Built in the shape of a rehl, the traditional wooden book rest used to hold the Quran, our library building overlooks Dubai Creek. Our seven story structure houses Dubai’s most ambitious cultural initiative to-date, establishing a lighthouse of knowledge, culture and creativity with an objective to grow a collection by acquiring millions of books from around the world.

Founded by law no. 14 in 2016 during the national Year of Reading , the library is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Supporting Dubai and UAE goals to develop a knowledge society, the creation of the Mohammed bin Rashid Library follows a number of important initiatives set in motion to promote and encourage reading, literacy and Arabic literature.