Sabah State Library ( ms, Perpustakaan Negeri Sabah) is a state department under the State Ministry of Education and Innovation Sabah which managing every of the
public library branches in
Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. The headquarters is located in Tasik Road, Off Maktab Gaya Road in Luyang of
Kota Kinabalu
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History
The first library of
North Borneo was established as a section of the Broadcasting and Information Department in 1953.
In 1966 through the newly formed federation of Malaysia, the library was merged with the
Sabah Museum
The Sabah Museum ( Malay: ''Muzium Sabah'') is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital.
History
The original Sabah Museum location was established on 15 July 1965 ...
to form the Libraries and Museum Department before it was separated in 1972 with the formation of a Library Department under the Ministry of Social Welfare. The department administration was then passed to the State Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the name began to be changed into Sabah State Library in 1976. Jurisdiction of the state library returned to the Ministry of Social Services in 1982.
Branches
This is a list of Sabah State Library branches:
* Bandar Sri Indah Library
* Beaufort Library
* Beluran Library
* Keningau Library (regional)
* Kinabatangan Library
* Kota Belud Library
* Kota Marudu Library
* Kuala Penyu Library
* Kudat Library
* Kunak Library
* Lahad Datu Library
* Nabawan Library
* Papar Library
* Sandakan Library (regional)
* Semporna Library
* Sipitang Library
* Tambunan Library
* Tamparuli Library
*
Tanjung Aru Library
* Tawau Library (regional)
* Tenom Library
* Tuaran Library
* UTC Library
References
External links
*
Buildings and structures in Kota Kinabalu
Public libraries in Malaysia
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