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State-run libraries are all too quiet
Written by Le Thuy Duong   
Monday, 12 January 2009 21:02

With 1.54 million books and 1.3 million newspapers in its Jakarta collection, the National Library has more than enough on offer to keep the city’s 12 million residents interested. However, its facilities are vastly underused: less than 15,000 people visited the library last year, and even fewer took out books.

 
City libraries need money for renovations
Written by Le Thuy Duong   
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 12:52

Holes in the ceilings of the South Jakarta public library in Gandaria are a cause for concern, with many librarians worried about the safety of visitors and book collections.

Read the full story on the Jakarta Post.

 
Library offers knowledge, imagination to young pupils
Written by Le Thuy Duong   
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 12:49

Bali Provincial Library may only have a small number of new children books in its collection but it has some loyal young visitors who enthusiastically go through the dusty, yellowing pages to gain knowledge or indulge in a world of imagination.

Read the full story on the Jakarta Post.

 
Librarians from Southeast Asian Countries Discusses Mobile Libraries
Written by Le Thuy Duong   
Tuesday, 18 November 2008 14:52

Tags: CONSAL projects | Indonesia | mobile library

About 500 librarians from Southeast Asian countries gathered in Yogyakarta to discuss about mobile libraries on November 10-12. The seminar is a project jointly initiated by Indonesian Librarians Union and the National Library of Indonesia approved by the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians as a CONSAL regional project.

 
Library donations help teens read
Written by Le Thuy Duong   
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 12:59

With undisguised joy, Aryani Putri and her friends immersed themselves in the three boxes of books, donated through Bali Youth Corner and delivered by Putu Eka Dharmartha.

Read the full story on the Jakarta Post.

 
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