The librarian of Basra is a woman named Alia Muhammad Baker. When war breaks out, Alia is worried that the library will be destroyed. In this true story, the Iraqi government is unwilling to help Alia protect the books, so she takes matters into her own hands, saving over 30,000 books from a fire that ultimately destroyed the city's library. Beautiful pictures illustrate the fear of war and the power of the human spirit. This story was first reported in the New York Times in 2003.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
"The Librarian of Basra" by Jeanette Winter
The librarian of Basra is a woman named Alia Muhammad Baker. When war breaks out, Alia is worried that the library will be destroyed. In this true story, the Iraqi government is unwilling to help Alia protect the books, so she takes matters into her own hands, saving over 30,000 books from a fire that ultimately destroyed the city's library. Beautiful pictures illustrate the fear of war and the power of the human spirit. This story was first reported in the New York Times in 2003.
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