El Gouna celebrates library opening

On May 5 the El Gouna Library was officially inaugurated by First Lady Suzanne Mubarak. After the inaugural plaque was unveiled and the customary ribbon cut, presentations included a digital demonstration of the book repository. The El Gouna Library is affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and its ink-and-paper collection is thus far comprised of 750 books donated by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, completed by an impressive array of online resources and digital collections.

The Library is also home to one of six culturamas in Egypt. A culturama (from "cultural panorama") is a 180-degree media surround system operated from a single workstation that uses projectors to display seamless images on nine flat screens. Designed and operated by CULTNAT (Egyptian Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage), the system allows the audience to explore different areas of Egyptian history by displaying information in a unique, engaging format.

While the El Gouna Library was officially inaugurated in May, it hasn't yet opened to the public.