Sabah State Library

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Sabah State Library
Perpustakaan Negeri Sabah
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The headquarters of Sabah State Library
Sabah State Library
5°57′29.1″N116°04′42.8″E / 5.958083°N 116.078556°E / 5.958083; 116.078556
Location Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Type Public library
Established1953 (1953)
Service areaStatewide
Branch of Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah
Other information
Website www.library.sabah.gov.my

Sabah State Library (Malay : Perpustakaan Negeri Sabah) is a state department under the State Ministry of Education and Innovation Sabah which manages each of the public library branches in Sabah state of Malaysia which is in turn a constituent feeder library of the National Library of Malaysia. [1] [2] The headquarters and the main state library are located on Tasik Road, off Maktab Gaya Road in Luyang of Kota Kinabalu since June 2004.

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History

The first library of North Borneo was established as a section of the Broadcasting and Information Department in 1953. [3] In 1966 through the newly formed federation of Malaysia, the library was merged with the Sabah Museum to form the Libraries and Museum Department before it was separated in 1972 with the formation of a Library Department under the Ministry of Social Welfare. The department administration was then passed to the State Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the name began to be changed into Sabah State Library in 1976. Jurisdiction of the state library returned to the Ministry of Social Services in 1982. [3]

Headquarters and main library

The main state library consists of the following facilities and collections: [4]

LevelCollections/Facilities
2Children Internet and PWD Corner
33 Discussion Rooms, Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias, Reference And Information Counter, Red Spot Collection, General Reference (Open Access), Magazines & Journals, Return & Renewal Of Book Loans, Registration And Membership Renewal, Internet / Wifi Registration, Newspaper
4Hypermedia Corner (12 TV), Adult Internet Corner (20 Computers), 2 Discussion Rooms
5Government Publications, Malaysiana, Law, White Spot, 3 Discussion Rooms
6State Depository Collection, Sabah Collection, 1 Discussion Room, Antiquarian Collection, Microfilm Machine
73 Discussion Rooms, National Depository Collection

Branch libraries

This is a list of branch libraries under the Sabah State Library Department:

Rural libraries

There are 67 rural libraries in 25 districts as of 2022. [18]

References

  1. ↑ Miriam Drake (20 May 2003). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Second Edition - Volume 2. CRC Press. p. 1569. ISBN   978-0-8247-2078-0.
  2. ↑ Wayne A. Wiegand; Donald G. Jr. Davis (28 January 2015). Encyclopedia of Library History. Routledge. p. 442. ISBN   978-1-135-78750-9.
  3. 1 2 "About Us (History & Chronology)". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "HQ Facilities and Services".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Other Branch Libraries". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Beaufort Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Keningau Regional Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kuala Penyu Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kudat Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Lahad Datu Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Nabawan Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Papar Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sandakan Regional Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Semporna Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Sipitang Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Tanjung Aru Branch Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Tawau Regional Library". Sabah State Library. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "List of rural libraries" (PDF).
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