Indie community library

Rumah Attap Library & Collective

Jalan Rotan, Kampung Attap (inside The Zhongshan Building), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A quiet reading room of 4,500+ English, Chinese and Malay titles on cultural studies, arts, literature, philosophy and social sciences, tucked inside a restored 1950s shophouse arts hub, worth the trip for the atmosphere and curated collection you will not find in a mainstream library.

Hours

Official source, current

Sat and Sun, 1pm to 5pm

“Sat & Sun: 1pm ~ 5pm”

rumahattap.wixsite.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026

Price

Single report

Membership: RM100 first year, RM50 every subsequent year. Concession (students, houseworkers, senior citizens, OKU/Persons with Disabilities): RM50 first year, RM25 every subsequent year

“Membership fee RM100 first year, RM50 every subsequent year. For students, houseworkers, senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities (OKU), membership fee is RM50 first year, RM25 every subsequent year.”

timeout.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026

Age suitability

Not verified

Not verified. No source we checked states this, so it stays blank instead of guessed.

No check date recorded

Caveats

Both cited URLs were re-fetched fresh this run and both confirm their claims. Operator site (rumahattap.wixsite.com) states hours "Sat & Sun: 1pm ~ 5pm" verbatim, no entry price and no age restriction stated there, and no booking link is present (only an email and Facebook contact), so bookingUrl and ageSuitability…

2 sources checked for this venue.