National Library Singapore

Singapore's flagship national library fills twin 16-storey blocks on Victoria Street, connected by upper-floor bridges. It holds over 2.5 million items, from books and newspapers to rare publications, making it Southeast Asia's largest public library.

Written by DealSingapore from the facts in the English Wikipedia article on National Library Singapore.

Names

EN National Library Singapore中文 国家图书馆한국어 싱가포르 국립도서관日本語 シンガポール国立図書館 Wikidata Q890364; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)

Planning area

Downtown Core URA Master Plan 2025

Opening hours

Not in our sources: see the official site NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01

Official site

nlb.gov.sgWikidata

Data

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