introduction
Sabah State Library (SSL) was established in 1953 as a section under the Department of Information to provide library services and information for the community in Sabah. It became a department by itself in 1972 under the Ministry of Social Services and is funded by both the state and federal governments.
As of today, Sabah State Library is made up of an extensive network comprising a Headquarters, 4 Regional Libraries, 18 branches, 13 mobile libraries, 7 cybermobile (Des@Net) and 109 Village/Cyber libraries.
vision
To Be The Best Library in Malaysia.
mission
To Build a Knowledgeable Society and Create a Reading Culture.
objectives
- To promote and encourage the usage of the Sabah State Library's resources and services.
- To provide excellent customer-focused services.
- To develop a corp of highly-skilled staff committed to providing quality service.
- To provide electronic access to Sabah State Library's resources.
- To provide information on Sabah through the Local History Collection and Government Publications Collection.
- To maintain close cooperation with the National Library of Malaysia and other state libraries.
THE STATE LIBRARY ENACTMENT 1988 (No. 9 of 1988)
This Enactment provides for the establishment of the Sabah State Library and for matters connected there with. It comprises of 3 parts namely:-
PART 1: Preliminary
PART II: Establishment And Management Of the State Library
Describes the establishment and objectives of the Sabah State Library as well as the functions and responsibility of its Director;
PART III: Miscellaneous
The provisions of this Enactment for the proper discharge of the functions of the Director and for the management and control of the Library and library buildings. Amongst others it provides for the following matters:-
- The general supervision and conduct of the Library ;
- The preservation of order and the prevention of nuisance in the library buildings and grounds ;
- The exclusion or removal from the Library or Library buildings of persons reasonably suspected to have committed any offence against this Enactment or the regulations made thereunder ;
- The amounts of fines that may be levied by the Director for the destruction, damages, loss or late return of library resources either borrowed or used within the premise and for the destruction or damage to other property of the Library, and for the waiving or refund of such fines ;
- The fees to be charged by the Director for the provision of library and information services or for making copies of library resources in the Library, and for the exemption for payment in whole or in part of such fees ;
- Penalties for any contravention of or failure to comply with any provisions of such regulations ; and
- The compounding of any offence under such regulations.
- This Bill was passed by the Sabah Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, 20th July, 1988. The Regulations cited as the State Library Regulations, 1988, came into force on 1st October, 1988