The Crisler Library in
Ephesos

Anton kallinger caddesi no: 40 Selcuk

       izmir/Turkey
       Telephone: +90 232 892 83 17
       Fax: +90 232 892 83 18
              E-mail: janet@crislerlibraryephesos.com

 

 

 

 

 

The Crisler Library is Ephesos was founded to promote scholarship, research and education in order to foster a deeper understanding of the ancient history of Asia Minor by providing a library in Ephesus, Turkey.

 

American Non-Profit: The Crisler Library in Ephesos, Ltd., an American 501(c) (3) organization, was founded by Janet V. Crisler in 1999 to honor her late husband, B. Cobbey Crisler through archaeology and manuscript preservation in the Near East.

 

Donations: All Donations are tax deductible.  Please make your checks payable to Crisler Library in Ephesos and mail to:

Crisler Library in Ephesos, Ltd. Development
Hallie Keel, Trustee
12635 Silver Fox Court
Roswell, GA 30075 USA
Home: 770-998-0449
Cell: 404-966-3047
HallieKeel@me.com

All donations will be acknowledged - a tax letter for US residents will be provided for donations over $250.00.

Location: In 2006 the Crisler Library in Ephesos (CLE) facility was opened in Selcuk, Izmir, Turkey. Selcuk is located in western Turkey near Ephesus, one of the most important Hellenistic and Roman sites in the world. The Library is minutes from ancient Ephesus and the Ephesus Museum. CLE building is at the foot of Ayasoluk Hill within view of the basilica of St. John, near Isa Bey Mosque, and the ruins of the Artemisian, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Affiliations:  CLE has neither religious nor political affiliations. 

Crisler Library Governance

Executive Board of Trustees: an American board of trustees, with Janet V. Crisler as founder and president, governs CLE and meets monthly by conference call.

Scholars Advisory Board: supports the executive board with its expertise in archaeology and ancient manuscripts.

International Advisory Board: membership includes Turks and other individuals with first-hand business experience in Turkey.

Features of the Crisler Library

The Library was completed in 2006. It is climate controlled and includes wireless service.

Muharrem Kayan Conference Room has seating for up to 30, audio/visual equipment, podium, and Steinway baby grand piano.

Cynthia Martin McBride Study Hall is equipped with desks, four computers, and a plasma television that can be used for closed circuit viewing of events in the Conference Room.

Landscaped Courtyard can be used as meeting or event space, accommodates 40 at tables and up to 100 for a reception.  

Reference Library, equipped with four computers, has a growing collection of books on archaeology, history and other volumes necessary to the study of Ephesus with an early Roman reference. The books are in English, German, Turkish and French. The trustees and advisors are committed to acquiring the most definitive collection on this subject. The collection is now available online through the Library of Congress cataloguing system. Click Me

The Elizabeth Hay Bechtel Manuscript Preservation Hall is dedicated to the preservation and translation of ancient manuscripts. As these are acquired they will be available for study at the Library.

Two Faculty en suite Bedrooms where professors on sabbatical may stay while they pursue research projects in the Reference Library.

Kitapevi / Bookstore has textbooks on Turkey, archaeology and history.   We also carry  the CLE trademark, Designs of Ephesos, bone china collection. 

 

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