The museum was a shrine of the muses modeled after the lyceum of aristotle in athens. Demetrius envisioned a library that would house a copy of every book in the world, an institution to rival those of athens itself. The alexandria center for hellenistic studies was established as a joint collaboration between the bibliotheca alexandrina, the onassis foundation, the vardinoyannis foundation, and the alexandria university. Books set in the library of alexandria 16 books goodreads.
During that time, please donate your books and media to one of these alexandria libraries. The library offers free downloads of audio books, ebooks, music and more for your computer, cell phone, ipod, kindle, nook or other ebook readerits a piece of cake. Your local resource for books, ebooks, media, magazines and more, plus community and kids events. The history and legacy of the ancient worlds most famous library charles river editors on. Douglas county library in alexandria, mn viking library. Use the quick links below to explore the new items at the library or browse by subject.
The library was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, but details about it are a mixture of history and legend. The earliest known surviving source of information on the founding of the library of alexandria is the pseudepigraphic letter of aristeas, which was composed between c. Sep 29, 2018 this great library combined both east and west civilizations. Heres a sampling of great books from our collection.
The modern alexandria library or the bibliotheca alexandrina as once called in ancient egypt is located on a magnificent site in the eastern harbor, facing the sea on the north, and alexandria university complex on its southern side. The life and death of the library of alexandria literary hub. The alexandria library also started offering passport services at the barrett branch and beatley central library in october 2016. Alexandria library, the library of alexandria bibliotheca alexandrina is a tribute to the old library that burned and was once the largest library of the ancient world. Shop libraries and kits in little free librarys online store today. We enjoy many features of alexandria including the helpful reports, flexibility of.
Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the alexandria library digital collection. No other institution illustrates the spirit of hellenism better than the ancient library of alexandria, egypt. George combs, branch manager of alexandria, virginias barrett library, and audrey p. Alexandria library 2020 all you need to know before you go. It is believed that the entire literary corpus of ancient greece was kept at the library, together with works by aristotle, sophocles, and euripides, among others. Friends of beatley central library alexandria, virginia. From easycare composite libraries to library kits with stepbystep instructions, there are dozens of libraries to choose from. Use one of two free applications and your library card to check out a book or two. Feb 04, 2019 6 books at the ancient library of alexandria were mainly written in two languagesgreek and egyptian, a now extinct afroasian language. We enjoy many features of alexandria including the helpful reports, flexibility of the utilities and ease of use for patrons. Bolton library is proud to provide quality resources and innovative services to stimulate creativity, intellectual curiosity, and to facilitate lifelong learning and research within the lsua community.
Alexandria book library is a joomla component that make you the ability to manage your personal book library or a public library. Integrated library system alexandria library software. Bibliotheca alexandrina alexandria 2020 all you need to. His successor as pharaoh, ptolemy i soter, founded the museum also called museum of alexandria, greek mouseion, seat of the muses or royal library of alexandria in 283 bc. Includes ancient accounts about the library of alexandria and its destruction. Aug 14, 2018 in its prime, the library of alexandria housed an unprecedented number of scrolls and attracted some of the greek worlds greatest minds.
Graduates of classics or archaeology departments may apply directly for a masters degree. In its prime, the library of alexandria housed an unprecedented number of scrolls and attracted some of the greek worlds greatest minds. Caesar and cleopatra, erastosthenes and euclid, archimedes and alexander the great are just a few of the famous people connected to its story. The macsherry library is a member of the north country library system. The great library of alexandria was founded at the beginning of the 3rd century bc by ptolemy i soter. The fate of that great wealth of books remains provocative and controversial. Barrett 717 queen street, burke 4701 seminary road, or duncan 2501 commonwealth avenue. Alexandria book library, by federica ugolotti joomla. Every scholar studied in this great library has left a copy of his written book.
The great library series by rachel caine goodreads. We challenge you to create an exciting and engaging trailer that will entice viewers into reading the book. What keeps me from giving this book five stars are the mundane illustrations that acccompany the book. The great library at alexandria was destroyed by budget cuts. It formed part of the research institute at alexandria in egypt that is known as the alexandrian museum. One of the great tragedies of ancient history, memorialized in myths and hollywood film, is the burning of the great library at alexandria. Jun 02, 2019 the destruction of the great library of alexandria has been lamented as one of the biggest losses of the ancient world. Nov, 20 the library is so much more than a library, featuring several art galleries, an imax theater, a museum of antiquities, an alexandria and mediterranean research center, and a center for hellenistic studies, among many other resources. This is the official page for alexandria library in alexandria, va. According to the greek medical writer galen, under the decree of ptolemy ii, any books found.
The library of alexandria was the largest library of its time and a major center for learning and scholarly research, particularly in the fields of astronomy, geography, mathematics, and medicine. Davis, acting director of the alexandria black history museum, talk about the. Library of alexandria library of alexandria the fate of the library of alexandria. Centre of learning in the ancient world 9781850435945. Check out new, exciting information about the alexandria elementary school library. Looking for something to read and not sure where to start.
Alexandria library automation software is user friendly, convenient and a great tool overall. Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. See search results in the alexandria library digital collection. Mar 16, 2000 this book contains several essays by different authors about the great library at alexandria. It is believed that around 295 bce, the scholar and orator demetrius of phalerum, an exiled governor of athens, convinced ptolemy i soter to establish the library. For centuries the main point of contention was whether or not the library or librariesas two sites existed survived until the arab conquest of alexandria in the 7th century. Alexandria was founded in egypt by alexander the great. Unburning alexandria by paul levinson, just one damned thing after another by jodi taylor, the library of. The founding of the library of alexandria, actually two or more libraries, is obscure. Nearly one million documents from across assyria, greece, persia, egypt, india and many other powerful civilizations at the time graced its shelves. Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the as. The new library is huge and modern, with multitiered levels inside. This program involved trips to the book fairs of rhodes and athens. Where did the books from the great library of alexandria come from.
The history and legacy of the ancient worlds most famous library. Alexandria library facts library of alexandria history. Alexandria public library alexandria library, virginia. Douglas county library in alexandria, mn viking library systems. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the library of alexandria like never before. The history and legacy of the ancient worlds most famous library looks at the history of the library in an attempt to separate fact and fiction. This can become part of the one million book project, which the bibliotheca alexandrina with the internet archive are pursuing with carnegie mellon university.
The library was named after alexander the great, who initiated the collection of documents in 334 bce. The library of alexandria and millions of other books are available for instant. Library of alexandria the fate of the library of alexandria. One of the major acquisitions for the library was the books of aristotle, concerning which. Library reading and book inspired posters goalexandria. Dont limit yourself to these we have many more that youre sure to. In the 21st century, however, the topic has cooled. The library consists of 9 physical branches plus an outreach deliveries service to reach those who cannot come in to one of our locations.
There are books for all ages and the application can be downloaded for free from your app store. Log on administrator interface by clicking here user is demoadmin and password is admindemo. The comic book version of this famed library imagines a grand place of learning, an unprecedented locus of knowlege tragically lost to fire. Many fires and a lot of earthquakes have caused a lot of damage to the city of alexandria and its library. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Bookprinted material john and bettys irish history visit, also available in digital form. The library of alexandria does a great job of explaining the scientific breakthroughs of individual ancient scholars. Rapides parish library home the rapides parish library is a medium sized library in rapides parish, louisiana. Please note that the friends have cancelled the march 2020 book sale and are currently not accepting book donations through april 15. Welcome to the douglas county library in alexandria, mn. Consider entering alexandria library s book trailer contest. Every month we post fun, reading and book inspired posters for you to decorate your library. Library of alexandria, the most famous library of classical antiquity.
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