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Malaysia National Library(Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia) is located at 232, Jalan Tun Razak, 50572 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and a must visit for all book’s lover.
It is located opposite National Heart Institute(Institut Jantung Negara) and along the busy(always jam) Jalan Tun Razak.
The building architecture is very special as it is designed based on a traditional Malay headgear known in the Malay Language as the "tengkolok".
You can get some of the latest books in any subjects here.
These include from Azizi Ali, T. Harv Eker, Milan Doshi, Robert Kiyosaki and many more.
The Library membership is Free.
There is a a adult and children lending services. You can borrow up to three books for a period of three weeks, which you are allow to renewable for an additional 3 weeks.
Renewal of the books can be done over the phone.
Malaysia National Library (Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia) Opening Hours
Tuesdays to Saturdays : 10.00 am – 7.00 pm
Sundays : 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
CLOSED: Monday & Public Holidays
Telephone for Book Renewal : 03-2687 1791 and 03-2687 1748
Free WIFI also available. So bring your laptop when you are going there.
What I do not like is the car parking lot is very limited.
This is due to construction of new building which is at the near completion date. Alternatively, you have to park at Bernama, Wisma Sejarah, Pusat Rawatan Islam(PUSRAWI) and Hotel Putra.
Maximum parking rate per day is RM8.00
Ageing Malaysians tend to read less
By RACHAEL KAM
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians tend to read less as they grow older, according to Malaysian National Library director-general Datuk Raslin Abu Bakar.
Basing his theory on the number of borrowers at the library, he said those aged 10 to 40 years read an average of eight books a year.
However, those aged 41 and above only read an average of six books a year.
More than 241,950 people visited the national library in the first six months of the year and 77% of them were adults, he told The Star.
Raslin said people prefer “the more relaxed and not too heavy” reading material, which includes novels, fiction and religious books.
He said between January and March, the library recorded adults borrowing 11,928 novels and books of fiction.
“This is followed by 9,448 books on religion and 5,971 books on technology,” he said, adding that the reading habit should start at home.
“There are many ways to encourage reading, like giving books as gifts and bringing children to bookstores, libraries and book fairs,” Raslin said.
Meanwhile, leading bookstores here said their buyers mainly look for self-help and personal development books.
MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Donald Kee said the trend of going for self-help and personal development books had increased since five years ago.
“This is reflective of Malaysians being increasingly focused on improving their business or career,” he said, adding that parents are also willing to spend on good children’s books.
Kee said popular books include topics related to management and business, children’s stories, novels, local and international biographies, graphic novels, cook books, politics, travel and language.
Kinokuniya Book Stores (M) Sdn Bhd also listed self-help books as among its top sellers.
“Readers are more inclined to read the same books that are being shouted about worldwide,” said its merchandising assistant department manager Seto Kit-Sau.
Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Heng Seai Kie said she loves reading to her seven-year-old son.
She said they would read together at times, adding that this was also a form of bonding.
“I can see that he is gaining knowledge fast, apart from having a good comprehension of what he reads,” she said.
fr:thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/6/nation/6981473&sec=nation
E-readers are good news for bookworms
PETALING JAYA: Good news for bookworms – you can now read up to 2,000 books or more at any one time.
This is made possible through the availability of many brands of electronic e-readers which are not only environmentially-friendly but space-saving too.
MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Donald Kee said e-readers could help resolve the problem of students having to lug heavy school bags.
“E-readers are popular in many advanced countries. It is common to see people reading them on public transport,” he told The Star.
In Malaysia, most buyers are urbanites aged between 25 and 35 years.
Malaysian Nature Society president Tan Sri Salleh Mohd Nor however said it is a misconception that e-readers protect forests because books are usually made from trees grown on plantations,
“We support e-readers as it’s good to use less paper.
“However, many older people might prefer reading from a traditional book,” he said.
Kee said MPH was looking at ways to promote e-readers. It expects sales of e-readers to hit RM1mil within the next year.
E-readers are priced between RM599 and RM1,299 each.
fr:thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/13/nation/7015346&sec=nation
Cultivate good reading habits in our young
ONE of the greatest achievements of human beings is the ability to put ideas and feelings down in written and printed words and the ability to read and understand these words.
We live in a world of printed words, not just in books, newspapers, journals and magazines but also road signs, signboards, letters, notices, bills, package labels, stickers, advertisement, TV commercials and etc.
While reading is indeed one of the most important skills in everyday life, Malaysians are poor readers and have poor reading habits.
The latest survey by the National Library shows on the average, Malaysians read only eight books in a year. Although this is higher than the two books we read in a year in the 2005 survey, generally this is still not encouraging as we are a fast-developing nation.
No doubt, reading has many advantages. Reading is a cornerstone for success not just in schools but throughout life. Through reading, we acquire new ideas and knowledge, obtain needed information, relax the minds, and improve our command of language and vocabulary. It also serves as a good companion and provides pleasure, expand our horizons and enrich our lives!
We are fortunate as we can easily find libraries and bookshops throughout the country and we should know how to make good use of them. But sadly, this is not the case as many of our young people only visit the libraries and bookstores during examinations or in times of need.
Not many are keen to spend time to read, to do research and to seek knowledge to better themselves.
Society at large, especially parents, need to change this mindset and be more proactive in guiding and cultivating reading habits among children from a young age.
If our youth spend their free time in reading and cultivate critical thinking, we will have less social problems such as illegal racing, wild sex, baby-dumping, drug-taking and so on.
As we move towards Vision 2020, which incorporates nine strategic objectives and the sixth is the challenge to establish a scientific and progressive society, a society that is innovative and forward looking, one that is not only a consumer of technology but also contributor to the scientific and technological civilisation of the future.
And being poor readers, it is not going to be easy for us to attain this goal. In this context, perhaps Malaysians can learn a thing or two from our Japanese friends. Japan is one of the most developed nations in the world and most Japanese are good readers.
The Government is trying very hard to make Malaysia a developed and a high-income nation. It is also doing its best to produce a generation of intellectuals. All these will be quite impossible if our people, especially the young, do not cultivate good reading habits.
TIH SEONG PIN,
Malacca.
fr:thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/11/9/focus/7374268&sec=focus