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 == Libraries ==
-The National Library of Palestine was established in 2017 after President Mahmoud Abbas decided to turn a presidential palace that was being built north of Ramallah into the national library.<ref>"The National Library of Palestine receives its first collection of historical photographs documenting Palestine", https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/128258, accessed 3 February 2023</ref><br>
 '''Palestinian National Library'''<br>
 Sarda, Ramallah<br>
 West Bank<br>
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 [https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2019/10/palestinian-national-library-on-its-way.html '''Palestinian National Library to collect Palestine's scattered archives'''], 2019.
+'''Khalidi Library'''
+Bab al-Silsilah Street Old City-East Jerusalem
+Telephone: 02-354-3537
+Email:librarian@khalidilibrary.org<br>[https://www.khalidilibrary.org/en Website]
+[https://www.khalidilibrary.org/en/Category/7/archives Archive of Family Papers]; contains scans of original documents related to al-Khalidi family
+The Khalidi Library, established in 1900, was the first Arab public library established by a private institution. Today it houses many books and manuscripts, including genealogical information on the founding al-Khalidi family and other prominent Jerusalemite families.
 == Museums ==