Library Governance
The on-site supervision of the Khalidi Library is carried out by 3 family members resident in Jerusalem who are also the administrators (mutawallis) of the Library and other family awqaf. These are Asem Khalidi, Raja Khalidi, and Khalil Khalidi khalidimutawallis@gmail.com
The Librarian is Dr. Khader Salameh. He can be reached at librarian@khalidilibrary.org
In 1988 the Friends of the Khalidi Library (FKL) was incorporated due to the efforts of Professor Walid Khalidi in the State of Massachusetts as a 501 ( c )(3) tax-exempt educational foundation to rally support and solicit funds to face the threats to the Library in Jerusalem. Email: chairman@khalidilibrary.org
The FKL Board members in 2020 are as follows:
International Academic Advisory Board
Subsequent to the establishment of FKL in 1988, the International Advisory Board was established, with the help of Professor Tarif Khalidi, formerly of Cambridge University (United Kingdom) and the American University of Beirut (AUB).
This Board gives moral support to FKL and advises on Library publications and academic activities. The members of the Advisory Board are currently: