Libraries in Singapore

53 libraries are mapped in Singapore, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.

Named libraries in Singapore

  1. S.A.V.H. Library
  2. Bishan Public LibraryMo-Su 10:00-21:00 · Step free
  3. C J Koh Law LibraryBukit Timah Road 469D · Mo-Fr 08:30-18:00, Sa,Su,PH off
  4. Ang Mo Kio Public LibraryAng Mo Kio Avenue 6 4300 · Mo-Su 10:00-21:00 · Step free
  5. nlb_logo
  6. Toa Payoh Public LibraryToa Payoh Central 6 · Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
  7. Lien Ying Chow Library
  8. Sitorus Library
  9. Serangoon Public LibrarySerangoon Central 23
  10. Queenstown Community LibraryMargaret Drive 53 · Mo-Su 10:00-21:00 · Step free
  11. library@OrchardOrchard Road 277 · Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 · Partly step free
  12. Library
  13. Infant Library
  14. Hilltop Haven
  15. Junior Library
  16. Bukit Panjang Public LibraryJelebu Road 1 · 11:00-21:00; PH off · Step free
  17. Senior Library
  18. Kwa Geok Choo Law Library
  19. National LibraryVictoria Street 100 · Mo-Su 10:00-21:00;PH off · Step free
  20. Yale-NUS College Library
  21. Medicine+Science LibraryLower Kent Ridge Road 11
  22. Clementi Public LibraryCommonwealth Avenue West 3155 · Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 · Step free
  23. Node
  24. Casual Poet LibraryBukit Merah Lane 1 123 · Tu-Su 10:00-21:00
  25. Medical Library

Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 53, including the 23 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.

Questions

Where is the nearest library in Singapore?
Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 53 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
Are the libraries in Singapore free to use?
Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
Are opening hours shown?
Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
What is a public bookcase?
A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
Where does this libraries data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
Is the list of libraries in Singapore complete?
It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.

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