Ang Mo Kio Public Library
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| location = 4300 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, Singapore 569842
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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, the library is a prominent landmark in central Ang Mo Kio.
History
Ang Mo Kio Community Library was officially opened on 17 August 1985 by Yeo Toon Chia, then Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio Constituency, and was opened to the public on 19 August.Heng Wong & Naidu Ratnala Thulaja. {{cite web |title=Ang Mo Kio Public Library |work=National Library Board Singapore |url=http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_961_2005-01-22.html |access-date=2009-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210182008/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_961_2005-01-22.html |archive-date=10 February 2009 |url-status=dead }} The library was closed in March 2002 for renovation, and was officially reopened on 5 January 2003 by Vivian Balakrishnan, then Minister of State for National Development.{{cite web |title=Ang Mo Kio Public Library |work=National Library Board Singapore |url=http://www.nlb.gov.sg/VisitUs/BranchDetails/tabid/140/bid/332/Default.aspx?branch=Ang+Mo+Kio+Public+Library |access-date=2016-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101105658/http://www.nlb.gov.sg/VisitUs/BranchDetails/tabid/140/bid/332/Default.aspx?branch=Ang+Mo+Kio+Public+Library |archive-date=2016-11-01 |url-status=dead }} Its name was changed to Ang Mo Kio Public Library.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/Portals/0/Reports/fy04/enquires.html|title=NLB AR 2004/2005|date=2004|website=National Library Board}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/Portals/0/Reports/fy10/content/NLB_AR10_11_statistical%20summary.pdf|title=NLB AR 2010/2011|date=2011|website=National Library Board|page=2}}
Layout
Covering an area of 4,277 m2, the library spans two levels and serves the residents of Ang Mo Kio GRC, which consists of Chong Boon, Ang Mo Kio, Kebun Baru and Yio Chu Kang.
=First floor=
- Children's collection
- Adult fiction
- Magazines
- Cafe Galilee
=Second floor=
- Young people's collection
- Adult non-fiction
- Indian Library Services - containing the most comprehensive collection of Tamil print and audiovisual material among Singapore's libraries.
- Chinese and Malay collections
- Quiet Reading Room (Newspapers)
References
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External links
- [https://www.nlb.gov.sg National Library Board]
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Category:1985 establishments in Singapore
Category:Library buildings completed in 1985
Category:Libraries established in 1985
Category:Libraries in Singapore
Category:Buildings and structures in Ang Mo Kio
Category:20th-century architecture in Singapore
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