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The National Library of Myanmar, located in Yankin Township, Yangon, is the national library of Myanmar. Established in 1952, the National Library, along with Universities' Central Library, is one of only two research libraries in Yangon. [3] The library houses more than 220,000 books, divided into 10 sections. [1] Its collection used to have ...
The Bernard Free Library was established on 21 February 1883 when the Commissioner of Lower Myanmar (Lower Burma), Sir Charles Edward Bernard opened a library, with his collection of books, pre-colonial historical manuscripts, and literary works, in the centre of Rangoon (presently No 1 Basic Education High School, Latha Township).
The Burmese Translation Society did not only translate books but also encouraged many other forms of Burmese culture and literature activities. [5] The Society established a free library in Rangoon 1956. By 2011 the library had 50,000 book titles in the main section and another 12,000 book titles in the reference section.
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The Myanmar National Literature Awards have been presented since 1970. They are for the best works published in the previous year in each category as determined by a selection committee from Sarpay Beikman ("Palace of Literature"), a division of the Ministry of Information that is concerned with promoting books in Burmese and other national languages.
Many articles and ten books including From the Librarian's Window: View of Library and Manuscript Studies and Myanmar Literature (2008) and Aspects of Myanmar History and Culture (2010) Translation (Aesthetic) Nay Win Myint: Yekantha Kyataingaye, translation of The Glass Palace by Amitah Gosh: Collected Short Stories: Ye Shan
The National Archives were preceded by the Library of Secretaries office, which collected only government publications), founded in 1972. [6] The following year, the body was upgraded to a third-grade institution, to a second-grade institution in 1990, and to a first-grade department in 2012. [ 7 ]
Kiribati National Library and Archives Bairiki Kosovo: National Library of Kosovo: Pristina: 1944 382,806 books; State Agency of Archives of Kosovo [2] 1977 Kuwait: National Library of Kuwait: Kuwait City: 1923 465,000 books Kyrgyzstan: National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic: Bishkek: 1934 Central State Archives of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan