Masood Jhandir Research Library

Masood Jhandir Research Library
مسعُود جھنڈیر رِیسرچ لائبریری
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29°46′25″N 72°01′20″E / 29.773539°N 72.022194°E / 29.773539; 72.022194
LocationPakistan
TypePrivate
Established1899; 126 years ago (1899)
Other information
Websitewww.jhandirlibrary.org

The Masood Jhandir Research Library (Urdu: مسعُود جھنڈیر رِیسرچ لائبریری) is the largest private library of Pakistan.[1] It is located in a small village Sardar Pur Jhandir in the Mailsi Tehsil, Vehari District of Punjab province, Pakistan. It was established in 1899 by a great scholar and poet, Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1865–1936).

The new library complex was completed in 2007. It covers an area of 21000 square feet. It consists of 8 commodious halls, auditorium, committee room, multimedia workstation, reception hall and office. The library is surrounded by an attractive park of 5000 acres.[2]

The largest private library in Pakistan

Collection

MJRL has the following collection:

Table 1 Collection of the Library

Sr. Collection Details No.

1. Total No of books: 360,000

2. Periodicals

Sr. No Collection Detail No
1. Total no of books 360,000
2. Periodicals 92,000
3. Other Manuscripts 4,000
4. Quran Collection (Manuscripts and Rate) 1,300

Ref: Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) available at http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/shafique-rehman-mukhtar.htm

References

  1. ^ "A World Class Library in a Jungle". 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ "A World Class Library in a Jungle". 26 March 2018.


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