Community Library Petaling Jaya
Chanelle Glugla
Adam and his friends, regulars at the library, frequent the space daily after school hours. While computers are their main attraction, they also engage in reading, board games and in a game of ping pong.
The library, established by Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Selangor (PPAS) and Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ), is housed in repurposed containers, offering a safe refuge for children from broken homes or struggling with illiteracy.
The PJKita@Community Library has already made a lasting impact on the lives of those it serves. It stands as a testament to the power of education and community in transforming even the most challenging environments.
If you aren't planning to read them anymore, why not take this opportunity to reduce clutter in your home? There are many local charities and initiatives that accept pre-loved books. By making a simple contribution, you're actually spreading the joy of reading to those who may not have access to these cherished books. Who knows, you might just change a life!
The Book Effect is a project dedicated to collect 10,000 books to reignite the joys of reading. With the books they receive, volunteers then build libraries for various orphanages and refugee schools across the Klang Valley. Aside from that, they also organise book clubs, community reading nooks, reading hours at local libraries, and other activities to promote the spirit of reading.
If you're a book lover who's longing to introduce the love of reading into the community, you can volunteer to collect books and set up the libraries. Furthermore, if you're interested in starting a book club or neighbourhood reading nook, you can contact them for help in setting up your own community programme. They are accepting book donations at their headquarters in Kota Damansara, so spread the word and get all your friends involved!
In conjunction with World Book Day in 2019, UEM Sunrise Bhd launched their first book drive, known as 'BukuDrive', to collect books for their 'BukuHub'. Located in Publika Shopping Gallery, BukuHub consists of a row of bookshelves erected along the walls on level G3, and anyone can drop by to read or swap a book with one of their own.
BukuHub is a community project that aims to enhance the lifestyles of the B40 community while cultivating a fun reading habit. They help to make books more accessible to the general public, and engage community participation in a shared interest... reading!
Books on the Move is an initiative dedicated to encouraging an interest in reading. Participants are known as 'book ninjas', and they would leave books in train stations, coffee joints, schools, and other public spaces where they can be picked up, read, and returned. Currently, more than 5,000 free books have been shared via this movement.
In 2018, they set up three community libraries in Ampang Park, KL Sentral, and Pasar Seni LRT stations with support from partners and the community. Today, these libraries have been adopted into their new homes in KL Gateway Mall, The LINC KL, and Paradigm Mall. If you're interested, you can be a book ninja and share or swap your own books at the library in The LINC KL or KL Gateway Mall, or even start your own reading corner in your local community.
BLESS Shop is a community initiative established by SIBKL Church to raise money for several charitable works. BLESS Shop started out as a small pasar malam and flea market stall in Mont Kiara and Amcorp Mall, but have since expanded into seven full-time shop lots in major shopping malls across Klang Valley. BLESS Shop creates jobs for the marginalised, including Orang Asli, ex-drug rehab patients, refugees, and single mothers.
BLESS Shops have a wide selection of not only pre-loved items, but also brand new goods that are donated by generous people. All the items are affordably priced to allow greater affordability across the different income groups, so it's definitely a great place to donate your books to give them a new life with those who long for books.
Bargain Basement is a retail shop founded by Datin Joanne Wong in 2016 when she sought to collect new and pre-loved items to be resold and converted into money for charity. Since their opening, they have given out RM260,400 to 20 homes, and have two branches at IOI City Mall in Putrajaya and IOI Mall in Puchong.
You can visit to check out their books section, or to donate your own books and other belongings. If you can't browse their physical stores, you can check out their online store to purchase books directly from their website.
Jumble Station is a community outreach initiative that was started by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Parents Without Partners (PWP), to raise funds for single parents. They set up a small shop at The School, Jaya One, in 2014 to improve the welfare of single parents living in economically disadvantaged circumstances.
PWP collects used goods that are handed out to parents in need, or sold to generate funds to support these families. If you'd like to help support their project, you can check out Jumble Station and shop for some pre-loved goods. There's even a small corner in the shop dedicated to secondhand books that were donated by the public.
Since 1938, The Salvation Army has been serving the underprivileged community in Malaysia through a network of social services. Their social enterprise arm, Red Shield Industries (RSI), processes donated goods and sells them at their Family Thrift Stores located in Selangor, Penang, Ipoh, Melaka, and Kuching. All proceeds go towards funding their social service programmes and community projects.
They receive pre-loved clothing, furniture, household items, electronic devices, toys, and books that are still in good and working condition. You will help their effort to create a sustainable environment and transform lives when you donate your old items.
How it all begun? In 2018, three libraries were set up in the Ampang Park, KL Sentral and Pasar Seni LRT stations with support from partners and the community. After operating in the train stations for 10 months, the libraries were adopted and moved to their new homes.
Built using upcycled materials, each library tells a unique Malaysian story. It was truly a collective community effort to build them, school students were invited to work on the design with experts from Biji-Biji Initiative and Me.Reka Makerspace. The mural on the backdrop were designed and hand-painted by art students from the Malaysian Institute of Art. We have also received generous books donation from Fixi, Scholastic and the community.
Circle symbolises unity, this installation showcases the diversity of Malaysia, featuring literary excerpts by Malaysian writers Usman Awang and Tan Twan Eng. The structure was inspired by the design of children playgrounds commonly seen in Malaysia.
This installation showcases both traditional and contemporary design elements; featuring the contrast between the traditional Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet) motif and the futuristic bookshelf design made of recycled diesel bins.
You are welcome to swap books at the community libraries. Bulk donations only allowed at KL Gateway Mall (a donation box is set up next to our library). However, please ensure books donated are in good condition. We do not accept controversial/religious materials, academic text/work books, magazines.
Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 and PJS11 of Bandar Sunway, the latter of which are partially jurisdictional within Petaling Jaya under the MBPJ. The city is governed by Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ), which also governs other areas of the Petaling district, such as Puchong and Seri Kembangan. According to Subang Jaya City Council,[2] Subang Jaya has a population of 968,930 in 2020,[1] which makes it the sixth largest city in Malaysia by population.[2]
Before 1974, what is today Subang Jaya was part of Klang District.[3] Development on Subang Jaya began on 21 February 1976 and was concluded in 1988 by Sime UEP Properties Berhad, the property development arm of the Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby. The site was formerly a rubber plantation called Seafield Estate under the municipality of Petaling Jaya. Upon completion of Subang Jaya in the same year, Sime UEP began clearing land for the development of USJ. In 1999, Sime UEP began the development of Putra Heights which is located on the southern end of Subang Jaya.[citation needed]
In 1997, Subang Jaya received the status of a municipality, elevating the Petaling District Council to Subang Jaya Municipal Council.[4][5] The municipal comprise the areas administered by the former Petaling District Council, as well as some areas transferred from Petaling Jaya, Puchong and Shah Alam. This means that the MPSJ municipal holds local government authority not only in the Subang Jaya city centre, but also USJ, Putra Heights, Batu Tiga, Bandar Sunway, Puchong, Bandar Kinrara, Seri Kembangan, and Balakong. In parliamentary terms, Subang Jaya's municipal area covers the parliamentary constituency of Puchong and Subang in its entirety, as well as parts of Kota Raja which mainly cover Putra Heights. On the west side of Subang Jaya, Batu Tiga covers areas like Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Taman Mutiara Subang, Taman Subang Mas and Tropicana Metropark. Subang Jaya city itself lies within the Subang constituency, while Seri Kembangan and Puchong fall within the Puchong constituency. In December 2019, it was officially announced that Subang Jaya's municipality will be upgraded to a city council after a long 5-year wait since MPSJ's application in 2014.[6]
Since 2013, the Dewan Rakyat parliamentary constituency of Subang (P104, formerly as Kelana Jaya) is represented by Wong Chen of the Pakatan Harapan-People's Justice Party (PKR) while the Selangor State Assembly seat of Subang Jaya is represented by Michelle Ng Mei Sze from the Pakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party (DAP).
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