1 Reading Corners in Bukit Merah • the Community's Grassroots Leaders

Reading Corners in Bukit Merah

 The community’s grassroots leaders and a few social service organisations will provide a variety of services and programmes at the site of the former Bukit Merah Public Library. These will include a mini-library and reading corner supported by NLB.  NLB has also worked with community partners to set up reading corners at various locations in Bukit Merah, so that residents continue to have access to library resources.  There are currently 12 reading corners in the Bukit Merah area, offering over 5,000 books and 250 seats in total. The full list is given in the table below.  At these reading corners, residents can enjoy collections of books donated by NLB, as well as spaces for reading. Programmes such as storytelling sessions will also be conducted at some reading corners.  If there is ground-up grassroots interest to set up more community-owned reading corners, NLB is also ready to facilitate the community’s effort by providing the reading corners with collections and training to guide grassroots volunteers in running these reading corners independently. For more information, please contact us at [email protected].  Apart from these reading corners, NLB will continue to visit and engage schools and organisations in the Bukit Merah community through activities such as mass borrowing and assembly talks.

List of reading corners:

Target Collection Location Address Opening hours audience Available 4000 Jalan Bukit Merah, Bukit Merah Singapore Community Centre 159465

Children and Mon day – Sunday 400 Lengkok Leng Kee Adults 9:00am – 9:00pm Bahru, Singapore Community Centre Public 159049 67A Eu Chin Tiong Bahru Street, Singapore Community Centre 169715

20 Lengkok Monday – Friday 8:30am – 6:00pm Enabling Village Bahru, Singapore Adults 159053 Molly, the mobile library visits first

Saturday of every month in 2019, from 9.00am – 12.00pm:

5 January, 2 February, 2 March, 6 April, 4 May and 1 June 57 Lengkok SilverACE Lengkok Bahru, #01-491, Bahru senior activity Singapore centre 151057 71 Redhill Road, SilverACE Redhill #01-29, 1 Seniors senior activity centre Singapore 50071 Monday – Sunday, residing in 41 Telok Blangah Adults 9:00am – 6:00pm the Bukit SilverACE Telok Rise, #01- Merah area Blangah senior 373, Singapore activity centre 090041 117 Jalan Bukit SilverACE Bukit Merah, #01- Merah senior activity 1683, Singapore centre 160117 26 Jalan Klinik Beyond Social #01-42/52, Children and Monday - Friday Services Singapore Adults 10:00am – 6:00pm 160026 303 Henderson St Andrew’s Senior Monday - Friday Road, Singapore Adults Members of Care 7:30am - 6:00pm 108925 these 92 Henderson organisations Teens Network Club Road, #01-200, Children and Tuesday – Sunday @ Bukit Merah Singapore Teens 1:00pm – 9:00pm 150092 93 Henderson WELL Centre Road, Singapore Children 150093