MANILA, March 4 — “A good book is easy to find” reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-storey home located on the outskirts of the Philippines’ main financial district which he has turned into a public library where anyone can borrow books for free. Called the Reading Club 2000, Guanlao’s library showcases a wide variety … Read more
Kementerian Perpaduan Negara (KPN) komited tingkatkan budaya membaca dalam kalangan rakyat Malaysia bagi melahirkan masyarakat berilmu pengetahuan. KPN komited tingkatkan budaya membaca Menterinya, Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang berkata, KPN akan terus tingkatkan budaya membaca dengan melaksanakan kempen sepanjang tahun ini. Ujar beliau, pihaknya telah merancang beberapa program, antaranya Jom Baca 10 Minit, Karnival Baca Perdana, … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Perpustakaan Awam Selangor (PPAS) Hulu Langat, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor mencetuskan perdebatan apabila menggunakan papan tanda bahasa Inggeris ‘Library’. Penggunaan bahasa selain bahasa Malaysia menjadi pertikaian orang awam kerana pusat bacaan itu sepatutnya memartabatkan bahasa kebangsaan. Khairul Hakimin Muhammad menerusi komen di Facebook menulis, perkara itu tidak sepatutnya ketika kerajaan sedang mengajak rakyat… … Read more
Las Vegas, NV, United States, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In honor of Black History Month, the city of Las Vegas presented Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Executive Director Kelvin Watson with the African American Trailblazer Service Award in the category of Community Activism and Politics. The ceremony marking the 10th annual awards was … Read more
AMSTERDAM, Jan 7 — Ikram Cakir hands over a multi-coloured blue and white blouse and selects a similar item, this time in hot pink. Welcome to Amsterdam’s “fashion library”. Billed as one of the world’s only physical centres for renting used and new clothing, the “big shared wardrobe” in the Dutch capital is a response … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — Malaysia’s first health digital library, known as Beauty (Bringing Education And Understanding To You) and Health Digital Library for Health Promotion and Health Screening Portal, was officially launched today with 44 videos and 48 informative booklets of comprehensive educational resources on cancer. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Nov 19 — How was the air breathed by Caesar, the Prophet Muhammad or Christopher Columbus? A giant freezer in Copenhagen holds the answers, storing blocks of ice with atmospheric tales thousands of years old. The Ice Core Archive, housing 25 kilometres (15 miles) of ice collected primarily from Greenland, is helping scientists understand … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Apple’s classical music app Apple Music Classical just dropped and differentiates itself from its competitors in both good and bad ways. The same design philosophy is evident across both apps — clean, sleek, very much in love of boxes. What must have puzzled many people is why a separate app … Read more
ANKARA, Turki – Perpustakaan Kebangsaan Turki atau Presidential Library merupakan mercu tanda kemajuan pendidikan rakyat Turki. Berdiri megah di atas tanah berkeluasan 125,000 meter persegi, perpustakaan itu merupakan struktur terakhir sebagai pelengkap Kompleks Presiden Turki yang terletak di Ankara. Perpustakaan yang dirasmikan Presiden Recep Tayyip Erdogan pada 20 Februari 2020 itu merupakan pusat rujukan koleksi … Read more
