Ang Mo Kio Community Library
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Ang Mo Kio Community Library (Simplified Chinese: 宏茂桥社区图书馆) is one of the 19 community 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 Station
s, 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.
for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and was opened to the public on 19 August. 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
.
National Library Board
The National Library Board is a statutory board of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore...
of Singapore
Singapore
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. Located along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 within walking distance of both Ang Mo Kio
Ang Mo Kio MRT Station
The Ang Mo Kio MRT Station ' is located on the North South Line in Singapore, and is adjacent to Ang Mo Kio Town Centre at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and 8.-Train service:-Other Train Services:...
and Yio Chu Kang MRT Station
Yio Chu Kang MRT Station
Yio Chu Kang MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore.The station's architecture design theme is similar to Ang Mo Kio station, with brown granite walls and floors, except for the middle platform in Ang Mo Kio station, which this station does...
s, 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 ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and was opened to the public on 19 August. The library was closed in March 2002 for upgrading, and was officially reopened on 5 January 2003 by Vivian Balakrishnan
Vivian Balakrishnan
Vivian Balakrishnan is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources....
, Minister of State for National Development
Ministry of National Development (Singapore)
The Ministry of National Development is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to land use planning and infrastructure development...
.
Second floor
- Young people's collection
- Adult non-fiction
- Indian Library Services - containing the most comprehensive collection of TamilTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
print and audiovisual material among Singapore's libraries. - Chinese and Malay collections
- Quiet Reading Room