State Library colloquium this April 5
KUCHING: The Sarawak Annual Librarians Colloquium 2021 (SAL.co 2021) will be held live stream at Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Channel via YouTube at 10am on Monday (April 5). The colloquium acts as a venue for librarians, especially in Sarawak, to share knowledge and experiences, and to interact and network. It is also to discuss issues affecting librarianship and to provide input to the stakeholders on policy issues affecting libraries and librarianship. The theme of this colloquium is ‘Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications for Librarians in Asean: Challenges to Librarians in Sarawak’. “We aim to look into the past, analyse the present and foresee the future,” the Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) said in a statement. Visit https://www2.pustaka-sarawak.com/salco/ for free registration.
Pustaka delegation calls on state education director
KUCHING: A Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) delegation paid a courtesy call on Sarawak Education Department director Dr Norisah Suhaili here on Wednesday (March 31). The delegation comprised Pustaka acting chief executive officer Arpah Adenan, deputy chief executive officer of operations Japri Bujang Masli and several officers. Pustaka said the courtesy call was to share on […]
Pustaka introduces numerous services
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) will host its virtual Chairman’s Annual Address tomorrow from 9am to 5pm. Pustaka Sarawak board of management chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo will be giving the annual address 2021 on its Pustaka’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel. “The annual programme aims to introduce the […]
Pustaka organises virtual talks series with Unimas
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Sarawak) will be conducting a series of talks entitled ‘Siri Ceramah Sarawakiana’ next week. The series of each talk will be available on Pustaka Sarawak’s official social media pages namely Facebook and YouTube. Dr Suhaila Saee from the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) […]
Pustaka Sarawak closes on Chinese New Year
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Sarawak) and all its campuses will be closed from Friday (Feb 12) to Saturday (Feb 13) in conjunction with the Chinese New Year Celebration. In a statement released today (Feb 8), it reminded the public of its Pustaka Sarawak Channel and BookBear services which are free. It said that […]
Virtual classes on information literacy
KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Sarawak) will be organising virtual classes on information literacy through the Google Meet platform this month. The first class will be held at 2.30pm tomorrow (Feb 10) while the second class will take place at 10am on Feb 13. The purpose of these classes is to facilitate students in learning […]
Boot camp attracts 15 volunteers
MIRI: The recent two-day boot camp hosted by Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri managed to attract 15 volunteers. Held at Bakam Community Digital centre, the programme featured activities based on the concept of gaining knowledge and information. The main objective was to instill knowledge amongst participants and various activities were conducted such as Filmora workshop (video […]
Rural-urban education gaps need to be tackled
KUCHING: Gaps in the quality of education between rural and urban areas in Sarawak must be addressed constructively, said Pustaka board chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo. Noting that Pustaka will continue to play its role in educating the public, he stressed that the education system needs a paradigm shift. “Please bear in mind […]
Pustaka to play role as time travel machine
KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) must continue to play its role as time travel machine, says its board of management chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo. He said this was especially with Pustaka’s role in championing not only as a source of knowledge and information but also in digitalisation of knowledge. “It is another […]
Sarawak Children Festival 2020 goes online
KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) this year has taken the initiative to hold its annual activity, the Sarawak Children Festival 2020 virtually from Nov 13 to 15. The general public is invited to participate in all activities that will be provided for free. This year, Pustaka is collaborating with 20 international storytellers from abroad, namely […]
