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Abrehot

A library for memory, learning, and community—where Ethiopia’s stories are preserved, shared, and renewed.

Addis AbabaEdition 2026
Chapter I — The House of Readers

Built for the turning of minds.

Abrehot Library brings readers, students, researchers, families and makers together under one expansive roof. Its shelves, study spaces and gathering rooms make room for quiet concentration and the energetic exchange of ideas alike.

1.8MAnnual readers and users
400KBooks held at collection capacity
19KSquare metres across four storeys
24/7Reported around-the-clock access
A bookcase on the reading floor, its shelves filled with volumes
Abrehot Library

Enlightenment for Ethiopia

Open to all
A room made for lingering
Chapter II — THE INDEX

Find your way in.

Four floors, each given to a different way of working. Move through the index to see the room that belongs to it.

01Reading rooms
02Research & archives
03Quiet study
04Gathering halls
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Chapter III — In the Margins

The library is always in motion.

From community reading circles to contemporary digital access, Abrehot continues to grow as a public stage for knowledge and culture.

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EventComing up

Youth

Schools morning

Guided visits for city schools, booked through the education bureau.

Readers spread across the tiered seating of an open, daylit library floor

News

Community page

Reading culture moves beyond the reading room.

Book fairs, children’s sessions, donation campaigns and Reading on the Street carry the library’s conversation into the city.

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A new digital chapter

Recent initiatives include an integrated library-management system, a modern digital library and an international research platform — extending access to knowledge resources across Ethiopia.

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The diary

What’s on, month by month

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Chapter IV — The Company We Keep

Held up by many hands.

Abrehot works alongside city offices, ministries, universities and global libraries. Each partnership widens what a reader can reach from a single desk in Addis Ababa.

Office of the Mayor of Addis Ababa

Chapter V — Executive Leadership

The people holding the next page open.

The library stands under the patronage of the nation and the city, and is held day to day by a board and an executive team. Move through the plates to read each remit.

Under their patronage

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    H.E Abiy Ahmed (Phd)

    Prime Minister of Ethiopia

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    H.E Adanech Abiebie

    Mayor of Addis Ababa

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    H.E Taye Atske Selassie

    President of Ethiopia

The board and the executive

Buzena Alkidr Hajizuli, Speaker of Addis Ababa City Administration Council01

Buzena Alkidr Hajizuli

Speaker of Addis Ababa City Administration Council

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Leading the library’s daily direction, public programmes and expanding culture of access.

Muluken Tariku

Director General

Tulu Tilahun (PhD), Deputy Head, Smart City Sector, Addis Ababa Innovation and Technology Bureau03

Tulu Tilahun (PhD)

Deputy Head, Smart City Sector, Addis Ababa Innovation and Technology Bureau

Dr. Zelalem Mulat, Head of Addis Ababa Education Bureau04

Dr. Zelalem Mulat

Head of Addis Ababa Education Bureau

Yonas Alemayehu, FDRE Mesob Executive Director05

Yonas Alemayehu

FDRE Mesob Executive Director

Dr. Hirut Kassa, Director, Addis Ababa City Administration Culture and Art Bureau06

Dr. Hirut Kassa

Director, Addis Ababa City Administration Culture and Art Bureau

Dr. Ephrem Admasu, Senior Advisor07

Dr. Ephrem Admasu

Senior Advisor

Chapter VI — Correspondence

Write to the library.

Questions about the collection, a visit, a donation or a partnership — the desk reads everything that comes in.

Churchill Avenue, Addis AbabaOpen in Google Maps
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Addis Ababa,

Prefer email? Write to info@abrehot.org.et.

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