, including joint programming that will connect students, educators, and the wider community through reading and learning. We believe that working alongside schools will help us extend the reach of the library beyond its physical space and establish lasting relationships with the people it is intended to serve.
Although securing the remaining funds remains an important priority, these steps remind us that building a public library involves more than establishing a physical space. It means cultivating a network of people and institutions who share a commitment to accessible knowledge, reading, and learning.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has donated books, shared their time and ideas, and helped us develop these partnerships. We are also grateful to you, our donors, for making this work possible. Your support helps us continue building toward a library that will serve the people of Amman and provide a welcoming place for curiosity, discovery, and community.
By Rana Dajani | Professor
By Rana Dajani | Professor
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