Syria's Secret Library

I made it to the 68% mark and then moved on. The focus of the book is spread well beyond the subject of the title and it's the library and it's members I was most interested to hear about.

Half the book's story seems to be about the war in the city, with no tie at all to the library. How do pages on how weapons were supplied to the rebel forces, including the opposing force, and the ethics involved relate to the library or the members?

I will say the other half of the book does a great job of presenting the library itself and it's impact on the community.