Naser K: Just leave the library!

Dec 26, 2010

Just leave the library!

When we were kids, me and my friends used to go to two libraries to get books for the school's extra assignments we had -yes in a public school, sounds too good to be true I know-, we used to go to Shoman library in Shmesani and the municipality library downtown, Shoman library was later closed and we only had one place to go, the very unorganized and dusty municipality library -side story: my mom once took us to Abdelhamid Shoman library in Jabal Amman and when they told her she can not have us registered in the
library cuz we were under 18 she ranted and bahdalat the poor guy who told her so for half an hour time and left him with a question: where should teenagers between 12-18 go to read?, and then she told him "but I want them to have a walk in the library at least, allowed or not I don't care", and we took a walk in the library between the books and I hated every step of it, oh parents! I think that walk though might have to do with what I used to do when I was a freshman at the university of Jordan, going into the library n just wander around and pick a random book and take it home with me, that, before I knew what I like to read and what not, anyway, moral of the story, take your kids to libraries. end of side story-.

So that poor old lady library will be moving a bit further, they want to turn it into a "historical hotel", the library will be moved to مجمّع رغدان السياحي... wherever that is!!!! is it the bus station? is it another development project? oh please... the library is dying, that's sad but it's fine to be honest, let it rotten in there, why do you have to execute her? I love that rotten old library where it is! I honestly don't believe the crap they say in press releases, like this one , I don't trust their words, none of it, I'm sure someone will benefit from this move, and its not the library, or the readers, or the potential readers... ffs... just leave it alone. stop fucking with the few things WE consider to be the real heritage of our city.
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Tha2ir · 751 weeks ago

I promised myself to take a rest from following blogs, but I don't think I can take it anymore. your post intrigued me. Ok, to be honest I've never been to The library downtown because no one ever recomended doing so, I was content with the JU Library (which now offeres the thrilling experience of non-stop reading till 12 am), and Abdul Hameed Shoman Library. So, I always looked at the beautiful building downtown and wondered how would it be if it was more utilized. Trust me my friend, I think its better off as a hotel than as a Librray, I mean whats the use of a library that closes at 3. I think the Library will have a better chance in Ragdan. maybe they'll try to change things and decide to renovate books and have longer operation hours.
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naser_k 60p · 751 weeks ago

Tha2ir! walla 3ash meen shafak long time!
I don't see how moving the library further down to Raghadan will make more people go to it! and I really don't see why would they consider keeping it open till after 3 pm! but you can tell me why do you think its better in Raghadan... more accessible? more friendly area? or what exactly do you have in mind?
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Rumi · 751 weeks ago

They'll ruin it just like they ruined Rainbow street and turned it to a big cafe for cool-wannabe's ...

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naser_k 60p · 751 weeks ago

I doubt it'll be like Rainbow, I'm afraid it'll be forgotten (aktar maheyyeh manseyyeh already!)

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Rumi · 751 weeks ago

btw, i hate the new commenting area..

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naser_k 60p · 751 weeks ago

why what's wrong with it!

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sheeshany 35p · 751 weeks ago

I have some mmries with that librry! Way back when I used to go there.
They`ll just kill it, plain and simple.

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naser_k 60p · 751 weeks ago

I'm just wondering if it was a library somewhere in Europe if the ppl will let them do so.

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@Sheeshany · 751 weeks ago

I blv we all know the answer to that one! :(

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Aladdin · 751 weeks ago

My father used to take us there every week and force us to stay there for 2 hours, then get a book back home, in 2 weeks we were not forced, I loved going there, the lady who handed us books was nice and helpful, and I enjoyed reading there as well as reading the books I took back home.

But lets face it, reading books is a dying trade in Jordan, specially with the new age of the internet, you can open Wikipedia with your mobile phone on the go if you need to know something, and you can watch the movie rather than reading a book .... etc.

Just another thing from our childhood and from Amman being destroyed, who cares ... what ever.

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naser_k 60p · 751 weeks ago

If reading is a dying trade we shouldn't abandon it, there are a lot of initiatives like Hamzet Wasel w Ketabi Ketabak for the sake of reading and getting kids to read, so I disagree with you on this. I read on the internet a lot, but if it wasn't for me getting used to reading books I wouldn't sit and read in front of a screen, plus I still prefer books over pdf files tbh! there's something special about holding a book and reading and I think you get this part.
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