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The Masood Jhandir Research Library ( ur, ) is the largest private library of
The Masood Jhandir Research Library ( ur, ) is the largest private library of Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It is located in a small village Sardar Pur Jhandir in the Mailsi Tehsil, Vehari District of Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
province, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It was established in 1899 by a great scholar and poet, Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1865–1936).
It is considered as a world class library in a village. 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.
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 Ref: Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) available at http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/shafique-rehman-mukhtar.htmServices
It is a non-lending research library. It offers many services to Research Scholars. As this library is located at a small village, this library also provide lodging facility to its users tooReferences
External links
* Libraries in Pakistan {{Pakistan-lit-stub