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The National Library traces its history back to 1823 with the establishment of the first national public library as suggested by Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore. It was renamed the Hullett Memorial Library in 1923, co-located with Singapore's first school, Raffles Institution , at a site now occupied by the Raffles City ...
The Old National Library Building was a historical library building at Stamford Road in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore.Originally completed in 1960, the library building was a national icon for many Singaporeans.
The National Library Board (NLB) is a statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Digital Development and Information of the government of Singapore. The board manages the public libraries throughout the country. [1] The national libraries of Singapore house books in all four official languages of Singapore: English, Chinese, Malay and ...
It is currently the oldest library in Singapore after the original National Library at Stamford Road was torn down, the first of 26 under the National Library Board (NLB) to be preserved as announced on 25 July 2014 [1] and was gazetted for conservation under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Master Plan 2014, as part of the medium-term ...
The Oral History Centre documents the history of Singapore through the use of oral history methodology. NAS has a selection of archival materials available for viewing by the public, including public records, building plans, oral history recordings, photographs, electronic records and an audio-visual collection of microfilms, films, videotapes ...
Raffles Library and Museum building (1887–1960) Above three should probably redirect to National Museum of Singapore, but that article is missing a lot of info in these sources. Raffles Library and Museum exist as a correct redirect but Raffles Library is redirected to Old National Library Building. Raffles Library and Museum building does ...
The library is Singapore's second-oldest public library and the only one built on reclaimed land. The Marine Parade Branch Library was renamed as Marine Parade Community Library when the National Library Board became a statutory board in September 1995. It started moving in stages to the community building in April 2000, and was officially ...
Ang Mo Kio Public Library (Simplified Chinese: 宏茂桥社区图书馆) is one of the 26 public libraries established by the National Library Board of Singapore. Located along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 within walking distance of Yio Chu Kang MRT station, it serves the residents of the surrounding Ang Mo Kio GRC. As a standalone two-storey building ...