Introduction

Book Village Malaysia Melaka

Book Village Malaysia Melaka was officially launched by the Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka on the 17^th April 2007. Currently, its is the only book village in operation in Malaysia. It is the 5^th book village in Asia and the 33^rd in the world to be established. As a member of the International Organisation of Book Towns (IOB) and the Book Town Movement, it adopts the concept of traditional book towns and villages found around the world like in Germany, Norway and Wales but with local adaptations.

There are approximately 15,000 books in our book village that are available for reading, reference and purchase which are supplied by 8 resident publishers with additional support from the Melaka State Government. In addition, our book village aims to carve a niche for itself as a reference and resource centre for books and reading materials concerning the State of Melaka. This also includes books written by writers originating from Melaka. These books are housed and displayed in a special section named “Anjung Karyawan Melaka” and they cover topics on history, tourism, culture, fiction and biographies.

Book Village Malaysia Melaka is currently managed by Hang Tuah Jaya Corporation which is a wholly owned state corporation.