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Woodlands Regional Library
Woodlands Regional Library
	Woodlands Regional Library
Location	900 South Woodlands Drive, #01-03, Woodlands Civic Centre, Singapore 730900, Singapore
Type	Regional Library
Established	28 April 2001; 23 years ago
Branch of	National Library Board
Collection
Size	540,000

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The Woodlands Regional Library (WRL; Chinese: 兀兰区域图书馆; Malay: Perpustakaan Wilayah Woodlands) is a regional public library in Woodlands in the North Region of Singapore. It is within the premises of the Woodlands Civic Centre, near Causeway Point, Woodlands Bus Interchange and Woodlands MRT station. The library has a floor space of 11,100 square metres and has 540,000 items in its collection.

History

Woodlands Regional Library was officially opened on 28 April 2001 by Dr Tony Tan Kheng Yam, then-Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Minister for Defence and MP, Sembawang GRC (who later became Singapore's 7th President). It was Singapore’s first full-fledged regional library following the prototype regional library in Tampines. Occupying four storeys and part of a basement over a floor space of 11,100 square meters in the Woodlands Civic Centre, it is a one-stop information centre for the northern sector of Singapore.^[1]

Layout

Woodlands Regional Library occupies four floors within Woodlands Civic Centre including a basement level.^[1]

Basement

The basement consists of an auditorium with 250 seats.

Level 1

Also known as the Lifestyle section, the first level of the library is where the multimedia section is situated in. It has many collections of CDs, DVDs and magazines and newspapers. This level also consists of Artease Cafe^[2] as well as a few automated counters for borrowing books.

Level 2

The second level is where the Reference section and self-contained multimedia booths for surfing the Internet^[3] are located. It has a wide collection of reference books, CDs and magazines which cannot be loaned from this level. There are also research carrels for people who want to conduct research, and a photocopy machine in one corner of the level. The Young People's section are also located on this level.

Level 3

The third level is the section for adult fiction and non-fiction in Singaporeʻs four national languages; English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, and also has counters for borrowing books, like those in the first floor. It also has a Quiet Reading Room for people who want to read quietly.

Level 4

The fourth level is where the children section is. It also has a small garden-like feature, called the Enchanted Tree as well as the Children's Reading Park.

References

^ ^a ^b "Woodlands Regional Library". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^ "Artease Cafe". artease.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^ Eunice Quek, Kok Tse Wei (2 July 2005). "How the libraries stack up". The Straits Times. p. S6.

External links

National Library Board Woodlands Regional Library

[NLB_Woodlands_Regional_Library-1] "Woodlands Regional Library". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

[Artease_Cafe-2] "Artease Cafe". artease.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

[Eunice_Quek-3] Eunice Quek, Kok Tse Wei (2 July 2005). "How the libraries stack up". The Straits Times. p. S6.

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-The '''Woodlands Regional Library''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: 兀兰区域图书馆; {{lang-ms|Perpustakaan Wilayah Woodlands}}) is a regional [[public library]] in [[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]] in the [[North Region, Singapore|North Region]] of [[Singapore]]. It is located within the premises of the Woodlands Civic Centre, near [[Causeway Point]], [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] and [[Woodlands MRT Station]]. The library has a floor space of 11,100 square metres and currently has 540,000 items in its collection. It is located at 900 South Woodlands Drive, #01-03, Woodlands Civic Centre, Singapore 730900.
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+The '''Woodlands Regional Library''' (WRL; [[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: 兀兰区域图书馆; {{langx|ms|Perpustakaan Wilayah Woodlands}}) is a regional [[public library]] in [[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]] in the [[North Region, Singapore|North Region]] of [[Singapore]]. It is within the premises of the Woodlands Civic Centre, near [[Causeway Point]], [[Woodlands Bus Interchange]] and [[Woodlands MRT station]]. The library has a floor space of 11,100 square metres and has 540,000 items in its collection.
 ==History==
+Woodlands Regional Library was officially opened on 28 April 2001 by [[Tony Tan|Dr Tony Tan Kheng Yam]], then-[[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]], Minister for Defence and MP, Sembawang GRC (who later became Singapore's 7th [[President of Singapore|President]]). It was Singapore’s first full-fledged regional library following the prototype regional library in Tampines. Occupying four storeys and part of a basement over a floor space of 11,100 square meters in the Woodlands Civic Centre, it is a one-stop information centre for the northern sector of Singapore.<ref name="NLB Woodlands Regional Library">{{Cite web|title=Woodlands Regional Library|url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/visit-us/our-libraries-and-locations/libraries/woodlands-regional-library|access-date=2023-01-04|website=www.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>
-When it was opened on 28 April 2001 by the then-[[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]], [[Tony Tan Keng Yam|Dr Tony Tan]], Woodlands Regional Library was the biggest library in Singapore, with four floors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodlands Regional Library|url=http://www.nlb.gov.sg/VisitUs/BranchDetails/tabid/140/bid/310/Default.aspx?branch=Woodlands+Regional+Library|website=National Library Board Singapore|accessdate=19 August 2014}}</ref> The 16-storey [[National Library, Singapore|National Library]], located on [[Victoria Street, Singapore|Victoria Street]] and opened in 2005, is currently the largest.
 ==Layout==
-Woodlands Regional Library occupies four floors within Woodlands Civic Plaza including a basement level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.woodlandsregionallibrary.org/description.php|title=Description of Woodlands Regional Library Singapore|website=www.woodlandsregionallibrary.org|access-date=2017-12-06}}</ref>
+Woodlands Regional Library occupies four floors within Woodlands Civic Centre including a basement level.<ref name="NLB Woodlands Regional Library"/>
 ===Basement===
 The basement consists of an auditorium with 250 seats.
-===First floor===
+===Level 1===
-Also known as the Lifestyle section, the first level of the library is where the multimedia section is situated in. It has many collections of CDs, DVDs and magazines and newspapers. As of April 1, 2009, the listening posts in the library are now defunct. This level also consists of Cafe Galilee as well as a few counters for borrowing books.
+Also known as the Lifestyle section, the first level of the library is where the multimedia section is situated in. It has many collections of CDs, DVDs and magazines and newspapers. This level also consists of Artease Cafe<ref name="Artease Cafe">{{Cite web|title=Artease Cafe|url=https://www.artease.sg/#location|access-date=2023-01-04|website=artease.sg}}</ref> as well as a few automated counters for borrowing books.
-===Second floor===
+===Level 2===
-The second floor is where the Reference section and self-contained multimedia booths for surfing the [[Internet]] <ref name="Eunice Quek">{{cite news | author = Eunice Quek, Kok Tse Wei | title = How the libraries stack up | newspaper = [[The Straits Times]] | date = 2 July 2005| page=S6}}</ref> are located. It has a wide collection of reference books, CDs and magazines which cannot be loaned from this level. There are also research carrels for people who want to conduct research, and a photocopy machine in one corner of the level. The Young People's section are also located on this level.
+The second level is where the Reference section and self-contained multimedia booths for surfing the [[Internet]]<ref name="Eunice Quek">{{cite news | author = Eunice Quek, Kok Tse Wei | title = How the libraries stack up | newspaper = [[The Straits Times]] | date = 2 July 2005| page=S6}}</ref> are located. It has a wide collection of reference books, CDs and magazines which cannot be loaned from this level. There are also research carrels for people who want to conduct research, and a photocopy machine in one corner of the level. The Young People's section are also located on this level.
-===Third floor===
+===Level 3===
 The third level is the section for adult fiction and non-fiction in Singaporeʻs four national languages; English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, and also has counters for borrowing books, like those in the first floor. It also has a Quiet Reading Room for people who want to read quietly.
-===Fourth floor===
+===Level 4===
 The fourth level is where the children section is. It also has a small garden-like feature, called the Enchanted Tree as well as the Children's Reading Park.
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 ==External links==
+* [https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/visit-us/our-libraries-and-locations/libraries/woodlands-regional-library National Library Board Woodlands Regional Library]
-* [http://www.woodlandsregionallibrary.org/ woodlandsregionallibrary.org]
-* [http://www.nlb.gov.sg National Library Board]
 {{Singapore NLB libraries}}
 {{Authority control}}
+[[Category:2001 establishments in Singapore]]
+[[Category:Libraries established in 2001]]
 [[Category:Libraries in Singapore]]
 [[Category:Government buildings completed in 2001]]
 [[Category:Woodlands, Singapore]]
-{{Singapore-struct-stub}}