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The National Library Board (NLB) introduced seat booking (Seat Booking System 2.0) to ensure a fairer distribution of popular study seats, prevent seat hogging, and enable patrons to plan visits efficiently. The system offers structured access to study areas, allowing users to secure seats via Seat Booking - NLB.
Key Reasons for the Seat Booking System:
Key Reasons for the Seat Booking System:
- Fairer Distribution & Allocation: The system manages the demand for popular seating, offering each user up to 3 hours per day to ensure more people have access to study spaces.
- Preventing Seat Hogging: To prevent empty seats from being held, the system requires a check-in. If a user does not check in within 14 minutes, the seat is released.
- Increased Productivity and Convenience: It allows users to search for and secure seats in advance via the seat booking website or apps, avoiding the need for on-site searching.
- Efficient Space Utilization: The booking system allows NLB to manage capacity and usage of its study areas, particularly in high-demand locations.
- Support for Walk-ins: The system supports on-site booking for available seats through QR codes at the desks.
- Booking Limit: Maximum of 3 hours per day per patron.
- Availability: Booking can be done on the same day or one day in advance.
- Check-in: A check-in process is required within a 14-minute grace period to prevent the seat from being released.
- Flexibility: Users can still visit libraries without a booking to use non-numbered, general seating on a first-come-first-served basis.
- Policy: The system aligns with the Code of Conduct to ensure fair sharing of resources.

