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When Books Took to the Roads of Singapore | BiblioAsia Reels

Beginning in the 60s, libraries-on-wheels were already a familiar sight as they travelled around Singapore bringing books to schoolchildren and residents living in rural and suburban areas. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 00:16 – How it began 01:53 – Temporary closure in 1962 02:07 – Introducing service points at community centres 03:31 – The book grant that bought over 23,000 new books 03:52 – Reaching its peak 04:03 – Challenges of running the service 04:22 – Replacing mobile libraries with permanent branch libraries 05:02 – Mobile libraries today 05:24 – Closing Watch more from BiblioAsia Reels:    • BiblioAsia Reels   -- Visit our libraries: https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/visit-us/... Check out our digital collections: https://go.gov.sg/national-library-on... Follow National Library Singapore on social media: Facebook:   / nationallibrarysg   Instagram:   / nationallibrarysg   Medium:   / the-national-library   Telegram: https://t.me/NLBsg TikTok:   / nlbsg   #BiblioAsiaReels #NationalLibrarySG #Singapore #History #Heritage