Jurong Regional Library
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Jurong Regional Library (Chinese: 裕廊区域图书馆; Malay: Perpustakaan Wilayah Jurong) is a public library located in Jurong East, Singapore. It is located next to JCube and is within walking distances of Jurong East Bus Interchange and Jurong East MRT station.[1] It is the third regional library to be completed after the Tampines and Woodlands regional libraries and is currently the largest public library[2] under the National Library Board network of public libraries.
| Jurong Regional Library | |
|---|---|
 Library entrance | |
| Location | 21 Jurong East Central 1, Singapore 609732, Singapore |
| Type | Regional Library |
| Established | 1 August 1988 (as Jurong East Community Library) 4 June 2004 (as Jurong Regional Library) |
| Dissolved | June 2003 (as Jurong East Community Library) |
| Branch of | National Library Board |
| Collection | |
| Size | 480,000 |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | NS1 EW24 Jurong East, Jurong East Bus Interchange |
During the construction of the National Library building, it temporarily housed the main collections of the reference library until the opening of the new building on 22 July 2005.[3]
The library was first opened on 1 August 1988 as Jurong East Community Library by Ho Kah Leong[4] who was the Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Communications & Information) and Member of Parliament for Jurong Constituency.[1] It was subsequently closed in June 2003 for upgrading works.[5] After the completion of its refurbishment in 2004, it was re-opened as Jurong Regional Library on 4 June that year by the then Acting Minister for Education, Tharman Shanmugaratnam.[1]
The Urban Redevelopment Authority and National Library Board announced on 15 November 2022 that the library would be relocated to the future Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub in 2028.[6]
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