Bukit Merah Public Library

Bukit Timah Public Library
Country Singapore
Type Public library
Established 1982
Location Bukit Merah
Branch of National Library Board
Collection
Size 245,465[1]
Access and use
Population served 220,000
Website Official Website

Bukit Merah Public Library is a public library located at Bukit Merah Central, Singapore. It is the first branch library to have an audiovisual (AV) section.[2] It will be relocated to VivoCity in 2018.[3][4][5][6] At its current location the nearest MRT station to it is Redhill.[7]

History

Originally called Bukit Merah Branch Library, it serves the residents of Tanjong Pagar, Bukit Merah, Tiong Bahru and Telok Blangah. The library was officially opened on 28 December 1983 by the then Minister-without-Portfolio and Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah Mr Lim Chee Onn officially. On 29 December 1983 the library was open to public.[2]

The library closed for renovation from 28 December 2004 to 25 February 2005.[1] It was officially reopened by the then Parliamentary Secretary, MINDEF and Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC and Associate Professor Koo Tsai Lee.[3]

Planning

Bukit Merah Branch Library was originally planned in 1972, with the intention of being located at Telok Blangah New Town Centre, however, due to issues in securing the land the project was postponed.[2] A new site for the library was found in February 1975. It was to have 4 storeys, however, this was reduced to 3.[2]

Renaming

The library was renamed as Bukit Merah Community Library when National Library became a statutory board on 1995.[2]

The library was renamed as Bukit Merah Public Library after its renovation.[8][9]

Relocation

The library will be relocated to VivoCity on 2018, providing Singaporeans with greater convenience and accessibility to public libraries.[3]

The closing date of the library in its current location will be given in 2018.[3]

Layout

The library has two levels, each consisting of various topics for research. Level 1 contains the children's materials, magazines, and audiovisual collection.[10] The second level contains adult and young adult materials.[11]

Level 1

Level 2

  • Adults' collection
  • Young People's collection
    • Fiction
    • Non fiction
    • Chinese books
      • Fiction
      • Non fiction
    • Malay books
      • Fiction
      • Non fiction
    • Tamil books
      • Fiction
      • Non fiction
    • Comics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bukit Merah Public Library" (PDF). National Library Board.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wong, Heng (2005) [2002]. "Bukit Merah Community Library | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. National Library Board. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Library Board". National Library Board. National Library Board.
  4. ↑ "More public libraries to move to malls, town hubs". The Straits Times. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  5. ↑ "The Relocation of Bukit Merah Public Library: How Are Students And Elderly Affected?". Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. ↑ "Bukit Merah Public Library to relocate to Vivocity by end of next year". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  7. ↑ "Public Libraries in Singapore". singaporecircle.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  8. ↑ "NLB AR 2004/2005". National Library Board.
  9. ↑ "NLB AR 2009/2010" (PDF). National Library Board. p. 2.
  10. ↑ "BMPL map L1". National Library Board.
  11. ↑ "BMPL map L2". National Library Board.

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