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Serian District Council : Empowering Villagers Through Knowledge via ‘Library
Services Extension’
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| Puan Noorila bte. Naroodin,
the library attendant standing proudly infront of Perpustakaan Desa Manaul,
the winner of the Village Library Landscaping Competition |
Since 1980 the Serian District Council
(SDC) has extended its library services to 16 villages within its jurisdiction
with the principal aim of providing the people with information by supplying these
libraries with newspapers, magazines and other government publications.
Each of these village libraries is looked after by an attendant/librarian appointed
by the SDC.
Two of these village libraries won the First and Second prizes in a Landscaping
Competition organised by the state government in 2001. Desa Menaul and Desa Triboh
Village libraries within the Serian District came first and second respectively.
Desa Menaul Village Library
The library services of the SDC was extended to Kampong Jawa Menaul at Jalan
Ensengei, Serian in 1999 with a request from the JKKK headed by Encik Paiman
bin Ratem.
The present attendant, Puan Noorila binti Naroodin was employed to look after
the library after the former attendant, Puan Warti binti Sukor resigned to take
up another job in May 2000.
Tuan Haji Teriman Suto, a Councillor of the SDC and Hajah Salbiah Emon kindly
donated a piece of Mixed Zone Land and together with a fund of RM50,000 from
the National Library of Malaysia through the Ministry of Environment and Public
Health (MEPH) set up the Desa
Menaul Village Library.
This new building replaced the building offered for use temporarily by Encik
Sukor bin Desan.
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| Perpustakaan Desa Triboh
has made Puan Ida ak. Miriga the proud attendant since it won 2nd place
in the Landscaping Contest |
As at 31 December 2003, the Desa
Menaul Village Library has 43 active members with an attendance record of 6,224
in 2003. The library has a total of 5,117 books, of which 2,253 books are on
loan from MEPH library and 2864 books are from the Council. Of the 5,117 books,
3,463 are Bahasa Malaysia books and 1,654 are English language books.
Desa Triboh Village Library
The new Perpustakaan Desa Triboh situated at Kampong Triboh, Jalan Gedong, Serian
was completed in December 2000 by SDC with a fund of RM50,000 from Perpustakaan
Negara Malaysia through the MEPH.
In 1995, a request from the kampong people through their Ketua Kaum, Encik Hansi
Ak. Igang and Chairman of the JKKK, Encik Dhanabalan and Encik Sikah Ak. Gelai
saw the SDC extending the library services to the village.
Since then, the library services have benefited the people especially the pupils
of nearby schools.
Part of the Balai Raya or community hall in the village was used as the Reading
Room until 1998 when the portion was needed for the extension and renovation.
In April 1998, Encik Miriga Ak. Bajah of the village offered part of his dwelling
for use as a Reading Room until the new Perpustakaan Desa building was completed.
The present attendant, Puan Ida Ak. Miriga was employed to take charge of the
library after Puan Roselind Ak. Miriga resigned in December 2000.
As at 31 December 2003, the Desa Triboh village library has 48 active members
with an attendance record of 11,642 in 2003.
To date, the Desa Triboh library has a total of 7,270 books, of which 4,484
books are on loan from MEPH and 2,786 books are from the Council.
Of the 7,270 books, 5,748 books are in Bahasa Malaysia and the remainder 1,522
books are English language books.
Words and Pictures by Mr. Then
Ah Nyuk, Pembantu Perpustakaan, Majlis Daerah Serian
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