Ludu Library | |
Native Name: | Burmese: လူထုစာကြည့်တိုက် |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Country: | ![]() |
Type: | Private |
Location: | Mandalay |
Location Map: | Myanmar |
Collection Size: | 50,000 books |
Director: | Than Yin Mar |
Parent Organisation: | --> |
The Ludu Library and Archive 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] The library was an extension of a private collection curated by the Ludu family and survived the 1984 Kya Gyi fire in Mandalay.[4]
The library is a prominent reference library for Burmese scholars. 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.