Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri

Introduction Branching out to the North of Sarawak, a replica of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak was constructed with the aim of catering for information and research needs of Miri’s populace as well as for those from neighbouring towns and districts within and around Sarawak’s northern region. This is in line with Pustaka Negeri’s goal of giving every individual in the State a chance to have access to information and to acquire knowledge through Pustaka Negeri. Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri (formerly known as Pustaka Miri - before 1st August 2014) is a two-storey building earmarked as one of the anchor nodes for the Miri City Fan. Located along the central axis to Dewan Suarah, the horse-shoe shape two-storey sandstone building with light green curtain walling was designed as a tranquil oasis acting as a symbolic apex of information technology in the heart of Miri Resort City. Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri was constructed in the prominent area of the public park in the central heart of Miri City with seating capacity of approximately 600 readers within the total floor space of 4,927 square meters. The construction of the library began on 27th January 2000 and completed in the end of July 2001. It opened its door to the public for the first time on 3rd October 2002 as a reference library and subsequently on 1st June 2003, widening its services to borrowing and lending.