High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Library (Chinese, Malay : Perpustakaan Negara) in Singapore is located on an 11,304-square metre site between Bugis Junction and the Bras Basah Complex at 100 Victoria Street. The new building, a 16-storey, two-block development situated in the city's Civic District, replaces the old National Library at Stamford Road, which closed on 31 March 2004.The library moved to its new home on 22 July 2005. It is the flagship building of the National Library Board, it brings together the core functions of the old library by incorporating a reference library, known as the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, as well as a public library, the Central Lending Library (CLL) under one roof. Its collections totalled around 8.9 million items in 2005.