MPR RI Develops Library Services Through Creative Literacy Activities

The Library of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI) is continuing efforts to improve the quality of its services. The latest initiative was a Creative Literacy event themed ‘One Matcha Blend, Many Creations: Youth Creativity Grounded in the MPR RI’s Four Pillars’, held today at the MPR RI Library in the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta.

Attendees included Budi Muliawan, head of the Public Relations and Information Systems Bureau; Susan Andriyani, head of the MPR RI News and Inter-Institutional Relations Division; Yusniar, an associate expert librarian at the MPR; echelon III and IV officials; functional officials; and 50 employees of the MPR Secretariat General. Ismeilia Suardi of PITU Tea & Library also took part as a speaker.

Budi Muliawan, head of the Public Relations and Information Systems Bureau at the MPR RI Secretariat General, said the event was an important part of the transformation of the MPR Library’s services. Regular innovation, he said, was essential to keep the library relevant and ensure the greatest possible comfort for its users.

“ This Creative Literacy event is a tangible commitment to continually improving the services of the MPR RI Library. We want to create a space that is not only adaptive but also inspiring for MPR leaders and members, employees and the wider public,” Budi Muliawan said on Wednesday (4 November 2026).

He added that improving service quality went hand in hand with the institution’s long-term vision.

The MPR RI Library is expected to become a centre for constitutional literacy as well as a learning centre for the MPR RI’s Four Pillars: Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. Strengthening literacy, he said, should help embed understanding of the foundations of the state.

This Creative Literacy event took the form of a session on making matcha, a type of Japanese green tea. Budi Muliawan, popularly known as Wawan, drew on the process of preparing the drink to illustrate the spirit of work at the MPR RI Secretariat General.

“Enjoy making matcha, everyone. Remember the principle that, although the ingredients and processes may differ, they complement one another to create the best flavour,” he said.

Wawan said the philosophy also reflected the dynamics of an organisation.

“It is just like our organisation at the MPR RI Secretariat General. Each unit has a different scope of work. But when all those differences come together and work in harmony, we can achieve the organisation’s main goal: providing the best service to all MPR leaders and members, as well as the wider public,” he said.

Through this creative and collaborative event, the MPR RI Secretariat General’s Public Relations and Information Systems Bureau hopes to establish a stronger culture of literacy in the Parliament Complex. The activity is also expected to encourage more positive motivation and cohesion at work for the benefit of the institution.

In her activity report, Yusniar said Creative Literacy was part of the MPR RI Library’s efforts to promote a culture of literacy while broadening the library’s role.

The library, she said, was not merely a place to access information and knowledge, but also a space to develop creativity and skills.

Yusniar said she hoped Creative Literacy activities would help enrich employees’ knowledge and skills while fostering interaction and collaboration within the MPR RI Secretariat General.

“The MPR RI Library regularly holds a range of educational and creative activities that add value for employees of the MPR RI Secretariat General,” she concluded.