Enjoy reading comics and lamenting the closure of the Comics Library that was previously at Anchorpoint? The Comics Library has reemerged and is now open at West Coast Community Centre.
Comics Library at West Coast Community Centre
Open daily from 10 am to 10 pm, except on public holidays, the Comics Library at West Coast Community Centre holds a vast collection of comics and graphic novels. It is just across the road from West Coast Plaza.
This is an interim pop-up library and is an umanned node where visitors can browse and borrow a curated collection of comics using the NLB Mobile app.
Year-end Holiday Camps: Discover Fun and Exciting Camps for Kids; Book Early
Giveaway: Stand a Chance to Win Tickets to "There's a Monster in Your Show"
The collection at the Comics Library is made up of a diverse range of comics, graphic novels and manga in the three mother tongue languages and English. There is also a dedicated children’s collection.
How to Enter the Comics Library
To enter the Comics Library, you will need to register your Passion Card (CAN)/EZ-Link at https://go.gov.sg/comics2-westcoast-registration.
Registration is free, and will be approved by West Coast Community Centre staff within three working days and pre-registration is highly encouraged.
Of course three working days is actually quite a long time and if you are there and really want to get in, you can approach the West Coast Community Centre’s front desk staff for immediate entry between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm.
Do also take note that while you can borrow items from the Comics Library using the NLB Mobile app, you cannot return any items at the Comics Library. Instead, the items will need to be returned at a regular public library. The closest public library to the Comics Library is Clementi Public Library at Clementi Mall.
StoryGen Room
A feature at the Comics Library at West Coast Community Centre is that there is a StoryGen room inside the library space. This is where you can put your own unique spin on classic stories using generative AI.
There is an interactive panel just outside the StoryGen room within the Comics Library. You can select various options to create a narrative. These options include create diverse range of inputs such as location, main characters and ending.
Once this has been done, the AI will then create a personalise narrative based on your selections. You can head into the StoryGen Room to watch the story unfold.
National Library Board’s Comics Library
Find out more about the Comics Library.
Where: 2 Clementi West Street 2, #01-05, Singapore 129605
Opening hours: Daily from 10 am to 10 pm, except on public holidays
If you enjoyed this story, we think that you will also enjoy reading about other kid-friendly libraries in Singapore.
