Fez — Oujda has inaugurated a new regional library designed to expand cultural and educational access in Morocco’s eastern region, backed by a total investment of 20.5 million dirhams (approximately $2.2 million).
The project was launched in connection with the anniversary of the Royal Initiative for the Development of the Oriental Region, and was delivered through a partnership bringing together the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication’s culture department, the Oriental Development Agency, the Wilaya, and the municipality of Oujda.
A library built as a modern public space
Built to High Environmental Quality standards, the facility spans 4,900 square meters and is designed to operate as more than a traditional reading room.
It includes a 500-seat amphitheater intended for cultural, artistic, and cinema programming, along with an exhibition hall and a multimedia area equipped with 32 computers.
The building also features three workshop rooms and multiple reading areas serving adults, children, and people with visual impairments, as well as a meeting room, refreshment area, and administrative offices.
Local officials attended the inauguration, including the Wali of the Oriental region, Mhamed Atfaoui, alongside other regional figures such as the president of the Regional Council and the director general of the Oriental Development Agency.
A parallel signal from the private sector
The official visit also included a stop at a new site belonging to Kyntus Morocco, a company operating in engineering solutions, telecommunications, and AI applied to business processes.
The company’s investment in the new center exceeded 29 million dirhams (approximately $3.1 million), with an objective of strengthening technological capacity, supporting very high-speed telecom infrastructure development, and offering AI-based solutions.
Coverage of the launch has also framed the project as a potential source of qualified jobs and a boost to local skills, aligning with national ambitions around digital transformation and the growth of specialized tech services beyond Morocco’s traditional economic hubs.
A broader push to anchor culture locally
Taken together, the new library and the adjacent emphasis on technology investment reflect a wider regional strategy that links cultural services, education access, and future-oriented employment.
In a city where demand for public learning spaces continues to rise, a library that combines reading rooms with performance venues and digital equipment signals an attempt to make culture more visible, more usable, and more central to everyday life.
