Ang Mo Kio Public Library (

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: 宏茂桥社区图书馆) is one of the 26 public libraries established by the

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. Located along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 within walking distance of

Yio Chu Kang MRT station Yio Chu Kang MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, near the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8. This station primarily serves students of adjacen ...

, it serves the residents of the surrounding

Ang Mo Kio GRC The Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north eastern region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses the majority of Ang Mo Kio (Teck Ghee, Cheng San-Seletar, porti ...

. 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

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for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and was opened to the public on 19 August.Heng Wong & Naidu Ratnala Thulaja. The library was closed in March 2002 for renovation, and was officially reopened on 5 January 2003 by

Vivian Balakrishnan Vivian Balakrishnan ( ta, விவியன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன்; born 1961) is a Singaporean politician, diplomat and former ophthalmologist who has been serving in the Cabinet as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015. A m ...

, then Minister of State for National Development. Its name was changed to Ang Mo Kio Public Library.

Layout

Covering an area of 4,277 m², the library spans two levels and serves the residents of Ang Mo Kio GRC, which consists of

Chong Boon Chong Boon (Chinese: 崇文 ''Chóng Wén'') is a precinct located at Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It has precincts of Neighbourhood 4. Politics Chong Boon is part of Teck Ghee (Chinese: 德义 ''Dé Yì'') and Cheng San-Seletar divisions, in Ang Mo K ...

Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio is a planning area and residential town situated in the North-East of Singapore. Located approximately north of the Downtown Core district, Ang Mo Kio is the 3rd most populated planning area in the North-East Region and ranks 8t ...

Kebun Baru Kebun Baru also known as Nee Soon South is a precinct within Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It is located in the west of Ang Mo Kio and bounded by Mayflower district and Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park. The current Member of Parliament (MP) for this precinct i ...

and

Yio Chu Kang Yio Chu Kang is a sub-urban area in the northeast of Singapore, with proximity to the Ang Mo Kio, Lentor, Seletar and Sengkang areas. Deriving its name from the Yio Chu Kang Village, it is still known for lush greenery and low-density housing wi ...

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

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print and audiovisual material among Singapore's libraries. *Chinese and Malay collections *Quiet Reading Room (

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)

References

External links

National Library Board
1985 establishments in Singapore Library buildings completed in 1985 Libraries established in 1985 Libraries in Singapore Buildings and structures in Ang Mo Kio 20th-century architecture in Singapore {{Singapore-struct-stub