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Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library
About DBP Library
Mission Statement
Location
Library Hours
The Library Collection
Mobile Library Services
Other Library Services
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Dewan Bahasa Pustaka Library is to provide without charge, diverse
and easily accessible materials, services and programmes to educate, inform, enrich
and entertain all residents of the country. The Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library
provides equal access to all users, and seeks to make available the broadest possible
spectrum of information and ideas.
Providing services to all age groups is one of the function of the
Library, services are provided to meet the special needs and
interests of each group. The Library recognizes its responsibility
to contribute to the lifetime learning of adults in the community,
and to reach out to those with special needs by committing funding
for special collections and services to promote literacy, and to
provide materials for the visually handicapped of all ages, such as
large print books for the children. The Library strives
to satisfy the mental, emotional, and recreational needs of children and youth through
material and programs relevant to their interests. The Library works closely with
other government departments and co-operate with the school librarians and teachers.
Location
The DBP Public Library is located at the centre of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan,
precisely at Jalan Elizabeth II, Bandar Seri Begawan BS3510, facing the garden in
front of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. The Library Building is just next
to RTB (Radio Television Brunei) Building. Further down the road there is the old
building of the Ministry of the Religious Affairs.
If you go along Jalan Tutong towards the commercial area of the capital, you will
pass the Secretariat Building on your right hand side and the Main Post Office on
your left, turn right at the traffic lights and you are on Jalan Elizabeth II. You
will pass the front side of the Secretariat Building and then the RTB Building. If
you use Jalan Stoney towards the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, turn left at
the traffic lights as you pass the Dewan Raya of RTB Building and the first building
on your left is the DBP Library.
Daily Library Hours
The main library is open:
Monday - Saturday : 0800 to 2000 hours
Sunday : 0900 to 2000 hours
And closed on Friday and Public Holidays
Please feel free to call us at 02-235501 if you have any questions regarding our
opening times.
There are also Districts Libraries in;
And one Branch Library in Seria (in Belait District) located at Jalan Bolkiah,
Seria;
The opening hours for districts and branch libraries are as follows:
Monday - Saturday : 0900 to 1700 hours
Friday and Sunday : Closed for the whole day.
The Library Collection
The library has a growing collection of monographs and other library materials and
currently there are more than 385,000 volumes of books within the whole system. Various
Catalogue cabinets make it possible for the public to search the library's collection.
The collection is divided into five main categories: Reference Library, Adult Library,
Young People's Library, Childrens Library and Mobile Library. Each category contains
materials appropriate to its readers.
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Reference Section
The Reference Section consist of four main collections namely
the Bruneiana Collections, Southeast Asia/ASEAN Collections, the General Collections
and the Multimedia Collections.
The Bruneiana Collections is a collection of publications
either published in or about Brunei with emphasis on culture, history, politics,
economics, social customs, ethnology and other subject areas.
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Adult
Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Reference can be found here. Fiction
consists of: Romance, Historical, Mysteries, Westerns, Large-Print, Science Fiction,
and a extensive selection of paperbacks. Non-fiction has a wide variety of materials
on subjects ranging from agriculture to zebra and anything in between.. An Internet
access computer is available for use in 1/2 hour blocks of time, check with the Circulation
Desk for more information about this service.
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Young People
The youth collection is primarily for readers between the
age of age 13 to 21, although there are enough reading areas for the youth at the
upper level, one can find information appropriate for their respective levels. Youth
Library is divided into Fiction, Non-Fiction, Reference, Paperback browsing areas
and the Text and Educational books. Soon the Young People Library will be provided
with CD-ROM workstation to assist with homework assignments.
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Children's
The Children's Room is a fun place for children and their
care takers to visit. The collection is arranged into reading, reference, study areas
and activities rooms. Children's picture books, Parenting Collection, Easy-to-Read
books, puzzles, audio tapes, kits and videos are all located in a relaxed atmosphere.
Fiction and picture books are located in a sunny corner for quiet reading. The Non-Fiction
and Reference arrangement makes it easy for library users to study. A CD-ROM workstation
is also available for homework assistance, and learning fun.
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Magazines
The library subscribes to more than 200 titles of magazines
and journals. Magazines are located in the General Reference area in second floor.
Most recent issues will be displayed at the magazine shelf and the back issued are
kept at the stack room.
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Special Collections
Library Science Collections
The Health and Medical Collections
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Facilities
Library Gallery, Exhibition Hall, Theatre and Seminar/Conference
Room
The above areas and spaces may be reserved for various purposes,
activities and programmes of a non-profit nature. For more information about the
room and its use policy, contact the library 02-235501.
Mobile Library Services
Mobile Library Services provides access to DBP Library materials for residents who
cannot reach
their libraries because of the distance, the detention, school's hours and other
reasons. Library staff
members use bookmobiles to visit various locations in off-the-main library service areas, i.e.
providing services to school children, inmates of Jerudong Prison and to Al-Islah
in Muara Town.
The first service point was in Sekolah Rendah Saba Darat in Brunei Muara District.
Mobile Library Services is provided by five mobile library vans.
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Serving Brunei's Children.
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Serving Brunei's Disabled/Housebound Residents
- Bookmobiles visit facilities and residences for developmentally
disabled and physically handicapped citizens which is situated at Pulaie.
For more information about Mobile Library Services, including
bookmobile visits and eligibility
requirements for service:
Please call:
02-235501
or write to:
Mobile Library Services
Perpustakaan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,
Jalan Elizabeth II, BS3510
Bandar Seri Begawan,
Brunei Darussalam.
or
E-mail:
chieflib@brunet.bn
Other Library Services
- Binding and Conservation Services
- School Library Services
- Customer Services
- Photocopying Services
- Consultancy Services
- Bulk Loan Services
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