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For the love of books: Revamped National Library busier than ever
The National Library recorded a total of 846,847 visitors throughout last year with the highest number of visitors recorded at 103,998 people in December 2019. The total number of visitors has increased significantly from 528,076 visitors in 2018 and 75,273 visitors in 2017.
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Visitors use the elevator to reach the second floor of the National Library in Central Jakarta on Sept. 3, 2019. (JP/Rafaela Chandra)
R
ini has been going back and forth to the National Library on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Gambir, Central Jakarta, for the past few months to delve into legal books to help her with her thesis.
The 23-year-old law student at the University of Trisakti in West Jakarta is in her final year of study and she said the collection of books was impressive.
“I frequently come to the library these days as I am now in the final year of my college studies. The book collection provided at the National Library is very good. I couldn’t get these books anywhere else,” she said recently.
The same purpose was also shared by 19-year-old Marissa who visits the library to study. As a freshman in college pursuing an accounting degree she said she had many assignments. The library has helped her to find reference books for her study materials.
Besides the vast collection of books, she also commended the facilities of the newly revamped library, for instance its multimedia section.
“I don’t have a personal computer and the library has a multimedia section that allows visitors to use the computer for free. They have many computer units, so I never worry about not being able to use one,” she said.
Dubbed the world’s tallest library, the National Library stands 24-stories tall, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the building in September 2017 after it was previously located on Jl. Salemba Raya in Senen, also in Central Jakarta.
