History of KMC Library (1970-1989)
The Council Lending Library at Jalan P. Ramlee was declared open
by the President of the Kuching Municipal Council, Cr. Song Thian
Cheok, P. B. S. on 15th September, 1970. The Council Managed the
Public Lending Library till 1989. In 1999, the Library Sub-Committee
was Formed to set-up this New Informative Center ( MBKS Resource Centre ) to meet the demands of the residents within the Council’s
jurisdiction after the old Library, formerly known as KMC Library
was taken over by the DBKU in 1990.
MBKS Resource Centre, Jalan Padungan
The new MBKS Resource Centre was declared to serve the public in
July 2003. The new Library is situated at the Mezzanine floor of the
City Hall covering a floor area of 966 sq. meters. The Adult Reference
is located on the left wing for books on general subjects. There are
also separated shelves for Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Books on Malaysia
and Sarawak. For the students, a small section of books on PMR, SPM & STPM
are also available while books for light reading, magazines and newspapers
are on the right wing. Starting from the year 2005, the Council had
started to purchase books on subject related to ‘build environment’ such
as construction, architecture, planning, interior design etc. In conjunction
with the Council’s effort to transform the MBKS Library into
a technical reference library, a number of 329 titles of books on landscaping
and architecture had been purchased in 2005. Those technical books
can be obtainable for reference at the MBKS Library… (click HERE for
list of books)
Apart from the technical books, various types of technical magazines
for landscaping and architecture is also available for reference in
the library…
(click HERE for list of magazines).
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