Universities' Central Library

Universities' Central Library
တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်
16°49′50″N 96°08′10″E / 16.83056°N 96.13611°E / 16.83056; 96.13611
LocationUniversity of Yangon, Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
TypeAcademic
Established1929 (1929)
Architect(s)Kin Maung Lwin
Collection
Items collected
Size600,000 books,
15,000 palm-leaf manuscripts,
4,000 parabaiks
Other information
Parent organizationMinistry of Education (Myanmar)
Websitewww.uclmyanmar.org

The Universities' Central Library (Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်; abbreviated UCL) is an academic library located on the University of Yangon campus in Yangon, Myanmar. UCL is Myanmar's biggest academic library and plays a pivotal role in collecting and preserving historical Burmese manuscripts. UCL has the largest collection of traditional manuscripts in the country, including 15,000 palm-leaf manuscripts and 4,000 parabaiks. The library possesses 600,000 books.