Book lovers can now Grab-n-Go as new services are launched at National Library Building

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Called Grab-n-Go, it enables patrons to check in and check out automatically when borrowing books.

The pilot project is among replacement services that will be available when the Central Public Library closes from June 13 for its first full-fledged revamp since opening in 2005. It is slated to reopen in the first half of 2023.The other replacement services are reservation lockers at Basement 1, where patrons can pick up their reserved items, and a 24-hour book drop facility at Level 1. eResources can be accessed through the NLB Mobile app.

Grab-n-Go will start from Wednesday at the Level 5 Study Lounge of NLB, with a capacity of 50 people. It has around 5,000 adult titles in fiction and non-fiction in the four official languages. The 38-year-old marketing and communications lead also found NLB's efforts to go digital to be"extremely convenient".NLB chief executive Ng Cher Pong said:"We are always keen to try new ways to enhance our patrons' experience at our libraries and archives.

 

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