Cheng San Public Library Explained

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Library Name:Cheng San Public Library
Country:Singapore
Type:Public library
Location:90 Hougang Avenue 10, #03-11, Hougang Mall, Singapore 538766
Branch Of:National Library Board

Cheng San Public Library is a public library in Hougang, located inside Hougang Mall. It is the third library of the National Library Board to be located in a mall and the first to acquire and display works by local artists. It is near Hougang MRT station and Hougang Central Bus Interchange.

History

Officially opened on 6 March 1997 by Zainul Abidin, Member of Parliament for Cheng San GRC (Punggol East), Cheng San Public Library serves the residents of Hougang, Cheng San, Serangoon Central and Upper Paya Lebar. Originally known as Cheng San Community Library, it was renamed as Cheng San Public Library in 2008.[1]

Layout

Covering an area of 1467 m2, it contains a children’s section, a new arrivals section, a newspaper reading corner and an adult section on level 3 of the mall.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheng San Public Library Infopedia. Singapore. National Library Board. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 13 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Cheng San Public Library. NLB. Cheng San Public Library - National Library Board. nlb.gov.sg. 13 October 2017.