After burning the Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday 17th December 2011, great efforts started to work on saving the collections of the library which has 196.000 items. The National Library of Egypt is leading the efforts that initiated by different organizations and individuals. At this press release we will try to give a spot light on what's happening after burning the Egyptian Scientific Institute.

This day will be marked as "the Black day for Egyptian Heritage". Morning during conflicts between some Egyptian protests, the Egyptian Scientific Institute which established in 1798 by Napolean Bonaparte has been burned. The Egyptian Scientific Institute is the oldest sceintific institute in Egypt and Middle East at all. It has the most rich and rare library in Egypt.

In a scene reminds us with the destruction of the National Library of Iraq in 2003 after the American occupation, "Al Bahr Al A'zam Library" in Cairo was burned and destroyed during the Egyptian revolution against Mubarak and his regime.

Starting from August 10 up to 15, Cybrarians : the Arabic portal for librarianship and information will disseminate active coverage for the big event of IFLA Congress at Gothenburg, Sweden.