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Chapter 16

LIBRARIES

The main library of the district is Allama Iqbal Library situated in the city on
Alipur Road. It was established by the District Council and inaugurated on
March 13, 1980 by the then Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Imtiaz Masroor. It
was later handed over to the Tehsil Municipal Administration on August 14,
2001. However, it was taken over by the District Government in 2004 and
remained under the control of the Community Development Department.
After promulgation of the Punjab Local Government Act 2013, the District
Council assumed its control once again. It was registered with the Punjab
Library Foundation Lahore the same year.
The Library is having around 30,000 books on all subjects and has a
membership of 1613 persons. It is visited by an average of 130 persons every
day. Besides the facility of books, newspapers and magazines, the Library
also provides free internet service to the visitors. The Librarian (BPS-16) is
in-charge of the Library and is assisted by 3 clerks and 4 other junior ranking
staff members.
There are a few other libraries in the district too the list of which is as follows:
1. Quaid-e-Azam Public Library, Police Lines, Muzaffargarh
2. Iqbal Municipal Public Library, Kot Addu
3. Municipal Public Library, Chowk Sarwar Shaheed
4. Municipal Public Library, Alipur
5. Municipal Public Library, Jatoi
E-LIBRARY

In order to inculcate the habit of book reading, in general, and promote the
culture of e-reading as well as e-learning amongst the general public, in
particular, an E-library was established in Muzaffargarh in the premises of
Faisal Stadium, along with 19 other cities of Punjab in 2018.

Besides providing access to eBooks, online journals, and other scholarly
resources, the library also has a stock of around 3,000 books, magazines and
documentaries. Furthermore, it provides 30 computers/laptops, 15 tablets
and multimedia for use by its members as well as the visitors. It also has a
small auditorium facility with a seating capacity of 40 persons.
E-library is headed by a librarian, who in turn is assisted by 2 assistant
librarians, 2 receptionists and an office boy.
Currently there are 1670 members out of which 211 are female members.

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