Jurong West Public Library

Jurong West Public Library is a public library in Jurong West, Singapore. It is co-located with The Frontier Community Club at Jurong West Community Building. The nearest MRT station is Boon Lay. It is the first public library owned by the National Library Board to be located inside a mall.[1]

Jurong West Public Library
Jurong West Public Library in January 2020
CountrySingapore
TypePublic library
Established28 March 1996 (1996-03-28)
Location60 Jurong West Central 3, #01-03, Jurong West Community Building, Singapore 648346
Branch ofNational Library Board
Collection
Size268,322
Access and use
Population served200,000[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The library was originally called Jurong West Community Library.[1] It was officially opened on 28 March 1996 by Mr Ho Kah Leong, who was the then Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Environment and Member of Parliament for Jurong. The library was located at Jurong Point. It was relocated to The Frontier Community Place after being closed for 2 months. It reopened on 10 March 2006.[2] It was renamed as Jurong West Public Library after the renovation.[3][4] It currently has 3 levels and is integrated with the community centre.

Layout

The library consists of three levels. The first level contains adult, children, and young adult materials,[5] the second level contains further children's materials and family planning information,[6] and the third level contains adult fiction and non-fiction.[7]

Level 1
  • Adult's collection
  • Young People's collection
    • AV materials
  • Children's collection
    • AV materials

Level 2

Level 3
  • Adult's collection
    • Fiction
      • English
      • Chinese
      • Malay
      • Tamil
    • Non fiction
      • Business & finance
      • Recreation
      • IT
      • Arts
      • Cooking
      • Recreation
    • Comics

See also

References
  1. Singapore, National Library Board. "Jurong West Community Library | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. "National Library Board > Visit Us > Branch Details". National Library Board.
  3. "NLB AR 2004/2005". National Library Board.
  4. "NLB AR 2009/2010" (PDF). National Library Board. p. 2.
  5. "JWPL map L1". National Library Board.
  6. "JWPL map L2". National Library Board.
  7. "JWPL map L3". National Library Board.
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