Punggol families can read NLB’s Chinese eBooks and eMagazines through HyRead 3. Add National Library Board Singapore as the library and sign in with your myLibrary details.
Borrow a title, then open My Book and select its cover to download. A successful loan and a completed download are different stages.
Follow NLB’s official setup guide. Its checkout example lists 16 books and 16 magazines; check your own displayed quota and expiry details rather than applying another app’s rules.
Find the information you need
Add the correct library
Search, borrow and download
Read comfortably and choose suitable books
Return early and keep platform rules separate
Add the correct library
Get HyRead 3 from Apple’s App Store or Google Play. Use Add Library, then Public Libraries to find NLB.
Choosing the app is only the first part of setup. Check the library name on the sign-in screen so that you are following the NLB route. If a title is not available in the displayed collection, do not assume a purchase prompt elsewhere is part of your library entitlement.
Search, borrow and download
Open a search result and use Borrow. My Book shows a Download box for undownloaded titles; select the cover to proceed.
Before settling down to read, test one title all the way through. This helps distinguish a book that is merely visible in a search result from one you have successfully borrowed and downloaded. Keep enough device space for the material you actually intend to use.
Read comfortably and choose suitable books
As a family reading approach, choose an appealing subject before deciding how much Chinese reading to do. Preview a short passage together and ask whether the vocabulary and presentation suit this reader.
A title being available digitally does not automatically make it suitable for every age or school level. A manageable page, discussed with interest, can be more useful than an ambitious book that no one wants to open. These are reading suggestions, not a claim that HyRead is an MOE syllabus package.
Return early and keep platform rules separate
For early return, use Borrowed, the three-dot menu beneath the cover, then Return.
Do not carry Libby’s magazine rules over to HyRead. They are separate interfaces with their own displayed loan information. Our NLB Libby guide covers that alternative; our Punggol Library guide helps when you prefer browsing physical books.
Independent local guide by eduKatePunggol. Checked against the linked official sources on 16 October 2026. Programme details, app interfaces and service terms can change; use the live official listing or account for your transaction.
