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PUSTAKA MIRI REACHED OUT TO COMMUNITY IN LONG SAN, LONG BANGA & BARIO

Posted on 05 August 2022

MIRI – Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri's recently held Outreach Program in Long San, Long Banga and Bario received overwhelmingly positive response from the community.

The program which was held from July 26 to 30, was organized in collaboration with Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (TEGAS) and various activities based on knowledge, information and technology were organized. The activities were conducted by the library's Community Engagement Service Division (CESD).
The activities held were Introduction to Pustaka Briefing, Information Literacy Skills Session, PANDei (People Accessible Network & Digital Empowerment Inclusivity) Session, Briefing on Online Safety as well as Reading Seeds Workshop for new parents and parents to-be.

Apart from those, MBot Challenge, virtual reality (VR) games and Mini Drone Flying also attracted many participants, especially the younger generation.
A total of 90 students and three teachers from SK St. Pius, Long San participated in the program on July 25 while another 90 students and seven teachers of SK Long Banga took part the next day.

The Outreach Program this time around concluded in Bario with their participation in Bario Nukenen Festival on July 28 and 29. The library held an interactive exhibition as well as the crowd-favourite activities. They attracted some 500 participants during the two-day event and a total of 305 newly registered library members were recorded as a membership drive was also organized.

The library, led by Regional Manager Razak Rambili, even participated in a Folk Sport Competition: Ngalubid Batang and won against teams from other agencies and community.

The Outreach Program by Pustaka Miri will continuously be held in different parts of the northern region of Sarawak and those who would like to know more or have one organized may contact them by calling 085-422525 or email librarian@sarawak.gov.my