Public libraries take part in ‘Let’s Read Together for 10 Minutes’

MIRI: Pustaka Miri and its partners joined about 1 million others nationwide to take part in a record-breaking `Let’s Read Together for 10 Minutes’ (Jom Baca Bersama Untuk 10 Minit) programme with the Council of Directors of Public Libraries Malaysia.

All public libraries in the state participated in the event held simultaneously from 10am based on the Earth Hour concept held successful every year.

Held also in conjunction with this year’s World Book Day and World Copyright Programme, the main objective was to instil an interest in reading among the people.

Assistant Minister of Early Childhood Education and Family Development Rosey Yunus, Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau, and Pustaka population.

“Library membership too is very low in the state - 102,133 - including 24,151 in Miri,” she said.

Salina said the reading programme was part of ongoing programmes to encourage the reading culture and the sharing of knowledge among the people. Several other programmes were also organised and last year alone Pustaka Miri held 160 events to encourage knowledge sharing among the people.

Among them were `Friends of the Library” specifically for students, `Knowledge Sharing with Youth Icons’, `Youth Community Works’, `Memoir Kemerdekaan’ and book exhibitions.

A section of the students outside the auditorium taking part in the reading programme.

(From second left) Dennis, Rosey, Salina, Jaya and Sudan are among VIPs taking part in the reading programme.

These are among community leaders taking part in the programme.