The National Library in Singapore is an internationally acclaimed green building that receives 4 million visitors annually. It was designed as an integrated learning center to meet users' needs for connectivity, efficiency, convenience and comfort. Key green features include the use of bioclimatic landscaping to improve indoor climate and a lighting control system that switches off lights when there is sufficient natural light. The library holds events like a book exchange in April 2010 where visitors can exchange used books for new books.

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12. Internationally Acclaimed 'Green' Building The National Library Building is an innovative 'green' building designed as a "Library for the Tropics" using bioclimatic design techniques. Internationally recognised as an architectural icon and designed as a 'green' building, its deployment of various innovative 'green' features helps to keep the building operating in an energy-efficient way and to do its part for a more sustainable environment. Key 'green' features include the use of bioclimatic vegetation and landscaping to improve the indoor thermal environment and a lighting control system that switches off lighting when there is sufficient natural light to illuminate the building interior, as detected by light sensors. The building is also heavily shaded to reduce solar heat gain through the facade.

21. Book Exchange 2010 Give a book. Get a book. The infinite book exchange. Give a book, get a book at the Book Exchange! Drop off your used books* at any Public Library from 10 to 23 April, 11.00am to 9.00pm and get a coupon for every book** accepted. Bring your coupon down to The Plaza, National Library Building, on 24 April to redeem for new reads. Event details: Date: Sat, 24 April 2010 Time: 8.30am to 6.00pm Venue: The Plaza, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street * We accept children's and adults' fiction and non-fiction books (eg. Cookbooks, travel guides and romance novels) in any four official languages. Books in other languages will not be accepted. We also accept used library books bought from previous Library Book Sales. Textbooks, magazines and audio-visual materials are not accepted. Used books for exchange should be in relatively good physical condition. ** Each person can exchange up to a maximum of 30 used books.

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27. THANK YOU! Sirkka Heinonen Professor of Futures Research Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), University of Turku Helsinki office: Korkeavuorenkatu 25 A 2, 00130 Helsinki, Finland, Email: sirkka.heinonen@tse.fi Research Group on Future of Media and Communications (FMC) VIDICO Project (Visible digital Competence) EU/EaKrA31003, Creative Foresight Space CREAFORE http://www.lib.hel.fi/fi-FI/kohtaamispaikka/luovatulevaisuustila/ My Dream for the Future of Libraries: Libraries as Inspiring Places for Intellectual, Moral and Spiritual Happiness