Libaray's Map and some update news

Dear All,
This is just brief information for 2008, we made one semester/conference and some donation to local small school with the help of Don and His friends from Bangkok. We cannot do big event and help for the children but we are trying to keep running the library for long term condition.

For next year rent of the building(2009/2010), Mrs. Antoinette Duncan take care about this .This is the major portion of the budget we spend in library project every year , if we already have money for the renting charges of building we can easily take care about staff and buying books etc.

Here is the update contact information and Map of libaray if you want to drop a visit while you are in bagan.

Ma May thu phyo or Ko Aung Hteik ( responsible person at library , Bagan)
Contact 00 95 61 65 263
Email nanopost@myanmar.com.mm or wthuya@gmail.com

Thank you all for your support.
With best wishes,
Kuthodaw library, bagan.

Some Photo of seminar 09Aug 2008 ( 2nd time)

Some photo of Audience and speakers at Seminar-09/08/08@Bagan

Licence for Kuthodaw Library

Dear All ,
we are very happy to tell you that after 3 years of work, the ministry of Public Relations has decided to approve the licence for Kuthodaw Library. The licence is good for one year starting 25 august and finishing 25 august 2009.This will make it much easier for us to organise seminars and workshops etc..
best regards,

Kuthodaw Library , Bagan

helping to one small school near bagan

With help of Donald Gilliland , we are helping to small school at Dahutcan village near bagan .

This primary school need a lot of support to stand proper ..here are some photo of school and our works :

Second seminar ( 09 & 10 august 2008)

Dear All,
Since the first time (Feb 2007) we would like to do it again and we are waiting for the best moment to let it happen (permission from local authorities, availability of the author and fund etc)

Now, We are very pleased to announce that we can make it happen.
Seminar with invited author from Mandalay ( Saya Nay Win Myint and Saya Nyo Htun lu ) and U AUng Kyaing ( Archeology Department -Bagan) will be held on 09 & 10 AUgust 2008.

I will post the detail of seminar later in next week.
Best Regards ,
Kuthodaw Library

Receive a donation for Library’s rental fees-30/10/07

Well, Very good news for everyone.

i receive a donation from some of my friends from Australia to pay the rent for next year . So, no need to worry about 2008/2009 renting charges of the Library building..

Thank you all for your kind contribution.

Kuthodaw Library .

Library's New Contract 2007-2008

Hi Everyone ,
it was already 1 year , now , we have more than 120 members (more than 40 active members and most of them are students).We organise one seminar last Feburary 2007 and some appericiate and some are shock as it was the first time in Bagan.
MOst of the friends ,people and some library from Yangon donate a books ...and now we have ± 2900 books ( novels, magazine , cartoon etc ).. well , this is quite enough for the readers.

Now , i just signed new contract 2007-2008 for library building ..
Lats year , it was only 250000 kyats ( ±250us$ ) per year and this year he ask 300000 kyats ( ±300us$ )per year and i cannot negotiate the price and he confirm that next year it will be more ..
So,until 2008 august , i can confirm you all that i have a place and i am not sure for 2008 , whether i can make a new contract or not...
Current place is good and well situated but no choice .. if i cannot find ( ±350us$ ) next year .. i oblige to move library to my home ( which is far and not convienient for the patrons )
so , any idea to keep it in current condition , welcome !

Thank you all , thuya