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National Library, Singapore
The National Library is the flagship national library of Singapore. A subsidiary of the National Library Board (NLB), it consists of twin 16-storey blocks, linked by bridges on the upper floors, with three underground basements located on an 11,304-square-metre (121,680 sq ft) prime location in Victoria Street within the Downtown Core.
Costing S$208,000,000 (2005) (US$155,223,881), it is approximately 103 m (338-foot) high with a total gross floor area of about 58,800 m2 (633,000-square-foot), housing more than 2.5 million items in various formats, being physical books and magazines, CD-ROMs, microfiches, newspapers (including 77 foreign daily press) and rare publications, making it the largest public library in Southeast Asia.
The library has 28 regional branches throughout the country such as in Jurong, Tampines and Woodlands as well as affiliations with academic and professional libraries. The branch libraries are open to the general public and consist of circulating libraries. The National Library also consists of research libraries, which are also open to the general public.
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 complex. It moved to a separate Library and Museum Building in 1887 under the name of Raffles Library as part of the Raffles Museum, before moving to the Stamford Road premises in 1960 under the name of the National Library of Singapore where it was opened by Yusof Ishak, the first President of Singapore.
Formerly known as the Central Lending Library at 91 Stamford Road, the collection was relocated to 100 Victoria Street and opened as the Central Public Library in 2005.
It is located on Basement 1 of the National Library Building with a floor area of 6,407 m2 (68,960-square-foot) and housed 310,000 books.
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.
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.
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National Library, Singapore
The National Library is the flagship national library of Singapore. A subsidiary of the National Library Board (NLB), it consists of twin 16-storey blocks, linked by bridges on the upper floors, with three underground basements located on an 11,304-square-metre (121,680 sq ft) prime location in Victoria Street within the Downtown Core.
Costing S$208,000,000 (2005) (US$155,223,881), it is approximately 103 m (338-foot) high with a total gross floor area of about 58,800 m2 (633,000-square-foot), housing more than 2.5 million items in various formats, being physical books and magazines, CD-ROMs, microfiches, newspapers (including 77 foreign daily press) and rare publications, making it the largest public library in Southeast Asia.
The library has 28 regional branches throughout the country such as in Jurong, Tampines and Woodlands as well as affiliations with academic and professional libraries. The branch libraries are open to the general public and consist of circulating libraries. The National Library also consists of research libraries, which are also open to the general public.
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 complex. It moved to a separate Library and Museum Building in 1887 under the name of Raffles Library as part of the Raffles Museum, before moving to the Stamford Road premises in 1960 under the name of the National Library of Singapore where it was opened by Yusof Ishak, the first President of Singapore.
Formerly known as the Central Lending Library at 91 Stamford Road, the collection was relocated to 100 Victoria Street and opened as the Central Public Library in 2005.
It is located on Basement 1 of the National Library Building with a floor area of 6,407 m2 (68,960-square-foot) and housed 310,000 books.
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.
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.
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