Library

The Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies library houses a substantial collection of Arabic-language reference works, with a particular focus on history and geography of the Middle East, and a growing collection of English-language texts on the history and politics of the contemporary Middle East.  The collection is valuable to Arabic language students as it contains a variety of textbooks, short stories, children’s books, periodicals and magazines that are perfect for those seeking to improve their Arabic.  The collection’s open stacks are searchable via an online public access catalogue, and the YCMES is currently developing an interlibrary loan system in collaboration with the French Institute and the American Institute of Yemeni Studies’ libraries, both of which specialize in Yemeni and Arabian Peninsula social sciences, history, and archaeology.  The facilities include a quiet reading room and wireless internet