Singapore Library's Double Your Loan 2013

Just as the whole of Singapore celebrates the middle of the year with the annual GSS (Great Singapore Sales), so does all libraries in Singapore, but with its Double Your Loan promotion. So what are you waiting for? Go get double the amount you could borrow now!


Date:           10th June - 11th Aug 2013
Admission:  10 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily (libraries within malls will follow the mall's opening hours)
Entry fee:    Free

Location:     All Singapore public libraries






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