BAGHDAD — Iraqi academics and civil society organizations in Iraq and abroad are implementing an initiative to rehabilitate the Mosul Public Library. The library was founded in 1921 and includes around 113,000 books. On Feb. 22, 2015, the Islamic State (IS) burned down the library, marking a great cultural catastrophe.
The initiative also aims to rehabilitate the University of Mosul’s Central Library, established in 1967, which remained in ruins during IS’ control. IS took control of Mosul in 2014.