Libraries Gateways To Knowledge

Libraries have been termed " one of the pillars of civilzation.
" The world book of Encycopedia says that they are among the most
important contributers to human culture and technology.

The German poet Goeth called them the memory of mankind.
Which libraries have been the most important " pillars of civilization. " ?
Which book has had the greatest influence both on libraries and
on the spread of literacy ?

And how many books do the largest of modern libraries hold ?
To answer the first question ,
let us step back in time and visit one of mankinds earliest libraries.