Back مكتبة سنغافورة الوطنية Arabic Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Σιγκαπούρης Greek Nacia biblioteko de Singapuro Esperanto Biblioteca Nacional de Singapur Spanish کتابخانه ملی سنگاپور Persian Singaporen kansalliskirjasto Finnish הספרייה הלאומית (סינגפור) HE Национальная библиотека Сингапура Russian National Library, Singapore SIMPLE தேசிய நூலகம், சிங்கப்பூர் Tamil
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| National Library, Singapore | |
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 The National Library in Victoria Street, Singapore | |
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| Location | 100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064, Singapore |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1823[1] |
| Branch of | National Library Board |
| Other information | |
| Director | Ng Cher Pong, CEO Lee Seow Hiang, Chairman[2] |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國家圖書館 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国家图书馆 | ||||||
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| Malay | Perpustakaan Negara | ||||||
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| Tamil | தேசிய நூலகம் | ||||||
The National Library, Singapore is the flagship national library of Singapore. A subsidiary of the National Library Board (NLB), it is located on an 11,304–square metre site in Victoria Street within the Downtown Core. It is the country's largest public library.[3]
The library has regional branches throughout the country such as in Jurong, Tampines and Woodlands as well as affiliations with academic and professional libraries. The branch libraries are open to the general public and consist of circulating libraries. The National Library also consists of research libraries, which are also open to the general public.
- ^ "History of National Library Singapore". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "New Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to be appointed to the National Library Board". mci.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "National Library Board > About > History of National Library Singapore". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 February 2018.