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Ang Mo Kio Public Library was officially opened on 17 August 1985 by [[Yeo Toon Chia]], then-[[Member of Parliament]] for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and was opened to the public on 19 August.<ref name="Heng">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 |accessdate=2009-02-15| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090210182008/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_961_2005-01-22.html| archivedate= 10 February 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The library was closed in March 2002 for upgrading, and was officially reopened on 5 January 2003 by [[Vivian Balakrishnan]], [[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|Minister of State for National Development]].<ref name="Ang">{{cite web |title=Ang Mo Kio Public Library |work=National Library Board Singapore |url=http://www.nlb.gov.sg/ |
Ang Mo Kio Public Library was officially opened on 17 August 1985 by [[Yeo Toon Chia]], then-[[Member of Parliament]] for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and was opened to the public on 19 August.<ref name="Heng">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 |accessdate=2009-02-15| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090210182008/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_961_2005-01-22.html| archivedate= 10 February 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The library was closed in March 2002 for upgrading, and was officially reopened on 5 January 2003 by [[Vivian Balakrishnan]], [[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|Minister of State for National Development]].<ref name="Ang">{{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 |accessdate=2016-11-01}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:03, 1 November 2016
1°22′29.17″N 103°50′43.56″E / 1.3747694°N 103.8454333°E
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 both Ang Mo Kio and Yio Chu Kang MRT Stations, 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 Public Library was officially opened on 17 August 1985 by Yeo Toon Chia, then-Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and was opened to the public on 19 August.[1] The library was closed in March 2002 for upgrading, and was officially reopened on 5 January 2003 by Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State for National Development.[2]
Layout
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
- ^ Heng Wong & Naidu Ratnala Thulaja. "Ang Mo Kio Public Library". National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ang Mo Kio Public Library". National Library Board Singapore. Retrieved 2016-11-01.