One of the largest public libraries in Singapore, the Jurong Regional Library occupies four floors and a basement and has special facilities for young readers and teens. Jurong Regional Library officially opened on 4 Jun 2004 by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Acting Minister for Education. The library was originally opened on 1 August 1988 as Jurong East Community Library by Mr Ho Kah Leong, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Communications & Information) and Member of Parliament for Jurong Constituency. After the completion of its refurbishment in 2004, it re-opened as a regional library. It is the third regional library and the largest public library under the National Library Board network of public libraries. The library , occupying four storeys and a basement, has a total floor space of 12,020 square meters, making it the largest public library in Singapore.