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Masood Jhandir Research Library

The Masood Jhandir Research Library (Urdu: مسعُود جھنڈیر رِیسرچ لائبریری) is the largest private library of Pakistan. 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.

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.