List of libraries in Pakistan
This is a list of major libraries in Pakistan.
Sindh[]
Karachi[]
- Al-Firdous Baldia Public Library, Baldia Town
- Al-Huda Library, Nazimabad
- Allama Iqbal Library
- Allama Shabir Ahmad Usmani Library, Nazimabad
- Baba-e-Urdu Kutubkhana
- Bedil Library, Sharfabad Gulshan Town
- Board of Intermediate Karachi Library, North Nazimabad[1]
- Central Library, Korangi No.5, Korangi
- Children Library, Nazimabad
- Community Center, Gulshan Town
- Defence Central Library [2]
- Dr. Mahmood Hussain Central Library, University of Karachi, Gulshan Town
- Edhi Library, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, WS-9/12, Main University Road, Gulshan Town
- Faiz-e-Aam Library, Lyari Town
- Faran Club Library, Gulshan Town
- Ghalib Library, Nazimabad
- Ghulam Husain Khaliq Dina Hall Library, Saddar Town
- Hashim Gazder Library, Jamila Street,
- Hasrat Mohani Library, Liaquatabad No.9, Liaquatabad
- Hungooraabad Library, Hungooraabad, Lyari Town
- Ibrahim Ali Bhai Auditorium & Library
- Iqbal Shaheed Library, Behar Colony, Lyari Town
- Iqra Library, New Kumhar Wara, Lyari Town
- Jehangir Park Reading Room Library, , Saddar Town
- Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Library, Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Saddar Town
- KMC Children Library, near Hadi Market, Nazimabad
- KMC Library
- Kutub Khana Khas Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Saddar Town
- Liaquat Hall Library, Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar Town
- Liaquat Memorial Library, Stadium Road, Gulshan Town
- Lyari Municipal Library, Old Salater House, Lyari Town
- Lyari Text Book Library, Chakiwara, Lyari Town
- Main Library, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Gulshan Town
- Main Library, Hamdard University, Madina-tal-Hikmat, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, Sindh
- Main Library, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Sindh
- Mansoora Library, Dastagir Society, Federal B. Area
- Moosa Lane Reading Room Library, Moosa Lane, Lyari Town
- Moulana Hasrat Mohani Library, Usmanabad, Lyari Town
- Mujahid Park Library, Rexer Line, Lyari Town
- Nasir-Arif Hussain Memorial Library & Research Center, Gulberg Town
- National Book Foundation Library
- Nawa Lane Library, Gabol Park, Lyari Town
- Noorani Welfare Library, Ranchore Line, Lyari Town
- Pakistan Arab Cultural Association Library, Iftikhar Chambers, Altaf Road, P.O. Box 5752, Karachi, Sindh
- Pakistan National Centre Library
- Rangoon Wala Hall and Community Centre Library, Dhoraji Colony
- Sardar Abdul-Rab Nishtar Library, near Lyari General Hospital, Lyari Town
- Satellite Library, Sango Lane, Lyari Town
- Shia Imami Ismaili community libraries in different areas of Karachi; Kharader Library and Reading Room established 1908, the first library in Karachi; its academic library also,
- Sheikh Mufeed Library, Islamic Research Center, Allama Ibne Hassan Jarchvi Road, Federal B. Area
- Shohada-e-Pakistan Library, Usmanabad, Lyari Town
- Sindh Archives,
- Super Market Library, Super Market, Liaquatabad
- Syed Mehmood Shah Library, Lee Market, Lyari Town
- Taimuriya Library North Nazimabad
- Umer Lane Library, , Lyari Town
Jacobabad[]
- Abdul Karim Gadai Municipal Library, Municipal Committee Building, Jacobabad, Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[]
Peshawar[]
- Main Library, University of Agriculture, Peshawar
- Main Library, University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar
- Main Library, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
- Municipal Corporation Library, Peshawar City, Peshawar
- Nishtar Municipal Public Library, Town Hall, G. T. Road, Peshawar
- Central Sciences Degree College Library, Peshawar
- Islamia College University Central Library Peshawar
Mardan[]
- Cantonment Library, Cantonment Board, Mardan
- Mardan Public Library, Directorate of Archives, Shami Road, Mardan
Abbottabad[]
- Main Library, Pakistan Military Academy, Abbottabad
- Municipal Committee Library, Abbottabad
- Municipal Library, Company Garden, Abbottabad
Dera Ismail Khan[]
- Main Library, Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan
- Municipal Central Library, Town Hall, Dera Ismail Khan
Kohat[]
- Jinnah Municipal Library, Shah Faisal Gate, Kohat
Topi[]
- Main Library, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering & Technology, Topi District-Swabi
Risalpur[]
- Main Library, Military College of Engineering, Risalpur
Mansehra[]
- Municipal Committee Library, Mansehra
Mingora[]
- Municipal Public Library, Mingora
- Swat Public Library, Swat (http://www.kppls.pk/)
Bannu[]
- Municipal Public Library, Bannu
Public Libraries Network[]
Main Public Library and Archive in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the Directorate of Archives & Libraries, Jail Road Peshawar. It has now developed its District or Branch Libraries in different districts of Khyber Pakhutnkhwa. These libraries in future will be like the chain of one Big network of Public Libraries and Archives. Its district libraries are:
- Timergara Public Library
- Nowshera Public Library
- Peshawar Public Library
- Mardan Public Library
- Haripur Public Library
- Abbottabad Public Library
- Bannu Public Library
- Laki Marwat Public Library
- DI Khan Public Library
- Kohat Public Library
- Swat Public Library
- Charsada Public Library
- Ghazi Public Library
- Swabi Public Library
- Khushal Khan Khattak memorial library, Akora Khattak
- chitral public library
Punjab[]
Mailsi[]
Masood Jhandir Research Library
Murree[]
- Iqbal Municipal Library
Chiniot[]
Bahawalpur[]
- Central Library Bahawalpur
- e-Library, Bahawalpur (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)[3]
Faisalabad[]
Following are three public libraries in Faisalabad city:[4]
- Allama Iqbal Library
- Municipal Library
- e-Library, Faisalabad (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)[5]
Toba Tek Singh[]
- Govt. Public Library, Iqbal Bazaar, Kamalia.
- e-Library, Toba Tek Singh (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)[6]
Lahore[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Quaid-e-Azam_Library_in_Jinnah_Garden.jpg/200px-Quaid-e-Azam_Library_in_Jinnah_Garden.jpg)
The Quaid-e-Azam Library in Bagh-e-Jinnah
- , Aitchison College
- Dyal Singh Trust Library, established in Lahore in 1908 in pursuance of the will of the Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia; first setup in the Exchange Building, the residence of Sardar Dyal Singh
- The Ewing Memorial Library, built in 1943 and named for Dr. Sir J.C.R. Ewing, the second principal of the college; one of the oldest and best college libraries in Lahore; now gradually transforming itself into a state-of-the-art university library
- , Government College University
- , Islamia College
- , Lahore University of Management Sciences
- National Library of Engineering Sciences, plays a vital role in achieving the objectives of the institution like study & teaching, research & extension services, and dissemination of information; fully air conditioned with a seating capacity of about 400 readers at its different floors[7]
- Punjab Public Library
- Quaid-e-Azam Library, a highly detailed model of a newly constructed library, named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; located in the most famous gardens of Lahore, named "Lawrence Gardens" by the British.
- e-Library, Lahore (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)[8]
Sahiwal[]
- Government Jinnah Public Library
- e-Library, Sahiwal (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)[9]
- Government Urdu Addab Library ( Urdu Literature Library)
Sargodha[]
- Jinnah Hall Library
- Central Library, University of Sargodha[10]
- e-Library, Sargodha (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)[11]
Multan[]
- Garrison Public Library
- e-Library, Multan (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)[12]
Balochistan[]
Quetta[]
- Buitems Library, Quetta
- Cantonment Public Library, Cantonment Board, Shahrah-e-Aziz Bhatti, Quetta
- Quaid-e-Azam Library, Quetta
- Main Library, University of Balochistan, Quetta
Mastung[]
- Library of Cadet College, Mastung
- Municipal Public Library, Mastung
- Sarawan digital Library, Mastung
Lasbela[]
- LUAWMS Library, Lasbela
Winder[]
- Sassui Library, Winder
Tubat[]
- Molana Abdul Haq Library, Turbat Kech
Islamabad Capital Territory[]
Following are some of the public libraries in Islamabad Capital Territory:[13]
- PHRC Central Library
- National Library of Pakistan
- Islamabad Public Library
- Islamabad Community Library,
Sector F-11 Markaz.
- Islamabad Community Library,
Sector G-7, Near Iqbal Hall
- Islamabad Community Library,
Street - 9, Sector G-8/2
- Islamabad Community Library,
Sector G-11 Markaz
- Islamabad Community Library,
Sector I-8 Markaz
- Islamabad Community Library, Street - 57, Sector I-10/1
See also[]
External links[]
- Pakistan Library Network, a list of libraries maintained by PLANWEL
- Libraries in Karachi
- Library Information Services, CIIT Lahore
References[]
- ^ Board of Intermediate Karachi Library
- ^ Defence Central Library
- ^ https://elibrary.punjab.gov.pk
- ^ http://punjab.gov.pk/node/599 Faisalabad - Public libraries
- ^ https://elibrary.punjab.gov.pk
- ^ https://elibrary.punjab.gov.pk
- ^ National Library of Engineering Sciences
- ^ https://elibrary.punjab.gov.pk
- ^ https://elibrary.punjab.gov.pk
- ^ www.uos.edu.pk Central Library University of Sargodha
- ^ https://elibrary.punjab.gov.pk
- ^ https://elibrary.punjab.gov.pk
- ^ "National Library of Pakistan".
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