National Library Board
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| Formed | 1 September 1995 |
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| Jurisdiction | Singapore |
| Headquarters | 100 Victoria Street, #14-01, National Library Building, Singapore 188064 |
| Annual budget | S$182 million (2010) |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Digital Development and Information |
| Website | www |
| Agency ID | T08GB0037J |
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The National Library Board (NLB) is a statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Digital Development and Information of the government of Singapore. The board manages the public libraries throughout the country.
The national libraries of Singapore house books in all four official languages of Singapore: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Other than paper books, the libraries also loans CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, VCDs, video cassettes, audiobooks on CDs, magazines and periodicals, DVD-videos, Blu-rays and music CDs. Its flagship institution, the National Library, Singapore, is based on Victoria Street.