Library membership lets you borrow items at any of the public libraries, gives you access to a wide range of eBooks and online resources, and much more. Explore the different membership types, privileges and applicable fees.
All Singaporeans can register for Basic Membership. It is free.
You can borrow up to 16 physical items, and 16 eBooks (including eAudiobooks) for 21 days.
If you wish to extend the due date of your borrowed items for another 21 days, you can renew your loans.
Please refer to Manage My Loans.
Permanent residents can apply for a Basic Membership with a one-time registration fee of $10.69 (GST-inclusive). If you are PAssion card holder, you can apply for Partner Membership to enjoy the benefit of no registration fee imposed. This benefit is also applicable for Permanent Residents who are MOE students below 21 years old at the point of registration.
You can borrow up to 16 physical items, and 16 eBooks (including eAudiobooks) for 21 days.
If you wish to extend the due date of your borrowed items for another 21 days , you can renew your loans. Please refer to Manage My Loans.
Foreigners can apply for a Basic Membership with a one-time registration fee of $10.69 (GST-inclusive) and an annual fee of $43.60 (GST-inclusive).
Foreigners who are students at the schools under the Singapore Ministry of Education (primary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges, Institutes of Technical Education, polytechnics) can apply for a Basic Membership for free. You must be aged below 21, at the point of registration and produce your MOE smartcard for staff to assist you with the registration.
You can borrow up to 16 physical items, and 16 eBooks (including eAudiobooks) for 21 days. If you wish to extend the due date of your borrowed items for another 21 days , you can renew your loans
Accessible Membership provides an expanded scope of library services across all libraries for persons with disabilities, on top of basic library membership privileges.
Accessible Membership is open to persons with disabilities who are beneficiaries of eligible disability schemes and services funded by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), or who had attended or are currently attending government-funded Special Education (SPED) schools.
If you are not a beneficiary of existing disability schemes and services, you may wish to visit the Enabling Guide website for more information on disability support schemes and services.
Accessible Membership is a lifetime membership. Accessible Members enjoy:
a) A longer borrowing period (from 21 days to 42 days);
b) A longer renewal period (from 21 days to 42 days);
c) Free reservation of eligible lending items [which costs $1.58(GST-inclusive) per item];
d) Priority access to accessible features in Punggol Regional Library.
To apply for Accessible Membership, log on to your myLibrary account (click on "Accessible Membership" under "Profile Settings") on the NLB website.
If you have other queries on your Accessible Membership application, please contact us via our Feedback Form.
PAssion card holders who are library members are eligible to upgrade to NLB Partner Membership to enjoy increased loan privileges. Partner Members may borrow up to 24 physical items, and 16 eBooks (including eAudiobooks) for 21 days, and renew the loan(s) for another 21 days.
PAssion card holders who are not library members may login with their SingPass to register for both the NLB Basic Membership and Partner Membership.
Upon expiry of their NLB Partner Membership, membership will be reverted to basic membership privileges as long as they have a valid library membership.
For upgrade requests or new registrations that are not successful via the online platform, please seek assistance from 11am - 6pm at any public library (except library@chinatown and The LLibrary) by producing a valid PAssion card with proof of expiry.