The King Abdulaziz Public Library is participating in the fourth edition of the Madinah International Book Fair 2025, organized by the General Authority for Literature, Publishing, and Translation from July 29 to August 4. The library will showcase a wide range of new publications, along with educational and cultural programs that highlight the paths of national heritage and creativity, reflecting the library's role as a well-established knowledge institution in the Saudi cultural landscape.
Madinah International Book Fair
The Library will display a number of scientific, artistic, and literary books in its pavilion, representing the first of its recent publications. Among the most prominent of these are: “Arabic Calligraphy on Islamic Coins,” “Islamic Coins,” “Saudi Coffee,” “Truffles in History and Medicine,” “Folk Tales,” “The Hemlock Cup,” “The Fall of the Wilderness,” “Sadu Weaving,” and “Human Happiness with Horses,” in addition to a documentary book on the history of trade relations between China and the Arabian Peninsula.
King Abdulaziz Library
In a parallel visual and cultural dimension, the King Abdulaziz Public Library is displaying a collection of rare photographs documenting handicrafts in the Kingdom's various regions. This is part of the activation of the "Year of Handicrafts 2025," launched by the Ministry of Culture, with the aim of highlighting heritage diversity and enhancing the value of crafts as a component of national identity.
The library also offers a special section for children, featuring a collection of its educational stories and interactive activities, aimed at different age groups. These include: “Memoirs of a Faction,” “Qaoud” (in Arabic and English), and “The Saudi Ardah for Children,” as part of a strategy aimed at instilling cultural and historical values in young generations through simple and enjoyable narrative language.
This participation comes within the context of the King Abdulaziz Public Library's efforts to introduce Saudi culture in all its aspects, and to enhance the Kingdom's cognitive, heritage, and cultural values, in addition to highlighting its role in preserving and making available Arab and Islamic heritage through major cultural platforms.
