Tampines Regional Library was officially opened on 3 December 1994 by Dr Aline Wong, Senior Minister of State for Education and Health. The library was upgraded in 1998, with new and improved services and facilities. The Chinese Library Services was inaugurated on 2 May 1998, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Libraries of Beijing and Shanghai.

Tampines Regional Library was the first regional library under the National Library Board network of libraries. Situated close to the Tampines MRT station and bus interchange, the library covers a floor area of 6,208 square metres.

The Tampines Regional Library is a three-storey building that was built to serve the 200,000 Tampines residents. It is large enough to fit six football fields on its three floors and has a collection size of 200,000 books, 300 magazine titles, 10,000 multimedia resources and 30 video-on demand terminals.

Located on level one are the children's library and a commercially-run bookshop where library users can purchase books and other items. The children's library has 50,000 volume of books and a story-telling area for parents to read to their children.

The adult and young people's section is located on level two. There are 150,000 volume of books housed on this level. It also has a special collection that focuses on travel guides, sports, management, information technology and cookery.

Located on level three are: an auditorium, a room with the size of a small tennis court and an Information Technology (IT) gallery. The auditorium was built to accommodate 200 people and is also used by its resident drama group, the Necessary Stage to premiere new plays and hold storytelling sessions. The room is available for rental for the purpose of conducting meetings, workshops and conferences. The IT gallery is meant for vendors to display latest IT products.

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Contact :

Address: 31, Tampines Ave 7, Singapore 529620

Opening Hours: 10.00am - 9.00pm (Mon - Sun)

Closed at 5.00pm on eves of Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year
Closed on Public Holidays
24-hour bookdrop

Tel: 6332 3255 Fax: 6788 8269

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