When we began the Global Library Project in 2016, the stories of two libraries both startled and haunted me. We photographed the priceless archive of the Catholic University library in Leuven, Brussels at the beginning of the project. The other library that haunted me was the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. It too had been cruelly targeted and intentionally destroyed in 1992 by the Serbian army during the Bosnian war. I imagined these two libraries as bookends to our very long effort photographing libraries in areas of conflict in several parts of the world. When the Serbian army destroyed the beautiful National Library, they also sought to destroy the memory of the Bosnian people. Their incendiary shells were designed to burn the books. Incredibly, after the fires started, the Serbian snipers and anti-aircraft cannons were used to kill the firefighters, librarians, and staff that tried to rescue the books. Only a few of the rare books were saved. The library was intentionally targeted. None of the nearby buildings were damaged. Almost all of the Bosnian nations printed recollection of itself was lost. The fire burned for three days. The ash from the burnt volumes fell on the city for many days afterwards.