in the city. Libraries Besides Qassim University central libraries that hold more than 2,200,000 items, King Saud public library is the main public library in Buraidah with around 30,000 titles and it is the oldest government public library in Saudi Arabia. Sulaiman Al Rajhi Public library and the Literary club library are two other libraries open to the public in the city. See also Qassim University Buraidah College of Technology List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia Notes Further reading Mackey, Sandra. The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom. Updated Edition. Norton Paperback. W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 2002 (first edition: 1987). Populated places in Al-Qassim Province Provincial capitals of Saudi Arabia