Ludu Library

Ludu Library
လူထုစာကြည့်တိုက်
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21°58′26″N 96°04′41″E / 21.973908574716383°N 96.07813807290319°E / 21.973908574716383; 96.07813807290319
LocationMandalay,  Myanmar
TypePrivate
Established2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Collection
Items collected
Size50,000 books
Other information
DirectorThan Yin Mar

The Ludu Library and Archive (Burmese: လူထုစာကြည့်တိုက်နှင့်မော်ကွန်းတိုက်) is a public library and newspaper archive in Letsekan quarter, Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay, Myanmar.[1][2] Construction began in 2000, and the library was formally founded in 2004 by the family of Ludu U Hla and his wife Daw Amar, prominent Burmese writers.[3][1] The library was an extension of a private collection curated by the Ludu family and survived the 1984 Kya Gyi fire in Mandalay.[3][4]

The library is a prominent reference library for Burmese scholars.[1] Ludu Library possesses a collection of 50,000 books, 210 palm leaf manuscripts and 130 parabaiks, and also special collections of prominent Burmese writers, including Than Tun, Shwe U Daung, and Ludu Sein Win.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Documentary heritage of Myanmar: selected case studies". UNESCO. 2018. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ^ "Reading Mandalay's Newspapers". University of Toronto. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. ^ a b Macnamara, Kelly (2017-01-17). "Untold Stories: A Literary Family Keeping Myanmar's History Alive". Women and Girls. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. ^ Allott, Anna (2008-04-11). "Ludu Daw Amar". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-28.


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