Soeman HS Library

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Soeman HS Library
Perpustakaan Soeman HS Provinsi Riau
File:Soeman HS Library, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.jpg
The Soeman HS Library at Cut Nyak Dien Street
CountryIndonesia
TypeNational library
LocationPekanbaru, Riau
Coordinates0°30′57″N 101°26′50″E / 0.5158418540480119°N 101.44714357025708°E / 0.5158418540480119; 101.44714357025708
Websitehttp://mediacenter.riau.go.id/
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Soeman HS Library is a library and national archive in Riau Province, Indonesia. It was named for the author Soeman HS.

The library was built by the government of Riau Province with six floors. The library has a number of facilities including an auditorium, cubicles of Malay culture, an atrium, meeting room, Internet room, small mosque, café, cafeteria and Energy Corner (Chevron Library).

The Library Soeman HS also keeps a number of works of literature related to Malay culture, stored in a special room known as the Malay Chambers.

In 2008, Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla came to review and inaugurated the Soeman HS Library.

In addition to being a reading room, the library is a public space for the community.

The design is inspired from the plinth read Quran glimpse is also similar to open books.