Turning the page

By Brandon Barrett
Libraries in Whistler and beyond adapt to the shifting needs of an evolving society

Libraries existed in some form for thousands of years before the establishment of The Great Library of Alexandria—but none were nearly as ambitious. Built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom sometime between 285 and 246 BC, The Great Library was founded with the aim of amassing and preserving no less than the entirety of the world’s knowledge (although showcasing Egypt’s immense wealth and power was clearly a welcome side effect).…

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• Whistler News

August 30, 2019

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