Jordan Times
Monday, March 30, 1998
Agreement signed to operate mobile library
AMMAN (Petra) — The Haya Arts Centre and Abdul Hameed Shoman
Foundation signed an agreement Sunday to jointly operate a mobile
library for the benefit of children in the remote regions of the
country.
Under the agreement, signed by Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation
Director General Ibrahim Izzeddin and Haya Arts Centre Board
Chairman Taher Masri, the foundation will provide JD2,000 to
purchase furniture and other equipment needed for the mobile
library, plus JD3,000 worth of books, publications and other
materials suitable for children at different age levels.
The foundation will also supply the mobile library with new
books, provide a classification system and follow up on the
library’s improvements.
For its part, the Haya Arts Centre will provide the vehicle
housing the mobile library, undertake the vehicle’s
maintenance and arrange the library’s visits in conjunction
with the concerned authorities.
The mobile library service, the first of its kind in the Kingdom,
is designed primarily to serve the children living in remote
rural and badia regions, where schools generally lack libraries
of any kind.
After the signing ceremony, Messrs. Izzeddin and Masri toured the
Haya Arts Centre and inspected the services offered to children.
The centre comprises a library, a theatre, a science museum and
laboratories.