Pustaka will be closed from tomorrow
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) will be closed from tomorrow (Oct 29) until further notice. According to a press statement, the library will remain close to control the spread of Covid-19, which have spiked drastically here. “This is an important measure in ensuring the health and safety of our staff, users and […]
Pustaka Negeri open as usual on Maulidur Rasul
KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Negeri) will be opened and operate as usual during the Maulidur Rasul public holiday, happening tomorrow. In a statement yesterday, Pustaka Negeri encouraged the public to make use of its free services such as Pustaka Sarawak Channel and BookBear. “Pustaka Sarawak Channel is a platform for broadcasting programmes and library […]
Sibu Library officially launched
SIBU: The Sibu Library was officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Tun Openg today. According to Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, the library began operations on Sept 15 after its soft launching by Pustaka Negeri Sarawak board of management chairman Tan Sri Hamid Bugo on Sept 14. Various programmes were conducted since its opening and […]
More than just a library
SIBU: Compared to other state libraries in Malaysia, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak is very unique because it is not only a state library, but also a storage and preservation centre of records and archives. This was pointed out by Pustaka Sarawak board of management chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo at the launch of Pustaka […]
Thumbs-up to state government
READING KITS MIRI: The public here applaud the announcement by the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) to distribute reading kits to pregnant mothers in Sarawak. The reading kits will be distributed under the Reading Seeds Programme to the mothers when they register for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS). The […]
8,000 babies to have Pustaka reading kits
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) is targeting 8,000 newborn babies to receive reading kits under the ‘Reading Seeds’ programme this year. Its chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Rashidah Bolhassan said the kits would be distributed to the mothers of the babies throughout the state through its collaboration with the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, […]
Reading kits for pregnant mothers
KUCHING: Reading kits containing specially designed baby books with reading skill technique manuals for parents will be distributed to pregnant mothers in Sarawak when they register for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS). State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the kits would be distributed under the Reading […]
Building a sustainable digital community
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg symbolically launched 42 Digital Community Centres (DCCs) virtually today in conjunction with the International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) held on Oct 7 and 8 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching here. At the same time yesterday several elected representatives also successfully carried out the launches […]
Stay united to overcome challenges
BY NATASHA JEE & NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING: The people have been urged to continue to remain united in order to remain strong and be able to face challenges ahead. Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said when Malaysia was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic the people remained strong together to curb the […]
BookBear service is now available
SIBU: The State Library is offering free BookBear service here via the Angka.sa2 application. In support of reading programmes and activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, the library is providing this service to its users. The BookBear is a direct-to-consumer book-borrowing service through the Angka.sa2 application, which can be downloaded from Google Play Store and App […]
