YB Sim Launches Ambitious Mini Libraries Project to Rejuvenate Reading Interests
(19 April 2009)
Georgetown: Pantai Jerejak State Assemblyman Sim Tze
Tzin today launches an ambitious RM50,000 project to build seven or more
mini libraries across his constituent. He plans to bring mini libraries
directly to where community lives with good books and internet
facilities. He plans to build an intellectual and cultured community
where reading is the hobby of most people.
“Libraries should be nearer to where people
live and work. It should be conducive and pleasurable place
for people to read, surf internet and gather. It should be a
place where old friends meet, new friendship made, new ideas
get generated and with an intellectual environment. It should
have coffee too.” He said that during a ceremony to hand over
RM3,000 books to MPPP Library at Bayan Baru Market.
Today, he also announced allocating an addition RM5,000 to
install computers and internet facilities to the Library and
another RM1,000 to buy periodic magazines. He urges more
people including old and young to read at that place. He urges
Mr. Apollo and Puan Latifah who are both present there, both
chairman of Bayan Baru Market Traders and hawkers, to read
after their work to have fun reading and improve their lives.
“I grew up studying at Batu Lanchang MPPP library. I benefited
tremendously because I got good result after studying there. I
feel appreciative to be what I am now. I wanted to do
something to improve the library system in Penang.” He told
the fellow students who were present.
Sim will be implementing his plans in three phases. He will
first set up two mini libraries, one in Bayan Baru Market and
another in Kampung Sg Nibong Kecil, Kawasan D. Last week, on
April 12, he announced allocation of RM3,000 to buy books and
another RM3,000 to install an air-cond in the community hall
there.
In the second phase, he plans to set up mini libraries at
three other locations: Kg Sg Nibong Pantai, Kg Jawa and Kg Sg
Nibong Tengah. His taskforce is now identifying suitable
locations. In the third phase, he plans to set up in Taman Sri
Nibong and Mahsuri Area. Lion’s Club has initiated an idea to
turn an abandoned foodcourt at Taman Sri Nibong into a mini
library and community center. The idea is still in the process
of negotiation.
YB Sim has pledged to allocate RM50,000 or more, a substantial
portion of his ADUN fund, every year to make this project
successful. He will also engage Multi-National Companies to
perhaps adopt the mini libraries, in order to furnish, donate
computers and support on-going expenses.
He also asked for books and computer donations to these mini
libraries. Please contact the project coordinator of the mini
libraries, Miss Loh Ker Chean at 012-362 0530 or email
kerchean@gmail.com for more details, if interested.
Roadmap of Mini Library
Project by YB Sim Tze Tzin
(YB Sim Tze Tzin encouraging the
students to make full use
of the library to enhance their
knowledge)
(Presenting books to the Bayan Baru market public
library)
(YB Sim
getting feedbacks from the students who were present)
