The Egyptian Public Library building, headquartered in Dokki, is located in a privileged location overlooking the Nile in the Giza area, close to the Cairo University campus, the faculties of applied arts, fine arts, artistic education, kindergartens, the National Research Center, the National Center for Documentation and Information, the Opera House, and a large number of museums and government schools. And its various stages.
The building is located on three floors on an area of 600 square metres, surrounded by a thriving garden on an area of 2000 square metres. It was originally a distinctive “villa” with a special architectural style. The garden can also be used by others for a fee, and it has been prepared to meet the needs of the library, from There are appropriate spaces for the halls, efficient ventilation and air conditioning, quality lighting based on natural lighting, and appropriate furniture in terms of form and performance. The library also has a “cafeteria” to serve drinks and snacks.
The ground floor contains loan services, subscriptions, information services, and staff offices.
First floor: It contains the adult library and includes halls designated for reading and the electronic library hall
Internet, multimedia, exhibition hall and cafeteria.
The second floor: It contains the children’s library and includes reading rooms, children’s activities and administration rooms.
The third floor consists of a seminar and conference hall, a balcony, and some offices for employees.
There are restrooms for ladies and men on each floor.
The building has an elevator to serve the elderly and people with special needs.
The library is surrounded by a spacious garden equipped with benches to enjoy outdoor reading.
There is a training center in a separate building at the library headquarters.
The library has a gift corner.
Library branch in Zaytoun
The Olive Branch Library was opened on March 24, 1999, with the aim of achieving the main library objectives
In more than one location in the Greater Cairo area, all systems, policies and procedures apply to the branch
Applicable to the main library.
The branch is located on Omar Al-Mukhtar Al-Rashah Street, formerly in the Al-Amiriyah area.
The branch consists of one floor with an area of 360 m2 and is surrounded by a garden of 1,240 m2.
The branch includes all service departments in the main library: children - adults - loan -
Internet - computer and language training...)
The branch is linked to the main library by an electronic communication line.
The membership card allows the member to benefit from all the capabilities and facilities available in:
Main and branch library.
Borrowed books can be returned to either the main library or the branch.
Al Zawya Al Hamra Branch
The Zawya El Hamra Branch Library was opened on March 30, 2014 with the aim of achieving the objectives of the main library in more than one location in the Greater Cairo area. It is the largest public library in Egypt, and applies to
The branch maintains all systems, policies and procedures in force in the main library. The branch is located in Ksarat El Baladiyah Street - Quserine - Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra
The branch consists of three floors with an area of 4000 square meters and is surrounded by a garden of 200 square meters. The branch includes all service departments in the main library: children - adults - loan -
Internet - computer and language training...)
ground floor:
On the ground floor of the library there are the following facilities:
Security Office: It is located at the external entrance to the library, and the main bulletin boards are located next to it
Subscriptions Office: in front of the main entrance to the library
Circulation office: next to the subscriptions office, in front of the main entrance
Photography unit: right of the main entrance to the library
Telephone unit: right of the main entrance to the library
Library staff work area: It is located behind the subscription and circulation desks. It is an area designated for library staff only, and contains the following facilities:
Office of Information Systems Management Staff
Information Network Devices and Equipment Center
Office of Technical Procedures for the Adult Department
Office of technical procedures for the children's department
Office of the Accounting Department and Accounting Unit
Loan Department Office
New information repository
Office of the Director of Technical Services - Office of the Head of the Supply Department
Stores official office
first floor:
The adult section occupies the entire area of the first floor and contains the following units:
The main entrance to the department: It contains the guidance and assistance office, automated search devices on the direct line (index and beneficiary services), and display of interest groups. The entrance is also used to hold art exhibitions.
The Main Book Hall: It contains the library’s collections of books, references, and government publications. These holdings are arranged on open shelves according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The hall includes reading chairs and tables, computers used in electronic points, and listening devices.
· Audio-Visual Materials Unit: It contains the library’s holdings of audio-visual materials, represented by video tapes and cassette tapes, in addition to the devices necessary for listening and viewing. The unit has provided printed subject catalogs to identify these holdings, and the holdings data can also be known using the library’s automated catalogue. This service is provided free of charge with advance daily reservations - for one and a half hours for video tapes and one hour for cassette tapes - for each user once per day. It is possible to grant the beneficiary other reservation periods in the absence of reservation requests from other beneficiaries.
Multimedia unit (CDs): The library provides a number of computers for use in viewing the library's CD holdings. This service is provided free of charge with a one-hour advance daily reservation for each user once per day. It is possible to grant the beneficiary other reservation periods in the event that there are no reservation requests from other beneficiaries.
· Internet Unit: The library allows beneficiaries to connect to the Internet using a number of good computers connected to the World Wide Web, for a fee of one pound per hour. Internet service is available according to the priority of reservation for one period per day and in accordance with the library policy. It is possible to grant the beneficiary other reservation periods in the absence of reservation requests from other patrons. It is worth noting the availability of a large number of website guides and guide books, and the presence of a specialized guide to provide assistance.
Periodicals and Cafeteria Unit: In this unit, the library offers a selection of daily newspapers and weekly and monthly magazines of interest to general users in Arabic, English, French and German. In the same place, there is a cafeteria that provides library visitors with drinks and snacks.
second floor:
The second floor was allocated to the Children and Youth Department, with the exception of a small part that was allocated to the administration offices (the office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the offices of the Library Director, the office of the Director of the Egypt Public Libraries Fund, and the Executive Secretariat for Library and Fund Administration). The books in the Children and Youth Department are arranged in the form of interest groups using a number of thematic approaches. The department includes the following units::
Children's unit from 3 to 6 years. Books in this unit are highlighted in green.
Youth unit for ages 7-10 years. Books in this unit are highlighted in yellow
Youth unit from 11 to 15 years old. Books in this unit are highlighted in red
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Unit: It contains a number of video devices and computers that are used to display video tapes and CDs acquired by the department.
Multi-purpose hall: It contains computers that are used for training on computer programs and applications, and for watching digital CDs and lasers for various fields.
Activities Hall: This hall is used to provide cultural and entertainment activities and artistic workshops for children and young people, such as video shows, puppet theatre, telling a story, unpacking and assembling puzzles, coloring, and handicrafts...etc.
Third Floor:
There are the following sites::
Roof: Receptions and events organized by the library are held there. The roof can also be used for others in exchange for a fee.
Public Relations Department Office
Office of the Director of Information Systems Department - Office of the General Coordinator of Regional Libraries
Office of the Department of Financial and Administrative Affairs
Office of the Deputy Library Director
Seminar Hall: Cultural seminars, lectures and meetings are held there
Egypt Public Library, Olive Branch: opened on March 23, 1999 AD. It is the first branch library of the Egyptian Public Library and is located on Omar Al-Mukhtar Street in Al-Amiriya on an area of 360 square meters surrounded by a garden of about 1,300 square meters. The library provides various services and activities and agrees with the concepts of activities provided by the main library, and operates at the same times, as for acquisition and operations procedures. Technical work is done centrally in the main library. It should be noted that members of the Egyptian Public Library can visit both the main and branch libraries to borrow and return any of them, as the two libraries are linked by a communications network. The olive branch is supervised by: A. Shaima Imam - Bachelor of Education - Kindergarten
Egypt Public Library, Al-Zawya Al-Hamra Branch: opened on March 31, 2014 AD. It is the second branch library of the Egyptian Public Library and is located on Kassarat El Baladiya Street - Quserine in Zawia El Hamra on an area of 4,200 square meters.
It is divided into three floors as follows:
The ground floor includes...
Loan section for borrowing and returning books.
Subscriptions Department to create memberships for the public and collect money for participation in activities and training courses
It also includes a large space for holding art exhibitions
The main seminar and conference hall, which can accommodate up to 200 people and contains a display screen and an audio system
It also includes administrative and personnel affairs libraries.
The first floor includes...
Children's Hall: The first floor is allocated to the Children and Youth Department.
Children's unit from 3 to 6 years. Books in this unit are highlighted in green.
Youth unit for ages 7-10 years. Books in this unit are highlighted in yellow
Youth unit from 11 to 15 years old. Books in this unit are highlighted in red
Activities Hall: This hall is used to provide cultural and entertainment activities and artistic workshops for children and young people, such as video shows, puppet theatre, telling a story, unpacking and assembling puzzles, coloring, and handicrafts...etc.
A computer laboratory to provide computer graphics, ICDL, and programming courses.
Administration and secretarial office.
Administrative offices for beneficiary services.
An administrative office for managing public relations, reports and statistics.
second floor
Reading hall for adults from 16 years and above
A computer laboratory to provide computer graphics, ICDL, and programming courses.
Office of Cultural Activities
In-house cafeteria
It has a garden and a parking place. The library provides various services and activities and agrees with the concepts of activities provided by the main library, and operates at the same times. As for acquisition procedures and technical operations, they are carried out centrally in the main library. It should be noted that members of the Egyptian Public Library can visit both the main library and the two branch libraries for borrowing and returning procedures for either of them, as the two libraries are linked via a communications network. The library is supervised by Dr. Saad Abu Zaid
The branch is linked to the main library by an electronic communication line.
The membership card allows the member to benefit from all the capabilities and facilities available in:
Main and branch library. Borrowed books can be returned to either the main library or the branch.