| | UNESCO WebWorld News | Libraries in Kosovo need urgent help (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | Many public and school libraries, especially in the countryside, have been totally burned down, others have had their book collections removed or destroyed, and those who are still functioning suffer from the effects of almost 10 years of neglect in acquisitions. |
 | | International support in terms of funding and professional assistance is now needed to reconstruct libraries and a functioning library network. |
 | | Library services may be an important, and fairly easily applicable, tool in the promotion of reading, education and culture in a region with few or no other offerings and a population with a large share of children and youth. |
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