The seven-storey structure overlooking the Dubai Creek houses the emirate’s most ambitious cultural initiative to-date, establishing a lighthouse of knowledge, culture and creativity with an objective to grow a collection by acquiring millions of books from around the world.
Founded by law Number 14 in 2016 during the national Year of Reading, the library is the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Supporting Dubai and UAE goals to develop a knowledge society, the creation of the Mohammed bin Rashid Library follows a number of important initiatives set in motion to promote and encourage reading, literacy and Arabic literature.
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