(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, March 21 (KUNA) -- Mohammad Al-Sharekh's library has donated up to 6,000 books to the National Library of Kuwait (NLK) on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony held today on this occasion, Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah said granting this amount of Al-Sharekh's books reflects the generosity of Kuwaiti people.
Sheikh Ali Al-Sabah thanked NLK and National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters for their efforts and roles in backing culture and knowledge promotion in Kuwait.
Meanwhile, NLK's Director General Kamel Abdul-Jalil said the generous dedication of Al-Sharekh is an honorable stance and a constructive contribution to supporting the national library and its constructive message.
The library received today the largest part of books of Al-Sharekh's library in the first phase and two other thousand books will be granted to the library later, he noted.
The number of books at NLK reached 403,000 books, he stated. (end) sh.hm
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