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The Melaka Public Library ( ms, Perpustakaan Awam Melaka) is the state library of
Melaka Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...
,
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. It is managed under the Melaka Public Library Corporation.


History

The very first library in Malacca was the Khutub Khanah Melaka, established in 1881 and was located at the
Stadthuys The Stadthuys (an old Dutch spelling, meaning city hall) is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca City, the administrative capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia in a place known as the Red Square. The Stadhuys is known f ...
. After the independence of Malaya in 1957 and formation of Malaysia in 1963, the library was moved to Hang Tuah Hall in 1966. The moving ceremony was officiated by
Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
Tan Siew Sin Tun Tan Siew Sin (; 21 May 1916 – 17 March 1988) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance, and 3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA, formerly Malayan Chinese Assoc ...
. In 1975, the Malacca Public Library Corporation was enacted to establish the Malacca Public Library. Matters related to it was approved. The corporation was then established 2 years later in 1977 located at Hang Tuah Hall. In 1993, the Malacca Public Library Enactment (Amendment) Act 1993 went in force. In 1996, the library moved to its current location at Bukit Baru and inaugurated by
Governor of Malacca The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca or Malacca Governor is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Malacca. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) (''English: His Excellency''). The current office beare ...
Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (4 May 1925 – 7 July 2008) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 1967 to 1978 and the fifth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Melaka state from 198 ...
on 4 November.


Collection

* Examination Section * Lincoln Collection Section * Loan Section * Malacca Collection Section * Publication Section * Reference Section


Branches

In 1986, the Jasin branch of Malacca Public Library was established at JKR Building, Jasin Town. On 1 October 1999, the library was moved to a new building and inaugurated by Malacca Chief Minister
Abu Zahar Ithnin Datuk Seri Abu Zahar bin Ithnin (died 12 July 2013) was a Malaysian politician and the Chief Minister of Malacca from May 1997 to December 1999. He had also been Malacca State Legislative Assembly Speaker. His daughter, Dira Abu Zahar is also ...
on 11 November. In 1988, the
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branch of the library was established at UMNO Building, Alor Gajah Town. On 1 August 1998, the library was moved to a new place and was inaugurated by Malacca Chief Minister
Abu Zahar Ithnin Datuk Seri Abu Zahar bin Ithnin (died 12 July 2013) was a Malaysian politician and the Chief Minister of Malacca from May 1997 to December 1999. He had also been Malacca State Legislative Assembly Speaker. His daughter, Dira Abu Zahar is also ...
. In 1992, the
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branch of the library was established at Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji Building, Masjid Tanah Town. In 2005, another branch library was opened in May 2005. In 1993, several library branches were opened, which are Air Tawar Village Library on 12 June, Felda Kemendore Village Library on 2 August 1993, Selandar Village Library on 18 October 1993 and Kuala Linggi Village Library on 20 December. In 1994, the Rantau Panjang Village Library was established on 18 April. Also in 1994, the
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branch of the library was opened to the public on 1 June and inaugurated on 29 August. In 2003, the library was moved to a new building in Jasin Route and opened on 2 June. In 1996, the Central Malacca branch of the library was established at Hang Tuah Mall after the main library was moved to Bukit Baru. In August 2001, the library was changed to Higher Education Institute Resource Center Library. In 1997, the
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Village Library was established on 10 November. In 1999, several library branches were opened again, which are Japerun
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Library on 2 February, Japerun
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Library, Japerun
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Library and Ayer Molek Darat Village Library on 1 June. In 2000, the Felda Bukit Senggeh Village Library was established on 1 August and the Felda Bukit Sedanan Village Library was established on 1 September. In 2001, the Kampung Padang Village Cyber Library was established on 3 July. In 2002, several library branches were opened, which are Japerun Air Panas Library and Bertam Hulu Village Library on April, Japerun Bukit Asahan Library on 3 May, Tangga Batu Village Library on 15 June and Paya Rumput Village Library on 1 August. In 2003, the Ilmu Air Limau Cyber Library and Ilmu Chenderah Cyber Library was established. In 2004, the Menggong Village Library was established. In 2005, the
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Village Cyber Library was established in January. In 2006, the
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Town Library was established in October and the
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Village Library was established on 18 December. In 2008, the Bukit Bulat Village Library was established on 15 February. In 2010, the Malacca Planetarium Community Library was established on 4 January and inaugurated on 25 January. The ÆON Community Library was established on 5 February. In 2012, the
Sungai Rambai Sungai Rambai is a mukim and town in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is next to the border of Johor at Kesang River. Administration Sungai Rambai was made an autonomous subdistrict (daerah kecil) in March 2017 but the autonomy was revok ...
Village 1Malaysia Library was established on 24 March.


See also

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List of tourist attractions in Melaka This is the list of tourist attractions in Malacca, Malaysia. Community * Chitty Village * Hang Tuah Village * Jonker Walk * Little India * Morten Village * Portuguese Settlement Convention centres * Malacca Inte ...
*
National Library of Malaysia The National Library of Malaysia ( Malay: ''Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia'') (PNM) is a library established under the National Library Act 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The National Library is responsible for providing a collection of knowle ...


References


External links

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