Dubai Public Libraries (مكتبات دبي العامة) is a library system of the Dubai Municipality serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The system, the oldest in the UAE, began in 1963 when a library appeared in the Al-Ras area. Four branches opened in Hor Al-Anz, Al-Rashdiyah, Al-Safa, and Um-Al-Saqeem in 1989. Hatta Library opened in 1998 and Al Towar Public Library opened in the summer of 2007. Al-Mankhol Public Library has a scheduled completion date of summer 2008. The Al Towar library cost more than 10 million UAE dirhams.
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