Library Report

Notes from the Al Adalus Libraries Committee
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7-8 a.m. (SLT)
Present: Andreu Donat and Micael Khandr
After discussion, the following ideas surfaced:
1.) Al Andalus Library might be located in an existing public building, e.g., the Palace Hall.

2.) The AA Library could be a cooperative venture among interested groups, e.g., Alliance of Civilizations, Convivencia Institute, others, etc..

3.) We might have the collection of resources in the Palace Hall, and schedule discussions on topics related to the collection at the Alliance for Civilization center in the Muslim Quarter, the Convivencia Institute, or other places on Al Andalus.

4.) the collection would be include topics such as: understanding the historical Al Andalus: literature, art, architecture, music, government, etc; contemporary influences of Al Andalus in those same general areas, including an emphasis on community, tolerance, and dialogue.

5.) Ptactical "to do" list:
a.) Ask Rose if would be possible to create a workshop for this project, perhaps a space which matches the area of the Palace Hall in the form of a “skybox” available only to those working on the library.
b.) Ask Rose if Satir and/or Marino could design furniture for the Palace Hall that would be used to exhibit resources

c.) Andreu, Micael, (and Ali) would visit libraries throughout SL to bring back ideas for presentation and organization of resources.

Notes collected and summarized by Micael Khandr.