The Bus Trip Day 1: The Library of Alexandria

Welcome to the Virtual Bus Trip of the Virtual Conference. Each day I will post a you-tube visit to a famous, or not so famous, library. All of them will have theological library connections, big or small. It will be a world trip, with visits to amazing theological libraries on all continents. We will visit twelve libraries during our circumnavigation of the world. Other information can be added to the itinerary, e.g. how to make your own library you-tube video and links to accounts of visits by real ANZTLA people. Onboard entertainment will include films of the most beautiful libraries in the world. Departure time each day is 8.30 am AEST sharp on the ANZTLA-Forum 

There are two Alexandria libraries. Our bus cannot reach the first one because what remains of it is probably under water. Ted is here to give a literally graphic account of that ancient library: 

https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_what_really_happened_to_the_library_of_alexandria/transcript?language=en 

As the guide in our next film says, whether ancient or modern, Alexandria stands at the crossroads of three continents. National Geographic takes us to the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AW8EWDW0vc 

Though, as is usually the case, the library’s own website tells us a lot more of what we want to know than anything that can be packed into a video: https://www.bibalex.org/en/Default 

If you wish and you have the time you may even like to read my own bus handout of one of Alexandria’s most famous librarians, Eratosthenes: http://thecarmelitelibrary.blogspot.com/search/label/Eratosthenes%20of%20Cyrene 

It’s great that you can be along for the Virtual Bus Tour. Tomorrow we visit a very different library in Egypt. See you then!

 Philip Harvey

Tour Guide