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With 840,000 visitors and counting, NLB's mobile libraries spread joy
The Straits Times
|July 27, 2025
Every other Saturday, Ms Hirma Sheeryn and her children like to take a walk – not to the mall, park or playground, but to visit Molly.
The National Library Board's (NLB) mobile library, affectionately called "Molly", has since 2022 become a regular sight in the 35-year-old homemaker's Punggol neighbourhood, where it stays for half a day.
With four children in tow, Ms Sheeryn appreciates that it takes them just under five minutes to get to Molly, compared with a journey to her nearest library, Punggol Regional Library at One Punggol lifestyle hub, which is about five LRT stops away from her home.
यह कहानी The Straits Times के July 27, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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