The 4th National Youth Conference on 24 and 25 July 2017 was held at the BA under the auspices of HE President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. About 1,300 youths from Alexandria, Marsa Matrouh, Beheira, and Kafr el-Sheikh participated in the event in the attendance of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister, and various Ministers and distinguished publish figures.
On the second day of the conference, President Al-Sisi toured the BA with Dr. Mostafa el Feki, Director of the BA. President Al-Sisi—who also chairs the BA Board of Trustees (BoT)—expressed his admiration of the Library after exploring its collection of antiquities, such as the Kiswah of the Ka’abah made by Egyptian weavers in 1830. The President also signed in the BA guest book, stating that he had greatly enjoyed visiting the BA and adding that the Library will have a parallel establishment in El Alamein city within the upcoming couple of years.