First, I must confess I had a tiny role in the planning and design of Abrehot Library. Abrehot (Enlightenment) Library: Building up the People’s LibraryAs I reflect on the potentials of Abrehot Library, I remember the words of Samuel Adams, one of the American Founders. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed whose brainchild Abrehot Library is, said in his inauguration speech (video below) (author’s tr. Donating to Abrehot Library: Call to Ethiopian diasporaDiaspora Ethiopians should make it their patriotic duty to help Abrehot Library acquire books and other materials, including support for digital access to specialized knowledge databases. https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/iro/iroactivities/intlbookdonationshttps://books2africa.org/donatebooks/https://www.africanlibraryproject.org/https://www.booksforafrica.org/donate/donate-books.htmlhttps://www.africanlibraryproject.org/book-drives/https://bookaidforafrica.com/Let’s all join hands, hearts and minds and make Abrehot Library the beacon of enlightenment, the lighthouse of knowledge for all of Africa!

Source: Ethiopian News May 09, 2022 05:35 UTC