![]() ![]() ![]() She had just been appointed to an ambassadorial role in Taipei and the 4P group thought it would be a good time to visit the island republic and catch up with her news. There another colleague, Datuk Adeline Leong was waiting for us. The idea of descending on our good friend Rashidah was activated when plans for a much looked forward to visit to Taiwan had to be postponed. Fazal, former Chief Librarian, USM joined the group in Penang. Members who went on the Penang visit were Datin Mariam Abdul Kadir, former Director-General, National Library of Malaysia Datuk Norhayati Kamaluddin, former librarian at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Dato’ Zainab Abduk Kader, former Chief Librarian, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) & Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Dato’ Zawiyah Baba, former Director-General, National Library of Malaysia Puan Ramlah Khalid, former librarian, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Puan Maimunah Kadir, Chief Librarian, Perdana Universiti and former librarian, UKM. The Penang visit was the first outstation destination for the group. At least half of them regularly attend monthly luncheons usually held in the Klang Valley. As more female librarians retired, the group became bigger with more than 20 members. The objective of the gathering is purely social, to keep in touch with women colleagues and build on their friendship without the pressure and stress of work. ![]() The group agreed to call themselves the 4P and Datin Mariam gradually became the group’s activist. The subsequent luncheon meeting had more members including Datin Mariam Abdul Kadir, Khoo Siew Mun, the late Shahar Banun Jaafar and Datin Paduka Shahaneem Hanoum. It started as a small lunch gathering initiated by Rosna Taib after her retirement and relocation from University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), circa 2003. The 4P or Persatuan Pustakawan Pesara Perempuan or Association of Retired Women Librarians is an informal gathering of retired women professional librarians. ![]()
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