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Best public libraries in KL
Where to go to do some reading
The best public libraries in the city for the bookishly curious, and kids.
Libraries for the kids
Playcentre Library
Set in a humble bungalow house, this well-maintained library is manned by a group of volunteers and expatriates in KL. Playcentre currently stocks more than 26,000 titles – both fiction and non-fiction – in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Expect books ranging from babies and toddlers to fluent readers and teenagers. They also have a room of non-fiction and adult non-fiction books for the older readers.
PJ Community Library
It’s not the most good-looking library in the city but the children’s section on the ground floor features a variety of educational magazines (remember Kuntum?) and local fairy tale books.
KL’s Children Library
Apart from a hefty selection of children’s books, this extension of the Kuala Lumpur library offers storytelling sessions, computer classes, school holiday programmes and puppet shows to help your kids develop a penchant for languages.