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Library@BTC is located in Room BB-02-05, Level 2, Block B of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS’ Bukit Timah Campus.

This library outpost houses the Reserve Books and Readings (RBR) Collection for students, staff, and researchers of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. It also serves as a collection point for Intra-library Loan items requested from other NUS Libraries.

Library@BTC is a self-service facility. There are no reading or study spaces inside the room, only bookshelves for the RBR Collection, a hold-shelf for reserved items, and a self-checkout machine for borrowing and returning books.

Access:
Library@BTC is open only to current NUS staff and students. Tap your NUS Card at the door reader to enter.

 

Facility Booking

Library@BTC is a compact, self-service room. The two featured points are the RBR shelves and the self-checkout station

 

NUS Libraries Virtual Tours

Take a virtual tour of our libraries. Virtual tours are available for the following libraries:

Central • C J Koh Law • Hon Sui Sen Memorial  Medicine+Science • Music • Wan Boo Sow Chinese

 

Finding your way within the library? Access the

Take a virtual tour of each level:
Library@BTC

Block B, Level 2, Room Number BB-02-05, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

469A Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770

Tel: +65 6516 6949

loans@nus.edu.sg

For detailed directions to the library, use NUS Campus Map Journey Planner or Google Map Journey Planner.

The fastest route is by MRT to Botanic Gardens Station (CC19 / DT9) on the Circle Line or the Downtown Line. The campus is a 10-minute walk through the Botanic Gardens from the station, or one stop on a public bus along Bukit Timah Road.

 

Bus services that stop at the NUS Bukit Timah Campus bus stop (41011) on Bukit Timah Road:

Bus Services
  
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171186  

 

By Taxi or Private Hire

Ask the driver for NUS Bukit Timah Campus at 469A Bukit Timah Road. There are three NUS campuses in different parts of Singapore, so name the Bukit Timah campus to avoid confusion. Alight at the sheltered drop-off point inside the campus.

 

The Bukit Timah Campus is served by Internal Shuttle Bus Service P, which links the Kent Ridge Campus and the Bukit Timah Campus. The service is free for staff and students. Alight at the Oei Tiong Ham Building stop and walk across the quadrangle to the Manasseh Meyer Building.

 

For live bus times, use the NUS NextBus mobile application. For the current route map and timetable, see the NUS UCI page on Internal Shuttle Bus services: https://uci.nus.edu.sg/campus-life/campus-services/transportation/internal-shuttle-bus/

 


Enter the campus from the main gate on Bukit Timah Road. Follow the one-way road around the campus until you reach the drop-off point near the Block B. Library@BTC is on Level 2 of Block B.

 

For parking matters, see the NUS Parking information page.

Opening Hours

Libraries are closed on the following dates:
Thu, 1 Jan 2026
(New Year's Day)
Thu, 2 Apr 2026
(NUS Well-Being Day)
Mon, 1 Jun 2026
(Vesak Day observed)
Fri, 2 Jan 2026
(University Holiday)
Fri, 3 Apr 2026
(Good Friday)
Mon, 10 Aug 2026
(National Day observed)
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
(Chinese New Year)
Fri, 1 May 2026
(Labour Day)
Fri, 9 Oct 2026
(NUS Well-Being Day)
Wed, 18 Feb 2026
(Chinese New Year)
Tue, 26 May 2026
(Staff Event)
Mon, 9 Nov 2026
(Deepavali observed)
Sat, 21 Mar 2026
(Hari Raya Puasa)
Wed, 27 May 2026
(Hari Raya Haji)
Fri, 25 Dec 2026
(Christmas Day)
Opening hours are shortened on the following dates:
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (Chinese New Year's Eve) - Closes at 2:00pm
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 (Hari Raya Puasa Eve) - Closes at 1:00pm
Sat, 7 Nov 2026 (Deepavali Eve) - Closes at 1:00pm
Thu, 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Eve) - Closes at 1:00pm
Additional notes:
Central Library
Level 6 Reading Area will be open to NUS staff and students 24/7 from the evening of Tuesday, 10 November 2026 to the evening of Friday, 4 December 2026.
Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
HSSML hours indicated is in reference only to the book collections section of the building (HSSML Collections).
Medicine+Science Library
Level 1 Atrium and Level 2 Study Area are open to NUS staff and students 24/7. Level 3 Quiet Study 01 is open 24/7 during Term only.
Wan Boo Sow Chinese Library (雲茂潮中文图书馆)
Term: Closed 1-hour before Central Library's closing time on Monday-Saturday

Vacation: Closed 1-hour before Central Library's closing time on Saturday only

03 AUG - 09 AUG 2026

Aug 03 Mon

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Aug 04 Tue

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Aug 05 Wed

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Aug 06 Thu

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Aug 07 Fri

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Aug 08 Sat

CLOSED

Aug 09 Sun

CLOSED

03 AUG - 09 AUG 2026 Aug 03 Mon Aug 04 Tue Aug 05 Wed Aug 06 Thu Aug 07 Fri Aug 08 Sat Aug 09 Sun
Library@BTC 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM CLOSED CLOSED

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