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Ludu Library

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Ludu Library
လူထုစာကြည့်တိုက်
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LocationMandalay, Myanmar
TypePrivate
Established2004; 22 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]

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