Bahawalpur Central Library

The Bahawalpur Central Library (also known as Sadiq Reading Library)(Urdu: سنٹرل لائبریری بھاولپور) is an old library of Pakistan located in Bahawalpur city of Punjab province. The library was founded on 8 March 1924 by Sir Rufus Daniel Issacs and Sadeq Mohammad Khan V.[1][2] The construction of the building was carried out by donations of 100,000 rupees by the people of Bahawalpur State.[2]

The library is second largest in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2] It is well-stocked library with collections of over 100,000 books.[2]

The library is dived into three sections: main hall, children’s books section and an audio visual archive section.[2] The library also has older editions of newspapers.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bahawalpur Central Library: A treasure trove for bibliophiles - The Express Tribune". 25 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jajja, Sumaira (11 June 2017). "HERITAGE: BAHAWALPUR'S BEST KEPT SECRETS".

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