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❇️ Update = 🟧 The Library at Orchard ( Orchard Gateway) has been shut temporarily for a major revamp. ✅️ It closed in late Oct 2024 and will re-opened in 2026. location ********* 🟦277 Orchard Rd, #03-12 / #04-11 🟢Orchard Gateway, Singapore 238858 ✅️So I went downtown in Sept 2024 to take some photos for memory's sake. ********************************* 🟨 Came here sometime ago to check out this Library at Orchard. ● It is really designed beautifully and with functional use of spaces all over the place. ● The bookshelves all looks so chic and classy. This entire library gives off Zen vibes. I like it alot.

An absolute treasure for all the book lovers out there . It's right in the heart of the city but its so serene. Has pretty much all the genres you need. The library also has a dedicated sitting area. Entrance was free as well . It's an amazing place to just chill and relax or even study.

Library@Orchard in Singapore offers a unique library experience, merging design and literature with innovative features. This public library focuses heavily on design, housing extensive collections across themes like "People," "Space," "Product," and "Visual" on its upper floor, where non-fiction and design resources are highlighted. The lower floor features fiction and multimedia, creating a distinct vibe where visitors can choose between exploration or quiet study. One of the library's standout features is its "book trees," floor-to-ceiling installations where users can select books and even interact with digital recommendations on adjacent screens. The library also offers creative seating options, such as pod-like "cocoons" for cozy, uninterrupted reading with scenic views. It encourages social interaction in spaces like its open-plan seating area inspired by ancient Greek agoras, where visitors are welcome to converse and share ideas. The library even includes an interactive Kinect Glass wall for browsing digital content through gestures. Library@Orchard hosts regular workshops and activities, making it more than just a reading space. The Resident Maker program, held monthly, showcases artists and designers, adding a dynamic layer to its offerings. Located in Orchard Gateway Mall, the library is easily accessible, providing a quiet retreat amidst the bustling Orchard Road.

As a bookworm, this library is a heaven. Love love love this place, their collections, their interior, comfortable sofa or tables & chair. The library itself is aestheticly pleasing, a perfect instagramble spot, with white walls and modern designed shelving, curved bookshelves. There are special rooms for study purposes on the upper levels, so you can enjoy a gorgeous view of the city while you go through your notes. Definitely best public library I ever been to. Whats special is they have large collection of titles on design, lifestyle and applied arts. In fact, the non-fiction collection is categorised into five design clusters – people design (fashion, photography and entrepreneurs), space design (furniture, industrial and game design), visual design (advertising, printmaking and graphic design) and lifestyle design (gastronomy, wellness and travelogues). Definitely will visit again ✨

The food is alright but the tattooed staff had very bad attitude. Won’t come again

Awful food for the price. Avoid.

ate at their outlet at 51 Bras Basah Road FoodRepublic on 23/09. ordered their combo set (tempura + chicken cutlet), food turned out to be cold, no flavour at all, and the chicken was NOT COOKED properly (at a lot of pink spots). went back to ask for a new plate, but the dish was still cold af.

Went for the SG60 Heart&Soul Experience at Orchard Library and was so amazed by the entire exhibit. It was highly interactive and got to see lots of new technologies.

Imagine I've lived near a library I didn't know about & found a while ago - a captivating & aesthetically pleasing one, too. (And I’m a true book worm). Definitely the coolest library in Singapore & centrally located in Somerset 313 on famous Orchard Road. A beautiful modern architectural, white & bright library with wide spacious corridors & lots of scattered seating that feels inviting to anyone who’s eager to browse or read books or magazines. A well stocked place with curved shelves & good lighting. Many seats are slightly tucked away for quiet reading, but also directed towards the view outside right next to large windows with lots of light. This is a haven from outside busy life, but above all it’s a beautiful library & a great place to switch of, read & and relax with one of the many treasures on the shelves & just enjoy the moment. Library@orchard ⭐️

This review is for the SG60 Heart&Soul Experience which hijacked the Orchard Library in Sep 2025. The exhibit looks cool but I never made it in due to the sheer inflexibility of the staff. They won't let you in without a booking, which can be done on the spot but the catch is the next slot is 1 hour away and they won't let you in advance despite the place being nearly empty. Even worse ahead of me was a foreign couple who got rejected because they were 15 minutes late for their booking - I felt so bad for them, and so ashamed that this is the "heart & soul" experience that Singapore is giving tourists. So much for "meeting the future"... Just the same unthinking uncaring inflexible bureaucracy of Today