Coordinates: 1°22′29.17″N 103°50′43.56″E / 1.3747694°N 103.8454333°E / 1.3747694; 103.8454333

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 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Layout 2.1 First floor 2.2 Second floor 3 References

[edit] 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 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]

[edit] Layout

[edit] First floor

• Children's collection
• Adult fiction
• Newspapers and magazines
• Cafe Galilee

[edit] 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

[edit] References

1. ^ Heng Wong & Naidu Ratnala Thulaja. "Ang Mo Kio Community Library". National Library Board Singapore. http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_961_2005-01-22.html. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
2. ^ "Ang Mo Kio Public Library". National Library Board Singapore. http://www.nlb.gov.sg/Corporate.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=VisitUsHandler_2&VisitUsHandler_2_actionOverride=%2FIBMS%2FLibraryBranch%2FbranchDisplayAction&VisitUsHandler_2{actionForm.branchName}=AMKCL&VisitUsHandler_2commonBrudCrum=Ang+Mo+Kio+Public+Library&_pageLabel=corporate_page_visitus_AllLibraries. Retrieved 2009-2-15. 

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