Penang Digital Library

Updates :  
As of 15th of January
Existing & New Members are
1.  Required to be at The Penang Digital Library to renew / obtain new e card number & pay in cash for Membership Fee.
2.  RM60, Student Rate RM30 ,  Pls note in Email send to me its not stated if it a one time payment or yearly fee.

The Penang Digital Library

The launching of the Penang Digital Library is a very commendable effort by the Penang State Government to inculcate a reading community.  However much more effort must be made to build up the number of titles available, and with more copies each. 

I sign up pre Xmas (free till 31 Dec 2016), and there is around 1k members at that time, each member is allowed 2 e books up to 7 days, which means 2000 e books & their copies can be borrowed, there is like 700 titles currently in total.  From what I browse through there seems to be one copy available each.   

Hi There, Join me in Exploring the Penang Digital Library, To join up you will have to visit the Library to Sign Up. 

The Location 

Along Jalan Masjid Negeri, Near the Jalan Air Itam Junction, as heading towards the bridge it’s on the left,  Turn in after the Library, then drive around the entire building to get to the entrance / car park. 

The Premise

A White Colonial Bungalow, with a “Love a Loaf” café, Office and the Library Proper on the ground floor, with Events/Discussion room above.  The Library itself has free wifi, and a few tablets/pads for you to read the Preloaded Magazines there (not loanable – the tablets and the magazines). 

To Sign Up

1. 1.      Bring along your devise to sign up,  As at Jan 2017 there will be an entrance / annual fee (Amount TBA)
2. 2.       See the Friendly Counter Staff and inform him you want to sign up and follow his / her instructions.   
3. 3.       Connect to the Free Library Wifi, go to Google Play and Down Load “Readcasa” App
4. 4.       Open it and Sign in with Google (I did) and key in the Member number 

Café  

Love a Loaf Café at the Digital Library, offers snacks (Bakery Product) and beverage.  Their range of good look interesting, with regular café pricing.  

The Penang Digital Library is located within the compound of the Penang Free School, there are also a number of schools within a short walk away.

How to Borrow a Book at the Penang Digital Library

1. 1.       Each Member can borrow up to 2 books 
2. 2.       Open Readcasa, there will be some news on the front page
3. 3.       Tap the menu, on top left, then select Digital Library
4. 4.       Tap the 2^nd menu on the right,  select Subjects 
5. 5.       All the subjects will be listed, select one
6. 6.       You will see all the book displayed
7. 7.       Here is when it get a bit frustrating currently,  for me at least as the books I want is not available
8. 8.       You will see the books for that subject,  feel free to browse
9. 9.       On top of each book, you will see Available or Wait List as the Book Status

a.       If Available you can borrow the book 
b.      If Wait List, you can request to be inform via e mail when the book is available  

1. 10.   Click on the book, you will get some information on the book, read a sample, and of course to borrow the book itself, by clicking on the Borrow button.
2. 11.   You have now borrow that Book for 7 days

   

How to Read a Book you have borrow from Penang Digital Library

1. 1.       Open Readcasa, 
2. 2.       Tap the menu, on the top left, select digital library
3. 3.       Tap the 3 book Icons,  on the right
4. 4.       You will see the book you have borrow, how many days left, 
5. 5.       Click on read now to read or
6. 6.       Click Return to return  to free up your quota