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Bye bye, dusty bookshelves: Reimagining the school library

To attract more students and make the library a more inviting space, schools across Singapore are breathing new life into their library designs and book collections

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The libraries at (clockwise from top left) Bedok South Secondary School, Queensway Secondary School and Cedar Girls’ Secondary School.

The libraries at (clockwise from top left) Bedok South Secondary School, Queensway Secondary School and Cedar Girls’ Secondary School.

ST PHOTOS: JASON QUAH, EUGENE TAN, KUA CHEE SIONG

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SINGAPORE - Step into Queensway Secondary School’s library, and one is greeted by a colourful display of its latest manga titles and graphic novels. 

Over at Cedar Girls’ Secondary, new life has been breathed into its library through an amphitheatre flanked by curved lit bookshelves – a way to soften the look of the space and make it more inviting. 

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