Central library ,University Holy Spirit of Kaslik

National Network
Lebanon
Address

Beirut
Beirut
Lebanon

Telephone
00961 9 600 071
Telephone (other)
00961 9 600 372
Fax
00961 9 600 384
E-Mail
petzy.hage@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
1962
Fields of Activity
  1. Heritage
  2. Research
General Information
Since its refitting in 2004, the central library wants to be an open space to all the students and researchers, a place of cultural exchange, a place of meeting and a space of creativity. 18 specialized persons take care of the good running of the Library. The Library annually organizes the “fair of old books, files and manuscripts”. Some significant figures: 250.000 monographs. 1300 titles of periodicals of which 550 are in process. More than 2000 manuscripts. 1800 microforms. 670 Romanian Cds and 700 Romanian DVD. Files of Maurice GEMAYEL. Files of the OLM. The first edition of Psautier into syriaque in the Middle East (Quzhaya-Lebanon, 1610). The first edition of the testamnet in syriaque in the world (Vienna, 1555).
Mission and Objectives

The University Holy Spirit of Kaslik, makes durable a very estimable mission with the vocation of the Lebanese Maronite Order (Olm): formation of youth and the edification of a humanistic culture. Culture root in the East but whose wings tend to reach horizons constantly redrawn.
- The central Library (BC), tries to perpetuate this mission. .

Main Projects / Activities

The central Library (BC), covers all the disciplines taught at the university. And through its “Workshop of Conservation” (ACPE), it handls basically the handwritten funds and the parts of files which come from the OLM convents, and also those which refer to the Lebanese and Christian oriental heritage . The ACPE offers to all individual and private owners to stock their invaluable collections in his Bank of the heritage, a room builds especially for the storage of the manuscripts and files, thus meeting the best norms of the conservation. The conservation in this Bank is free for those which proceed to safeguarding and digitalization to the ACPE, awaring that the depositary remains always owner of his collection. The Workshop of Reproduction and Digitalization, and the donators Gallery (bequeathed collections) are also located within the BC.

Contact (1) Full Name
Dolly Sassine- Escallier
Head of the organisation
P. Joseph Moukarzel
Contact (2) Full Name
Mariette Atallah Abdel-Hay