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AMERICAN LIBRARY AT YAK & YETI CLOSES, WILL RE-OPEN AT NEW EMBASSY IN AUGUST
July 24, 2007
The American Library currently situated in the west wing of the Yak & Yeti Hotel complex will close Wednesday, July 25, and re-open at the new U.S. Embassy by the end of August, after the library’s collection and resources have been moved and set up.
The American Library opened in Nepal in May 1952 with the objective of increasing mutual understanding between Nepal and the United States. The American Library turned into an Information Resource Center in 1992 at its then location in Gyaneshwor. In response to strong demand for lending materials from patrons, the American Library resumed operations as a circulating library in May 2005 at the Yak & Yeti Hotel (west wing).
Approximately 150 patrons visit the Library daily and its 1,378 members include students, professors, journalists, and civil servants. During its two years of operations at the Yak & Yeti, circulation at the American Library surpassed 17,700 and approximately 72,000 visitors utilized Library resources.
The American Library’s collection contains more than 6,000 books, 600 videotapes, 75 periodicals, 700 CD-ROMs and five online databases. The online databases include Lexis-Nexis, Proquest, Ebsco-Host, First Search and Literary Reference Center.
Besides library and other resources, the American Library regularly holds popular discussion and other programs, which will continue in its new location in Maharajgunj.