Sarawak Energy, State Library ink MoU to develop digital resource centre
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Sarawak State Library, formalising a two-year collaboration to develop a digital resource centre for Sarawak Energy through a specific URL called PUSTAKA@SARAWAKENERGY while also developing mutually beneficial programmes and fostering a closer working relationship. According to a press statement by Sarawak Energy, the […]
Festival to provide fresh creative impetus
KUCHING: An eight-day Borneo Illustration and Creative (BIC) Festival will be held to provide a breath of fresh air to the creative industry after a two-year lull owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Themed ‘Sarawak Day, This Place We Call Home’, it will host free of charge interactive walk-in activities for visitors of all ages. The event […]
Pustaka to operate as usual during Maulidur Rasul
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) will operate as usual during Maulidur Rasul on Oct 19. On another note, Pustaka also urged its users to use their free services namely Pustaka Sarawak Channel and BookBear Service. “The Pustaka Sarawak Channel is a platform for broadcasting Pustaka’s programmes and activities online in-line with the new norm. […]
Care to save a life? Then donate your blood
MIRI: The State Library here will organise a blood donation drive at its library’s lobby area from 9 am to 12.30 pm tomorrow (May 15). The library in a Facebook posting said the programme was being held in collaboration with the Miri blood bank of Miri Hospital and Sarawak Teachers’ Union. “This blood donation drive […]
State library board members call on Abang Johari
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday received a courtesy call from members of the Sarawak State Library’s board of management at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia in Petra Jaya. The delegation was led by board chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo. The visit which lasted about 30 minutes was […]
Library to conduct stocktaking exercise
MIRI: Pustaka Sarawak Miri will be conducting their annual stocktaking exercise on a section-by-section basis starting from Dec 7 to 11. During this period, library users are unable to borrow books until Dec 12, but can return borrowed books at the service counters. Operation hours remain the same from 10am to 7pm (Monday to Friday) […]
State library reopens on Dec 1
KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Sarawak) and the State Record Repository is reopening its door to the public on Dec 1. While welcoming the public, they are also advised to follow the standard operating procedure (SOP) that has been set as part of their safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. All visitors are […]
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 […]
Public urged to utilise digital centre
MIRI: People in the northern region of the state have been told to fully utilise the Sarawak Digital Community Centre (DCC) at premises of Kampung Bakam Women’s Bureau here. The centre has been refurbished for the purpose of providing community training so that the users will not be left out of the digital economic transformation […]
An artistic Malaysia Day
BY NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING: The ‘My Malaysia Day: Diary of an Artist’ exhibition is being held at the State Library in conjunction with Malaysia Day celebrated on Sept 16. This exhibition will run until Sept 25 and is on display at Level 1 of the library. The exhibition, which is jointly organised by Universiti […]
