シンガポールの公共図書館、メンバーになっていれば所蔵されている電子書籍を借りて、iPad等タブレットで読むこともできます。以下の内容は、このブログ（英語）に書いてある情報をもとにしたものです。 始める前に、読みたい本がNational Libraryに電子書籍…

今年も図書館カードの更新お知らせSMSがやってきた。 Please renew your library membership before it expires on XX-02-2012 to continue enjoying your borrowing privileges. というわけで更新料を払わねば。そう、シンガポールの図書館は（外国人は）有…

I started my Singapore Library Tour last October, and I've visited all 24 (which increased from 22 in the previous year) public libraries in Singapore. I posted all reviews as below. I made a simple Singapore Library Map on Google Map so y…

Creative Commons Singapore is calling for Contribution. "If you own the copyright, you can exercise choice. Share. Remix. Show." Creative Commons Festival will be held at The Pigeonhole cafe on November 11th, 2011. You can show your CC wor…

The Central Public Library, on the basement of National Library Building Literally speaking, it is the central public library. It occupy a whole basement floor of the National Library Building(NLB) It's large. You can find newspapers, audi…

Middle-sized public library in a shopping mall that is directly connected to the station Though it's in a shopping mall, the ceiling is very high so that I felt it's very spacious. At the same time, they are doing great work to use the spa…

Middle sized public library, in the residential area. The big building is shared with the library and a community centre. Its unique facade is easy to distinguish even from a bus window on the way. High ceiling makes relaxing atmosphere an…

A large regional library in East Singapore with 3 stories building. It's a big library, but at the same time it's very popular. Since I went there on Sunday, I felt they should be larger (same feeling which I had at Woodlands Regional libr…

a Middle-sized public library in the shopping area You need to walk a while from the MRT station, but it's in the middle of the shopping area. It would be convenient for neighbors. The slightly old owned building is consisted from 3 floors…

Brand-new and spacious library with high ceiling. Though It's in the shopping mall, the size is not so small. This impression might come from high ceiling. In addition to that, the amount of book shelves are plenty. However, they don't hav…

Middle-sized public library in a quiet residence area. It has a large kids corner. Space for young and adults are not so large, but probably it's enough for weekday usage. The building has 2 floors; level 1: service counters and kids corne…

I went back Tokyo early this month and visited Chiyoda library which I believe the best public library in Tokyo (though I haven't visited all). It's situated at the center of Tokyo city, near the Imperial palace. Chiyoda Library (Japanese)…

A small library on the 4th floor of a shopping mall directly connected to the MRT station Not big, but since the number of bookshelves are not so many, i didn't feel it's small. They have a blank space in the centre. I wonder what the purp…

Brand-new library in the new shopping mall, Serangoon Nex. If you go to the garden terrace of the new shopping mall, you will find this fashionable library. A half of the floor is kids corner. It also has a big program room. Compared to th…

A small library on the 3rd floor of Hougang mall It's bigger than the first impression at the entrance. It has lots of reading sheets and resources. Good reading atmosphere. 5min walk from Hougang MRT station. No cafe inside, but many shop…

A very popular huge regional library in the North Singapore The library occupied almost a whole building which have 4 floors and some commercial spaces; level 1: magazines, service counter, cafe level 2: reference books level 3: all adult …

A very small public library in a shopping centre The library is on the 3rd floor of a shopping centre right next to the MRT station. A nearly half of the floor is a kids corner. 2 min walk from Sembawang MRT station. No cafe inside. Some c…

A small public library in North Point shopping centre The library is on the 5th floor of a shopping centre called North Point connected to the MRT station. The floor is well planned. When I enter the library, it was a bit noisy since there…

A big public library in front of a garden park The library's own building have 2 floors; level 1: adult fiction, magazines, kids corner, service counter, news papers, cafe level 2: general books, references, young people corner, audio mate…

（日本語は下のほうの「Read the rest of this entry »」をクリック！） Visiting libraries is a kind of my 'to do' when I travel abroad. I started it when I visited a Helsinki library in Finland. The library had relaxing atmosphere and was qui…

A modern building library specialized for youth/kids It is a modern building and popular among youth. The library's own building have 4 floors+a basement; 1st: magazines, service counter, cafe 2nd: general books, references 3rd: adult fict…

A big public library with plenty of reading space The library's own building have 3 floors; 1st: kids corner, service counter, program room 2nd: adult books, newspapers 3rd: for teenagers, audio visual material There are quite a few seats …

A medium-sized public library in residential area The building has 2 floors. The ground floor is not quiet, many kids and group students going around On the other hand, the 2nd floor provides you peaceful reading environment. A good floor …

My favorite library in Singapore :) Library in a theatre building, specialized in arts and music. Plenty of CDs and DVDs, as well as books related to art and music, music scores, magazines. It has piano practicing room and video screening …

A large public library on Jalan Bukit Merah The building has 3 floors, not new, but many books and seats available inside. Level 1: kids books, magazines, newspapers Level 2: adult books, fictions, general references Level 3: halls and sta…

a Very small library, mainly for kids It's just a part of a shopping mall in Bukit Panjang, on its 3rd floor. The ceiling is low and there's not much space for reading, but spaces for kids are separated and spacious. 8min walk from Bukit P…

A public library in a shopping mall just in front of the MRT station It's on the 4th floor of a shopping mall in front of Choa Chu Kang MRT station. They're trying to use the space effectively so I don't feel it's very small, however it's …

A small library for kids and mothers in a shopping mall You will find a library on the 3rd floor of the Bukit Batok shopping mall. It's convenient location, but there's no library sign outside the building so it's hard to find at first. It…

a Big and Comfortable (for reading!) regional library. It's a regional library so it has lots of books, audio materials, seats, tables, and rooms. The building has 4 floors and 1 basement. One whole floor is for teenagers, and another is f…

A small clean public library The building has two floors, looks new and is shared with Community Centre. Library is in its 1st floor. [updates from my friend:] The library occupies 3 floors. Second floor: Children and parenting books Third…