Reading Physical books aids memory, cognitive health

 

Source: The Star

"We should return to traditional methods and learn how to be human again. We are too dependent on machines"

Importance of Reading by Anwar Ibrahim

 

Reading with intention in the digital space

Source: The Star

Reading with intention in the digital space

The Star 24 Apr 2026, pg. 13

"For many, especially young Malaysians, reading has shifted into a digital space. This transformation should not immediately be regarded with concern. In fact, it signals that literacy is evolving alongside technology."

#Read #MalaysiaMembaca

Perkaya bahan bacaan, ilmu di perpustakaan

Perkaya bahan bacaan, ilmu di perpustakaan

UM 12 Jan 2026, ms. 27

"Kita harus memahami bahawa perpustakaan juga memainkan peranan yang besar dalam usaha meningkatkan pemantapan pemikiran komuniti" - M Syazni Aiman Saad

Warga Maghribi Membaca 4000 Buku

Foto ihsan Penny and Crew

Foto ihsan X

Bridging Gaps in Understanding with Books

Bridging gaps in understanding with books

The Star 30 July 2024, pg. 16

"Books are 'downloads' of human thoughts and aspirations, and can be passed on meaningfully to the next generation"

#Books #Read

Kanak-kanak dan Buku

Give a child a book, see him develop, says literacy advocate

The Malaysian Insight – 21 July 2024

CHILDREN must be given every opportunity to read from an early age to grow up without being hampered by narrow views and judgements, literacy advocate Ahmad Redza Ahmad Khairuddin said

He said reading can shape the character and personality of children, and they should be allowed to read a wide variety of books, including comics and illustrated works. Redza advocates for every child’s right to read and benefit from the transformative power of books.

“Every child has a right to read and read the right book. Books can breach the cultural and racial divide. We want the best for our children,” he said in an interview with The Malaysian Insight. We must support children; we must engage them. We must understand their mindset and see from their perspective.

So many books, so little time

Betulkah kita tiada masa untuk membacha buku?

"A recent study determined that an individual who took up reading at the age of seven, and who has a life expectancy within the norm, could read 770 books over the course of their life"

Sumber: The Star 23 Jan 2024, pg. 5 (Lifestyle)

#read #baca

Nurturing passion for the written word

 

Photo: Tun Razak Library, Ipoh, Perak 

Source: The Star (17 Nov 2023)

25 Reasons to Read

 

25 Reasons to Read

1. To escape

2. To time travel

3. To exercise my imagination

4. To walk in someone else's shoes

5. To learn something new

6. To get out of my head and into someone else’s

7. To learn a new word or remember an old one

8. To laugh

9. To quiet the mind

10. To dream awake

11. To find just the right words to say how you feel

12. To discover the world without leaving home

13. To not stare at a screen for 30 freaking minutes

14. To bring back memories

15. To meet new people without having to actually get dressed

16. To get inspired and motivated

17. For the wonder and delight it brings to children

18. Because no one understands me quite like Jane Austen

19. So I can point out all the things they got wrong in the movie

20. To hear my own story in someone else’s words

21. To broaden my horizons and get a new perspective

22. To introduce my children to magic

23. “To find life, in all its possibilities.” —Claire Messud

24. To feel less alone

25. Because you never meet men like Mr. Darcy at the bar.

Why do you love to read?

Source: Goodwill Librarian

Reading as an antidote

Less Is More: How to Be Better at Reading in 2020

Another - 13 Jan 2020

By Ana Kinsella

Was your new year’s resolution this year to read more books? I know, it’s OK. You’re not alone. This is a safe space. It’s funny how we tend to lump reading books – a form of leisure going back centuries – as a moral good on a par with quitting smoking or running laps around the local park, but here we are. In today’s culture, obsessed with optimisation and easy fixes for living better, books have become a sort of symbol of how self-actualised a person is. For some reason, books are seen as the antidote to mindless hours spent on phone games or watching Netflix. Doctors can even prescribe them to patients with mental health issues. Even if they’re not a panacea for all your problems, there must be some personal good to be found in reading.

So now you – along with countless others – have settled on your resolution, and maybe, by this point in January, you’ve already done a sweep of the local bookshop, emerging triumphantly with a stickered copy of The Testaments and one of the Elena Ferrante novels, hopefully the first but maybe it doesn’t matter what order you read them in? (Sorry to say: it does, I think.) How do you make the most of this resolution and push past so-called ‘Quitter’s Day’, January 19, when good habits start to fall by the way-side?

It would be easy to share a load of shortcuts – how to cram in an extra 50 pages on your lunch break, which pop psychology nonsense books to zoom through. But instead, here’s my big idea for 2020: change your goal from reading more to ‘reading better’. The pressure to consume more is a symptom of our sick cultural landscape: oversaturated with all forms of media, we obsess over lists of books to read before you die, or the best prestige TV to watch along with everyone else around us. Lists can be poisonous, and I say that as someone who sometimes makes lists, including for this very column. The poison lies in the prescriptiveness of them – read this, watch that, hold this particular opinion if you want to be seen as cultured, or canny, or smart. Lists will always neglect some books and push others, often for no reason other than big marketing efforts from publishers.

Let’s ignore the lists. Follow instead the through-lines of what interests you about the books you read. If there is a moral good in the act of reading, it’s because of the power of books, novels in particular, to make some room in your mind. A good novel (and sometimes even a bad one) can open doors that all the glossy, high-budget streamable TV couldn’t touch. It’s an act that is entirely your own, and a good novel won’t ever spoon-feed you the way Netflix might. There’s no pop-up prompt to ask ‘Are You Still Watching?’ every 20 pages. 

There’s no real value to be found by blindly pursuing a quota. I once spent New Year’s Eve waiting for my boyfriend to finish reading a book he wasn’t even enjoying, just so he could reach his goal of 50 books in 2017. Read a book a week, or per month, or have three on the go and stretch them out for the whole year. If you want to read better this year, ask yourself why you want to read in the first place. Find what you get from it. For me, it’s a kind of electrical charge that runs through my mind. It spurs my mind into action, even if it’s just a pulpy page-turner to pass the time on the bus. And if I had to put a more concrete value on it, reading also keeps my vocabulary from shrinking, making it much easier to earn the money for more books by writing columns like this one.

Source: https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/12178/how-to-be-a-better-reader-in-2020-new-years-resolutions

Buku elektronik pengaruhi minat membaca

Sumber: BH

Membaca kena bermula dari rumah

Sumber: The Star

#MalaysiaMembaca

10 sebab mengapa mesti membaca setiap hari

Bacha ka tak mau bacha?

Source: NST

A better future through reading

Source: NST

Forging a society that reads

Source: The Star

Budaya membaca masih rendah?

Sumber: UM