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Ang Mo Kio Community Library

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Phone
  
+65 6332 3255

Ang Mo Kio Community Library

Address
  
4300 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, Singapore 569842

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–9PMFriday10AM–9PMSaturday10AM–9PMSunday10AM–9PMMonday10AM–9PMTuesday10AM–9PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PM

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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 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.

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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. 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.

Layout

Covering an area of 4,277 square metres, the library spans two levels and serves the residents of Ang Mo Kio GRC, which consists of Teck Ghee, Ang Mo Kio-Hougang, Cheng San-Seletar, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang South 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

    Ang Mo Kio Community Library Wikipedia