| Address
|
|
Six-storeyed Building, Strand Road,
Yangon, Union of Myanmar. |
| Telephone
number |
|
95-1-283332
/ 275997 |
| Fax number |
|
95-1-212367 |
| Person in
charge (Name) |
|
U Kyaw Oo, DIRECTOR |
| Year of
establishment |
|
1952 |
| Number of
staff |
|
213 (assigned 60) |
|
Purpose of
establishment
|
| a. |
To collect all publications published within
the country and also books on Myanmar published in abroad. |
|
b. |
To collect all kinds of publications relating to history, culture,
literature, social science, etc., and make available to
the readers and researchers. |
|
c. |
To collect rare and valuable ancient manuscripts such as palm-leaf
manuscript and folded paper manuscripts (Parabaik) which are cultural
heritage of Myanmar. |
| Main
activities |
|
a. |
Trying to establish, equip, manage and maintain the National Library of
Myanmar. |
|
b. |
Trying to promote and encourage reading habits in the country. |
|
c. |
Trying to promote and encourage the use of reading materials in the
library. |
| d. |
Trying to acquire a comprehensive collection of books relating to or
published within the country. |
|
e. |
Trying to obtain and provide central information on the resources and
services of libraries in the country. |
| f. |
Trying to provide reference, bibliographic and
inter-library loan
services to the other libraries, universities, government departments and
research organizations. |
