Eight selected public libraries to open earlier from Oct 5

Patrons at the Punggol Regional Library in August 2025.

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Published Oct 03, 2026, 04:50 PM

Updated Oct 03, 2026, 04:50 PM

Eight public libraries in Singapore will open earlier from Oct 5, starting at 9am instead of their usual 10am or 11am opening times.

Four libraries in shopping malls will open two hours earlier, while four others will open one hour earlier.

Early access requires ID scanning, but staff services begin only at regular opening hours, according to the National Library Board.

SINGAPORE – If you are both an early bird and a bookworm , luck is on your side.

From Oct 5 , eight selected public libraries across Singapore will open earlier at 9am – an hour or two before standard operating hours – the National Library Board (NLB) said in a Facebook post on Oct 2.

Four public libraries – Bukit Panjang , Sembawang, Serangoon and Pasir Ris – are slated to open two hours earlier, instead of 11am . These libraries are located within shopping malls.

Four other libraries – Bishan, Punggol, Tampines and Woodlands – will open one hour earlier, instead of 10am.

NLB did not say why it has decided to do so. The Straits Times has contacted NLB for more information.

To enter any of these libraries during the early-access window, patrons must scan their library cards, NRICs or other accepted IDs at the gantries at the entrances.

Staff-assisted services will be available only when the libraries officially open at 10am or 11am, NLB said.

Libraries here typically open till 9pm daily. There are currently 23 libraries that are open across the island, according to the NLB website, including the Central Arts Library at the National Library building in Victoria Street.

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新加坡的八家公共图书馆将从10月5日起提前开放，从早上9点开始，而不是通常的早上10点或11点。

购物中心内的四家图书馆将提前两小时开放，另有四家图书馆将提前一小时开放。

根据国家图书馆委员会的说法，提前进入图书馆需要扫描身份证，但工作人员服务仅在正常开放时间内开始。

新加坡——如果你既是早起的鸟儿又是书虫，那么幸运之神就站在你这边。

新加坡国家图书馆管理局 (NLB) 在​​ 10 月 2 日的 Facebook 帖子中表示，从 10 月 5 日起，新加坡各地八家指定公共图书馆将提前至上午 9 点开门——比标准营业时间提前一到两个小时。

位于购物中心内的四家公共图书馆——武吉班让图书馆、三巴旺图书馆、实龙岗图书馆和巴西立图书馆——将提前两小时开放，而不是上午11点。

其他四家图书馆——碧山、榜鹅、淡滨尼和兀兰——将提前一小时开放，而不是上午 10 点。

国家图书馆管理局并未说明做出此决定的原因。《海峡时报》已联系国家图书馆管理局以获取更多信息。

在提前开放时段，读者如需进入这些图书馆，必须在入口处的闸机上扫描借书证、身份证或其他可接受的身份证件。

国家图书馆管理局表示，只有在图书馆正式开放时间（上午 10 点或 11 点）时，才会提供工作人员协助服务。

这里的图书馆通常每天开放至晚上9点。根据国家图书馆管理局（NLB）网站的信息，目前全岛共有23家图书馆开放，其中包括位于维多利亚街国家图书馆大楼内的中央艺术图书馆。

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