Happy New Year!! We wish you all the best for this 2010. Let me give you good news. I am now attaching photos of a new library which we all should be proud of. This is a newly opened private library located in central Yangon (on Fraser Road near Sule Pagoda). 95% of books in these photos are donated by us. Most are from Thrift Books, some are donated by the University of Washington Library. Since this library concentrate on [...]
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Think of an aircraft carrier, or a 747 hanger, or maybe the Seattle Convention Center: enormous, huge, very, very big! Thrift Books has rented four cavernous, hollow structures like this. One near Auburn, Washington, the other three are scattered across America and each are filling with millions of books from collection boxes or purchased for a song from Halfprice Books or schools and college bookstores, or remainders from commercial publishers. I walked into their Northwest cavern near Emerald Downs, our [...]
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FRIENDS OF NARGIS LIBRARY RECOVERY PROJECT In recognition of those who have made this project possible, and with expectation that their leadership will attract others willing to take responsibility for this vitally important feature of the society’s recovery, we have created a list of donors: corporate, family and individuals. We intend to maintain this project until Myammar’s delta libraries are functioning fully, providing the millions of Burmese living in the delta region with books and access to global knowledge. CORPORATE [...]
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