The Library: An Open Book
About the Project
In 2025 Yad Hanadiv published The Library: An Open Book. Marking the completion of the National Library of Israel and a 30-year renewal process supported by Yad Hanadiv, this unique, multidisciplinary journey through books and libraries features contributions from leading authors and artists from Israel and around the globe.
Through short stories, essays, photography, paintings, and a futuristic graphic novella, The Library: An Open Book explores the evolving role of libraries in the digital age – as vibrant, spiritual, and enduring public spaces.
Contributors: Zoya Cherkassky, Rutu Modan, Eli Singalovski, Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, Avraham Hay, Hannah Rothschild, Etgar Keret, Dorit Rabinyan, Azar Nafisi, Susan Orlean, Haim Be’er, Lídia Jorge, Simon Schama, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Meir Shalev, Haviva Pedaya, Deyan Sudjic, Avriel Bar-Levav, Yehuda Gizbar Fenigstein, Oren Weinberg, Raquel Ukeles and Lior Zalmanson.
Published by Hirmer Verlag in separate Hebrew, English and Arabic editions.
Chief Editor: Ido Bruno
Design: Noa Schwartz
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