NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMPOWERING THE READING CULTURE
A meeting between BLA and DBP
Brunei was held on 6 Feb 2013 at
Class 64 Library to update on the
preparations for the conference
with
the
theme
‘Reading
Empowers the Nation’ to be held
on 13-14 March 2013 at UBD.
Present were Pn Nellie, Awg Hj
Sahari,
Awg Hj Abd Talip, Nur Nadzirah
from BLA, and librarians from DBP
Brunei were present. Some 400
participants are expected to
attend with papers presented
by distinguished speakers
from Brunei Darussalam, Australia, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore.
LIBRARY BOULEVARD
Brunei Darussalam as A member of the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians has been invited by
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the IFLA Organising Committee of the 79 IFLA GA and Conference to join in the CONSAL exhibition
named the CONSAL Library Boulevard to be held during the conference in Suntec Convention
Centre, Singapore.
BLA in cooperation with Library Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei will lead the initiative. A local
Task Force co-chaired by Pn Nellie and Aw Hj Sahari has been set-up.
The CONSAL Library Boulevard will display information on each CONSAL member country done
through roll-up banners placed at the strategic location at the Convention Centre. This will be an
effective way to publicise and gives an overview of library developments in the ASEAN region to the
international delegations attending the conference coming from all over the world.
13TH AGM SOUVENIR PROGRAMME BOOK
Editing work continues for the souvenir publication. The book contains information of the Council
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Members, photographs of the accomplishments of the 12 BLA Council from 2008 to 2012.
CONSAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TRADITIONAL CULTURES
The publication project spearheaded by Brunei Darussalam Library Association is participated by
Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The respective National Team Leaders are Mr
Hj Abd Talip Hj Tassim. Ms Noryati, Acting Director National Library Thailand. and Ms Phan Thi Kim
Dzung The first report is due in February 2013.
Wadah Perpustakaan Bil.2 Feb 2013
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