Welcome to the National Library of Myanmar

History

1952 -	Start as the 'State Library' under the Ministry of Culture on 1^st June 1952 and estabilshed at Jubile Hall (now Defence Museum) on Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon.

1953 -	Changed the library name from the 'State Library' to the National Library on 1953. National Library was based on Public Free Library which included the rare collections of Kinwun Mingyi's, Bagan Wundauk U Tin's collections and the researchers U Myo and U Myin collections.

1962 -	Moved to No. 166, Pansodan Road on 2^nd July 1962.

1964 -	Moved to the 3^rd floor of Municipal Building on 5^th August 1964.

1965 -	Opened the library at the Municipal Building on 4^th January (Independence Day) 1965.

1984 -	Moved again to the 1^st and 2^nd floor of the No. 53, Six-storeyed building on the Strand Road and opened the library on 24^th December 1984.

1999 -	Moved to the new National Library building at No. 18/51 (A), Corner of East Horse Race Course Road and Lay Daunk Kan Road, Tarmwe Township, Yangon on 29^th May 1999 and gave library services on 15^th June 2002.

2008 -	Moved completely to the two 3 storyed buildings, address of No. 85, Thiri Mingalar Yeikthar Street, Kabaraye Pagoda Road, Yankin Township, Yangon and opening to the public on 20^th September 2008.