Yishun Public Library

I’ve decided to sign up for the Singapore Public Library, even though it’s a bit pricey, because books are so expensive over here! The registration and membership fee for foreigners is around 53SGD (1800 in pesos, 42 in USD) a year, which isn’t so bad if I plan to borrow often. Plus, I’ve always wanted to have access to a public library! Anyway, I’m putting it off until I finish reading the books that I brought with me – otherwise, I might not be able to read them anytime soon. I dropped by the library near where I’m staying to take pictures to show all of you what it looks like:

Here’s the YA section:

As an added bonus, there are some Aussie books on the shelves. Check out This Is Shyness and Bloodflower (Aussie edition of The Returning by Christine Hinwood):

Look, Something Like Normal by Trish Doller is also available:

I don’t understand why they don’t have all of Robin McKinley’s books though:

And this is the only Melina Marchetta they have:

Glad to see the Beka Cooper books because I haven’t read those:

And yay, Megan Whalen Turner and Elizabeth Wein in one shelf:

I haven’t even explored the other sections of the library, like the children’s and adult books sections:

Let’s see how long it takes before I give in and sign up. I haven’t even read the actual books that I brought with me because I’ve mostly been reading on my Kindle – much easier to read standing up on the train using that than a physical book. I’m pretty excited about the library though and I also heard that once I’m a member, I can borrow books from other branches. I bet the National Library has an even better selection.