Public Libraries

A literate society and educated youth is always required to participate in nation building and to achieve the national ideals. This is why Culture Department has worked hard to set up eighteen (18) Libraries in different cities of the province. Many more libraries are in the pipeline. The objective is to develop at least one public library in each district headquarter city and other major towns of the province.

Sachal Sarmast Library,
Khairpur.

The Culture Department Government of Sindh realized the necessity of the Academic for Social activities of the people, form the cultural and Educational programs point of view, this Academy was founded in the year 1985 on 11-02-1985 and situated from North side on National Highway in the Head Quarter Khairpur District.
Sachal Academy Khairpur has a beautiful Air Condition Auditorium with the Provision of 350 Seats. The Academy has two Rest Houses, one on Ground Flour and Second on First Flour and there are two servant quarter and one store also in Academy premises. This Academy has one office and Special Library also which are running the Rest House. This library has 1944 Collection of Books on various Topics.

Shamsul Ulema Daudpota Library,
Hyderabad

the public library was started as housed in NJV High School, Karachi. In 1962, it was brought to Hyderabad and temporarily housed in a Hall of Sindh Muslim College Hyderabad. In 1965, a new building was constructed in its present premises with the name of Sindh Provincial Library Hyderabad.
In July, 1971, when the heirs of Dr. Umer Bin Muhammad Daudpoto donated his books collection, along with the furniture and other accessories of the great scholar of Sindh, to this library, the Government of Sindh was pleased to change its name after Dr. Daudpoto. Hence, the library was named as “Shamsul Ulema Daudpoto Sindh Government Library” by Education Department Sindh. .