Our Services > MBKS Reference Library

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 Reference Library ) to meet the demands of the residents within the Councils jurisdiction after the old Library, formerly known as KMC Library was taken over by the DBKU in 1990.

MBKS Reference Library, Jalan Padungan

The new MBKS Reference Library 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).