Tanjung Aru Library ( ms, Perpustakaan Tanjung Aru) is a
public library in the
Greater Kota Kinabalu
Greater Kota Kinabalu refers to the dense clusters of regional populated areas surrounding the city of Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia. It comprises the districts of Kota Kinabalu (also the largest city and capital of Sabah), Penampang District, Penam ...
area of
Tanjung Aru
Tanjung Aru is a sub-district of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, of Malaysia. Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long along with new skyscrapers. This beach has a lot of '' Casuarina equisetifolia ...
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Sabah
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Malaysia
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History
The library complex was constructed as a replacement to one of the old Sabah State Library branch building in the city centre which has been demolished after it was declared unsafe.
Its construction was jointly funded by Lahad Datu Water Supply Sdn Bhd and Sabah Development Bank under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, each contributing
RM20 million for the project. The building was completed in 2017 before opened to public on 1 April 2019.
Weeks after its opening, the children section on the first floor was forced to temporarily closed after its public amenities were vandalised by irresponsible visitors.
Features
The six floors building sits on a 62,000 square feet area with its structure incorporated
green design
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with the motifs of
Sabah's ethnic communities besides the outer motif of the building designed to prevent heat from entering the
atrium
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* Atrium, the genital structure next to the genital aperture in the reproductive system of gastropods
* Atrium of the ventricular system of the brain
* Pulmona ...
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Inside the library complex, there is an innovation centre, telecommunication museum with a section for users to share their creative ideas.
The main lobby is located on the lower floor while children section on the first floor followed by teen library on the second floor, adult lending on the third floor, adult reference on the fourth floor and multi-purpose room on the fifth floor.
References
Buildings and structures in Kota Kinabalu
Public libraries in Malaysia
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