Samarahan District Council Library / Cynthia Valerie Changai

Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) is about 30 kilometres from Kuching City and is situated in Samarahan area. It was gazetted on the 27th of December in 1984. This municipal council practiced the power to administer the areas in year of 1985. This municipal council controls area like small district of Sadong Jaya and head of its municipal council is under the provisions ofthe Local Authority Ordinance. The library was originally built on 1986 and it was known as Perpustakaan Desa Kampung Muara Tuang where the Councils had to rent a small house in village at Kampung Muara Tuang. The library was controlled by a temporary attendant. In April 1990, this library was upgraded into public library which known as Perpustakaan Awam, Majlis Daerah Samarahan. There was about 3 permanent library staff which included one Pembantu Perpustakaan Gred SI7 and two Pembantu Am Rendah, Gred Nl. The public library was still using the rented house while waited for the Samarahan Municipal Council to be build completely. Then, it was officially upgraded into Samarahan District Municipal Council in the 11th of November 2016 (Borneo Post, 2016). The new building for Samarahan District Council Library was officially completed on 18th of April in 2006 and opened to all citizens on 1st ofNovember in 2006. The building is provided with closed-circuit television (CCTV).