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Anwar Ibrahim.NSTP FILE PIC  \n# REVITALISING LIBRARIES\n\nPM:Declining interest inreading poses dire risks  \nNST (8.B·2c25 PG·4  \nKUALA LUMPUR:The declining worsened since the 1980s.interest in reading poses serious\"Librarians,when you give aconsequences for journalism,ed-book,it's not enough just to give aucation,public knowledge andbook.democracy,said Prime Minister“You should tell the reader toDatuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.open page43 and please read thatHe said librarians have the vitalparagraph and make it so excit-task of not just preserving knowl-ing that they'll want to continueedge,but revitalising libraries asto page 44.”vibrant community centres.  \nOtherwise,he said,the conse-quences would be profound.  \n\"Look at the rancorous,oftenhateful debates today.Con-tentious,shallow,driven by pop-ulism and ignorance.\"  \nAnwar said libraries and librar.ians have the heavy responsibil-ity of countering this trend.  \nHe said while libraries mustembrace digitalisation and arti-ficial intelligence,their core dutyremains to sparkalove of readingamong the young.  \n\"Inculcating reading habits is acollective effort.  \n“Without it,there's no space totest ideas,compare experiencesor strengthen understanding tonavigatethese changing times.\"  \n“The challenge is to revive areading culture that we've lost,\"he said at the 19th Congress ofSoutheast Asian Librarians Gen-eral Conference and Meeting.  \nAnwar said The Closing of theAmerican Mind by Allan Bloom,abook from the early 1980s,hadwarned of the erosion of culture,tradition and intellectual curiosity.  \n\"Today,on social media,peopleread two sentences and draw con-clusions.Influencers say a fewwords and come to a judgment.\"  \nHe lamented the decline in cre-ativity,critical thinking and thepursuit of truth and understand-ing through a strong intellectualtradition,saying the trend had","cbCairJTRC1IRTL2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairJTRC1IRTL2","pdf",147519,"English","# Revitalising libraries\n## Libraries’ role in democracy and public knowledge\n## Librarians’ responsibilities and community impact\n## Digitalisation, AI, and reading culture\n## Warning signs and social media reading habits","[{\"question\":\"Why does the document say declining interest in reading is dangerous?\",\"answer\":\"It links the decline to serious consequences for journalism, public knowledge, and democracy, and warns that the effects would be profound.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the Prime Minister say librarians should do?\",\"answer\":\"They should revitalise libraries as vibrant community centres, preserve knowledge, and actively spark a love of reading among young people by encouraging readers to continue.\"},{\"question\":\"How should libraries respond to modern changes like digitalisation and social media?\",\"answer\":\"Libraries must embrace digitalisation and artificial intelligence while maintaining their core duty, and counter the trend of people reading only short snippets and forming quick judgments.\"}]","REVITALISING LIBRARIES - PM: Declining interest in reading poses dire risks | PDF"]