Books saved from the rubble of a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s Basta Fawqa neighborhood on March 18, 2026, the day after the attack. (Credit: Matthieu Karam/L’Orient-Le Jour)
What remains of a community’s memory when its library disappears? This urgent question is being addressed by the “One Million Books for Lebanon” campaign, launched in Tripoli by Taleed, the National Network for the Protection of Libraries, Archives and Cultural Heritage in Lebanon. The initiative aims to collect books and support the rehabilitation of libraries damaged or destroyed during the war between Israel and Hezbollah.“Many public and private libraries have been destroyed, especially in the south of the country, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut,” Dr. Ramez al-Ferri, president of the Cultural League of Tripoli (al-Rabita al-Thakafiya), told L’Orient-Le Jour. “All the information they contained has been lost, whether it was books, manuscripts or archives.” In case you missed it A serial affair, hopeless romantics, and restored talkies ...
What remains of a community’s memory when its library disappears? This urgent question is being addressed by the “One Million Books for Lebanon” campaign, launched in Tripoli by Taleed, the National Network for the Protection of Libraries, Archives and Cultural Heritage in Lebanon. The initiative aims to collect books and support the rehabilitation of libraries damaged or destroyed during the war between Israel and Hezbollah.“Many public and private libraries have been destroyed, especially in the south of the country, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut,” Dr. Ramez al-Ferri, president of the Cultural League of Tripoli (al-Rabita al-Thakafiya), told L’Orient-Le Jour. “All the information they contained has been lost, whether it was books, manuscripts or archives.” In case you missed it A serial affair, hopeless romantics, and...
