Bishan Community Library - Singapore

Bishan Community Library:

The library plays an important role within the community. It caters to the entire spectrum of the population in the lifelong process of acquiring new knowledge and skills. Knowledge has becomes a valuable commodity in the restructuring of our economy and the library has a crucial role in dispensing this commodity to the people.

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There is a need to rethink the role of the library as the traditional repository of knowledge, the more pertinent issue at hand is how to engage the people. This is especially relevant for community libraries where the library shares an intricate relationship with the community, transcending the traditional boundaries of education, information and recreation.