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National Library / Lee Kong Chian Reference Library Review

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Along Victoria Avenue, across the village of Wuji, and soon to the National Library Building. An all-white building with super-long glass curtain wall is quite conspicuous. Although it is one of the largest and most advanced libraries in Southeast Asia, the National Library of Singapore does not have a "decent" gate. If there were no signs at the intersection, I would have thought I had entered a residential building. No front desk, no security checks, no certificates, just go in at will. The opening time of the library is 10:00-21:00 from Monday to Sunday. Compared with well-known libraries in China, the area is not large, but the height is successful. It consists of two 16-storey buildings, each of which has an overpass connection. The style of each reading room is different, the types of books and interior design are slightly different, but the floor is covered with blankets, very quiet. The windows by the roadside are all on the ground. You can have a good view of Singapore's streets. There are free lockers outside each reading room. Some need to deposit bags before entering, and some don't. There are many languages in the collection, Malay, Chinese, English, Tamil and so on. Some floors should be used for exhibitions and performances, with posters. The Central Public Library on the B1 floor is suitable for the public. Besides non-Chinese books, there are also a large number of Chinese newspapers, magazines and books. The number and types of Chinese books are quite abundant, including love stories, online novels, swordsman novels, tourism, cooking and other aspects. There's also a special collection area for children - "My Tree House', which is very interesting in the design of forest theme. There are many kinds of children's books in it. They are full of pictures and texts. They are suitable for young children. Next door to the library is the Baisheng Building, which is surrounded by Aqiu dessert, dining room, Xiyuan coffee and other delicacies.

National Library / Lee Kong Chian Reference Library

Posted: Oct 27, 2017
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  • 小思文
    4/5Excellent
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    The National Library is one of the new landmark buildings in Singapore. This library can see a lot of trendy decorations. The library has a lot of books. It is a huge modern facility with perfect book lending procedures.

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  • 东张西望望东西
    5/5Outstanding
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    The National Library is very large, and the facilities here are not only advanced, but also very user-friendly. It is in the center of the city and the traffic is particularly convenient. When you go in, there are many people inside and you have not taken pictures.

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  • 非你不渴
    5/5Outstanding
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    Recommended weekends. The National Library is suitable for all ages, especially the children's reading area on the first floor. Walking in is like shuttled through the rainforest in the picture book. The reading atmosphere in Singapore is pretty good.

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  • 小白_1912
    5/5Outstanding
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    The National Library of Singapore, located in Victoria Street, Singapore, is one of the largest and most advanced libraries in Southeast Asia. You can enter the library to read books, but you can't borrow books without a card. The library lending area has paper book area, electronic reading area and newspaper area. Many Chinese books cover a wide range of contents. There are also various kinds of small white novels. Er, it's really small white. Let's kill time and relax our mood. Newspapers are fixed on the desktop and look very convenient. Sincerely praise his children's library, fantastic fairy tale theme design, a variety of reasonable design, children here how can not fall in love with reading? I spent two or three hours in the library. Time passed quickly. It was interesting to flip through books and read newspapers.

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    Posted: Dec 20, 2016
  • Thandar
    5/5Outstanding

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  • 超级ctt
    5/5Outstanding
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    The National Library of Singapore is one of the largest and most advanced libraries in Southeast Asia. It was founded in 1823 by Singapore founder Sir Raffles, which was converted into a public library in 1960 and was rebuilt in 2005. The library inside is very rich, the space is very wide, the floor is covered with blankets, the seats are very comfortable, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling windows in the reading area, blowing the air-conditioning and reading quietly, and you can overlook the scattered city scenery when you are tired. I come here often to read books, although this library is rich in books, centrally located and clean, but some aspects still need to be improved - there are many readers, especially older people, despite signs telling readers not to take the library as a place to take a nap, It seems that the library is a place for lunch breaks with free air conditioning, depriving people who really want to come to the library to read/research. When I last came, a whole row of armchairs were removed, which meant fewer seats. I hope the library will take steps so that those who really want to read can find seats/spaces:) One of the highlights of the library is the setting up of a book exchange in the basement. Thank you so much for doing this! It would be nice if other libraries had such a place.

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    Posted: Mar 1, 2020
  • 木偶奇遇ce
    5/5Outstanding
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    The library is large in scale, with a building of 16 floors. The equipment inside is very advanced, the space is wide, and the seats are very comfortable. There is a place to store luggage. The library will hold various activities from time to time, and there is a special area for children to play. The collection is rich, foreign books, newspapers and magazines are very complete, the staff is very enthusiastic to help, the scene also provides computer access, there is a restaurant inside, tired, you can also go to have a cup of coffee, eat a light meal, supplement energy.

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    Posted: Mar 22, 2020
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