Soeman Hs Library is a

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and

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in Riau Province,

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. It was named for the author Soeman Hs. The library was built by the government of Riau Province with six floors. The library has a number of facilities including an

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, cubicles of Malay culture, an atrium, meeting room, Internet room, small

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and Energy Corner (Chevron Library). The Library Soeman Hs also keeps a number of works of

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related to Malay culture, stored in a special room known as the Malay Chambers. In 2008,

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Muhammad Jusuf Kalla came to review and inaugurated the Soeman Hs Library. In addition to being a reading room, the library is a public space for the community. The design is inspired from open books. On 26 February 2015, Soeman HS Library was named as the best library in

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