Now this is real librarianship!

The Brave Saga of Timbuktu: Abdel Kader Haidara--The Librarian Revived Interest in Mali's Illustrious Past, Then Tried to Save It from Jihadists

Over nine traumatic months, Haidara and his team rescued 350,000 manuscripts from 45 different libraries in and around Timbuktu and hid them in Barnako, more 400 miles from the AQIM-controlled north.

This was done with great personal risk, and with risk that the precious texts could be destroyed at any checkpoint. I applaud their continued efforts to save their culture from those who would destroy it out of ignorance and hate. This is the type of 'guerilla librarianship' which inspires those of us devoted to preserving information for future generations.