The Beichuan library, China, is to receive Euro 120 000 from The Netherland’s Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development to build storage rooms.
The library was destroyed in May 2008 by an earthquake that struck the province of Sichuan in central western China, devastating the entire Beichuan county and killing nearly 20 000 people.
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During the earthquake the library collapsed, killing one member of staff and burying the valuable collections under more than 20 metres of debris. Library director, Ms Li Chun, was rescued after being buried under the rubble for 75 hours.
Source: Research Information
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