My impressionsofnationallibrarysingapore

My Impressions of

National Library in Singapore

Libraries for Life

Knowledge for Success

March 2010

Sirkka Heinonen

• Established in 2005/Perustettu v. 2005• 4 million visitors annually/

4 miljoonaa kävijää/vs• 16 floors/16kerrosta

• designed as an integrated learning centre where individual learning is experienced through both high-tech and high-touch elements• committed to meeting the users' needs for connectivity, efficiency, convenience and comfort

Internationally Acclaimed 'Green' BuildingThe National Library Building is an innovative 'green' building designed as a "Library for the Tropics" using bioclimatic design techniques.

Internationally recognised as an architectural icon and designed as a 'green' building, its deployment of various innovative 'green' features helps to keep the building operating in an energy-efficient way and to do its part for a more sustainable environment.

Key 'green' features include the use of bioclimatic vegetation and landscaping to improve the indoor thermal environment and a lighting control system that switches off lighting when there is sufficient natural light to illuminate the building interior, as detected by light sensors.

The building is also heavily shaded to reduce solar heat gain through the facade.

Book Exchange 2010Give a book. Get a book. The infinite book

exchange.Give a book, get a book at the Book Exchange! Drop off your used books* at any Public Library from 10 to 23 April, 11.00am to 9.00pm and get a coupon for every book** accepted. Bring your coupon down to The Plaza, National Library Building, on 24 April to redeem for new reads.Event details:Date: Sat, 24 April 2010Time: 8.30am to 6.00pmVenue: The Plaza, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street*We accept children's and adults' fiction and non-fiction books (eg. Cookbooks, travel guides and romance novels) in any four official languages. Books in other languages will not be accepted. We also accept used library books bought from previous Library Book Sales. Textbooks, magazines and audio-visual materials are not accepted. Used books for exchange should be in relatively good physical condition.**Each person can exchange up to a maximum of 30 used books.

Beacon of Lifelong Learning and Knowledge for Success

Books fos sale on the street

THANK YOU! Sirkka Heinonen Professor of Futures ResearchFinland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), University of Turku Helsinki office: Korkeavuorenkatu 25 A 2, 00130 Helsinki, Finland, Email: sirkka.heinonen@tse.fiResearch Group on Future of Media and Communications (FMC)VIDICO Project (Visible digital Competence) EU/EaKrA31003, Creative Foresight Space CREAFOREhttp://www.lib.hel.fi/fi-FI/kohtaamispaikka/luovatulevaisuustila/

My Dream for the Future of Libraries:Libraries as Inspiring Places for Intellectual, Moral and Spiritual Happiness