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ALA ASEAN "Best Practices" Sister Library Partnership Project: Malaysia

ACADEMIC library participant: SEGI University

The library of SEGI University (private), in Kuala Lumpur, is Malaysia's academic library participant in this project.  Below is SEGI Library Director, Raja Nur Ashykin Binti Raja Iskandar, the participating librarian in this project.   R

John at SEGI University, Malaysia John with Library Director of SEGI University, Malaysia

PUBLIC library participant: Panang Public Library

The Penang Public Library is the Malaysian public library participant of this project.  The library serves Penang, the country's 2nd largest city after  Kuala Lumpur, with a fantastic public library network, complete with multiple branches, mobile bus libraries, children's programming, services for the disabled, and much more.  Left: outside the central library.  Right: At the Reference Desk with Librarian Azizah Binti Zainon, the Public Librarian participant.

Penang Public Library, Malaysia John with Penang Public Library librarian at the Reference Desk 

 Mobile libraries (busmobiles) of the Penang Public Library   Lincoln Corner Americana books in the Penang Public Library 

SCHOOL Library participant: Nobel International School

The Nobel International School Library is Malaysia's school library participant in this project.  The library director, Dr. Mayasari Abdul Majid, is pictured below with her "knowledge tree" (which she designed and had constructed in her library).

John at school library in Malaysia John with school librarian in a Malaysia school library