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In 1987, the library was closed from October 1987 to April 1988 for renovations. [3] It then changed its name to Toa Payoh Community Library on 1 September 1995, after the National Library Board became a statutory board. [4] It then went under major renovation in 1997, before reopening on 9 May 1999 by Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Home Affairs ...
Bedok Public Library has a collection of approximately 200,000 books and over 300 magazines and 13,000 audio-visual titles. [2] It has a seating capacity of 435 seats. [ 3 ] Besides standard facilities such as the 24-hour bookdrop, multiple reading areas and multimedia stations, and event spaces, the library offers more services suitable for ...
Library websites can offer: [1] Interaction with the library catalog. An Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) provides the ability log into a library account to renew or request items. Gateway to electronic resources. Libraries may organize the various periodical indexes, electronic reference collections, and other databases they subscribe to.
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 ...
Medicine+Science Library; Music Library; Wan Boo Sow Chinese Library (Chinese: 雲茂潮中文图书馆) Yale-NUS College Library; Singapore Management University. Li Ka Shing Library; Kwa Geok Choo Law Library; Singapore University of Technology and Design. SUTD Library; Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Lien Ying Chow Library; Republic Polytechnic ...
The library had an area of 1,477 square-metres and a book collection of about 174,663 volumes and a journal collection of 9,837 volumes. [3] The library was the first in Singapore to install self-check machines for borrowing and returning of books. [3] It was prototyped with Borrower's Enquiry Machines with CashCard payment in June 1998.
Queenstown Public Library was officially opened as Queenstown Branch Library on 30 April 1970 by then Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. [ 2 ] On 7 October 1987, Queenstown Branch Library became the first public library in the National Library Boards network to have its library services put online.
In June 2022, the Central Public Library was completely overhauled, and re-opened in January 2024 as a venue offering a myriad of learning experiences for all ages. [6] The lending library is currently home to the Children's Biodiversity Library by S.E.A. Aquarium, and also offers content on Singapore culture, literature and sustainability.