How Singapore Libraries Organise 25.6 Million Books Borrowed Yearly | On The Red Dot | Full Episode

While you are fast asleep, a vigilant team keeps watch over our libraries. What’s so precious that it demands 24/7 monitoring? Uncover the library's secrets that make borrowing a cinch for you. From maps to miniatures, relics of the past become borrowable treasures — if you know the right person to approach. Then there are workers who trawl the shelves scanning up to 50,000 items in just one night so you can find what you’re looking for in the light of day. Elsewhere, a team uses a special method to keep car shares clean. They find offenders who abuse and misuse vehicles by literally sniffing them out. It’s all about the secret workings of the library and a car-sharing company that make borrowing or renting a cinch for you. 00:00 Introduction 02:06 What happens when you return a library book? 04:10 How much does the library make from fines in a year? 06:47 Robots check if books are shelved properly 10:04 How car-sharing companies choose pick-up locations 13:31 Strange finds left behind in shared cars 17:26 Peek inside the Library's highly-restricted rare materials collection ========= About On The Red Dot: CNA's weekly programme documents the stories of ordinary Singaporeans and celebrates their resilience, identity and sense of belonging. =========== On The Red Dot playlist:    • On The Red Dot | Full Episodes   #CNAInsider #OnTheRedDot #Singapore #Library #CarSharing For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider