"Currently undergoing renovations, this main library, like its other branches, have all automated systems. Recently, a new self-checkout system was installed in the main library, where checking out the books has become even more convenient. One of the branches in Um Sequim is totally electronic. It's also the first full eLibrary in the region.

Mohammed Jasim Al Oraidi, Head of the Section, Public Libraries, said: "The Public Libraries cover all aspects of life, whether it be political, economical, social or religious. It also has a vast collection of fiction and factual books. Public Libraries stress upon three aspects: size, format and topics. The size is in millions, the formatting is in different types of periodicals as well as books, available in both traditional as well as modern formats."

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