Al Ras Public Library (aka the Dubai Central Public Library) is the oldest library in

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, UAE, opened in 1963. It is located in Al Ras, Deira. Al Ras Public Library was the first public library in Dubai, inaugurated by

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( ar, ٱلـشَّـيْـخ رَاشِـد بِـن سَـعِـيْـد آل مَـكْـتُـوْم, Ash-Shaykh Rāshid bin Sa`īd Āl Maktūm; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was the vice president ...

in 1963. The library includes more than 100,000 books in a number of languages and over 170 periodicals. The library has an activity room, audio-visual facilities, a reading hall, and a separate section for children's literature. The library announced that it was closing for renovation work in September 2019. The nearest

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station is Al Ras on the Green Line. Nowadays, the library is one of a number of Dubai Public Libraries.

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