Borrowing and returning the books are made automatically. When I tried to borrow 2 books (let’s start with Chick Lit :D), I inserted my membership card and scanned the books one by one on the machine. As for returning books, there are few 24-hr Bookdrop booths outside the library for members to scan the books and drop them. Members can borrow books from one library and return them in another libraries; more than 20 regional public libraries scattered around Singapore. Each book can be returned in 2-3 weeks.
In Indonesia, public libraries are so boring. Well.. I’d only ever visited one library 10 years ago when I was still in high school. It was big and dirty containing old books. To get interesting books, I usually registered to book rentals by paying based on how many books I wanted to borrow with a very limited time.
Anyway, back to Singapore National Library, after I borrowed some books, I went out the library and got myself in hunger, I tried Hanis Library Cafe, a bakery and western cafe just outside the library. Eating there with people around are sipping coffee, reading, working on school tasks, doing something on their laptop… made me feel really nerd smart. Not just the environment, the burger I ordered was also nice.
Let’s hope my reading habit will boost up and I will become a bookworm again after joining this library membership.