English Libraries 

British Council Library  has now  shut.

Dubai Lending Library [In Jumeira, Behind Dubai Intl Arts Centre  Tel: 344-6480 (10:00 - 12:00) & (16:00 - 18:00) Every day except Friday. Free to refer. To borrow need to be member. Membership Dhs 80 per year for 5 books per week; Dhs 50 per year for 2 books per week

The Old Library

The Old Library is Dubai's oldest and leading English Language Lending Library. It is a non-profit organisation which is run entirely by volunteers as a service to the Dubai community. The Library is part of the Dubai Community Theatre and Art Complex which is located at the Mall of the Emirates on Sheikh Zayed Road in Al Barsha.

The Library has a collection of over 14,000 books and has well stocked specialist sections for Children, Teenagers, Adult Fiction, General Reference and the Middle East. New books are purchased every month for both the Children's and Adult sections of the Library. The library also has a children's reading session on Sunday mornings and secondhand books for sale.

The Old Library is located in the Dubai Community Theatre and Art Center (DUCTAC) complex on the roof of Level 2 near the orange level carpark at the Ski Dubai end of the Mall   See:  http://www.theoldlibrary.ae/location.html for a map.

The Old Library website is:   http://www.theoldlibrary.ae


Also in the UAE

Daly Community Library Tel: 446-4752 [Abu Dhabi]

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This page was last updated by Leigh Butler on September 11, 2008