The library@harbourfront, located within VivoCity shopping mall, is also designed to be a place where library users can expand their knowledge through various ways and means.
First opened on Saturday, 12 January 2019, the 3,000 square metre VivoCity library is is home about 200,000 books, magazines and reading materials.
library@harbourfront at VivoCity
The VivoCity library décor takes on a coastal theme, inspired by its proximity to the water and Sentosa.
It is divided into two separate zones, one for adults and teens and another for children.
One of the features at library@HarbourFront is the use of automated entry gates. Scan an ID like the library eCard or any library-compliant card to enter. This allows for self-checkout with Grab-n-Go located at Adults and Teens’ Zone.
This also allows library@harbourfront will have extended hours starting at 9 am without any staff assistance.
Adults’ and Teens’ Zone at the VivoCity Library
To the right of the library’s entrance lobby is the Adults’ and Teens’ Zone. The first section of the bookshelves features books that cover topics like travel and health.
Keep to the right and head past the rows of bookshelves to arrive at the library’s two reading lounges that face out towards the sea.
The reading lounges are fitted with large windows that make the space light and airy in the daytime. They boast scenic vistas of the Keppel Harbour and Sentosa.
Terraced seating and deck chairs offer the best views in the house.
Learning Zone at library@HarbourFront
Other facilities at the adults’ and teens’ section of library@harbourfront include a Learning Zone. This space will host a variety of themed programmes that integrate the library’s physical and digital collections.
There are six Learning Pods within the Learning Zone. Library-goers can make use of these to access digital content such as TED talks and online courses.
Two programme zones at the library@harbourfront provide space for various programmes.
Children’s Zone at the VivoCity Library
The library’s Children’s Zone can be found to the left of the entrance lobby. It has its own separate space set apart from the Adults’ and Teens’ Zone.
Parents and children will find specially-designed spaces that encourage them to read together and a dedicated collection of audio-visual materials and magazines for kids.
A special feature at the Children’s Zone is the Tinker Truck. This is a first-of-its-kind space for children between three to nine years old in a library.
This section of the harbourfront@library has activities such as crafts and puzzle to encourage children to develop their creative, problem-solving and early literacy skills.
Another feature of the VivoCity library’s Children’s Zone is the Stories Come Alive Room at the far corner. library@harbourfront was the second library in Singapore to have such an interactive storytelling room after the Bukit Panjang Public Library.
Expanding Horizons
library@harbourfront at VivoCity expands on what it means to “pay a visit to the library”, something which the National Library Board has been doing with its libraries such as Tampines Regional Library and Punggol Regional Library.
Beyond books, it is a place that sparks learning in all its forms – whether through traditional tomes or the latest digital content.
The VivoCity library is sure to be a welcomed destination for all who visit it.
library@harbourfront at VivoCity
Where: VivoCity, #03-05, 1 Harbourfront Walk, Singapore 098585
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday, 11 am to 9 pm
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