Library Association of Singapore

• Name — Library Association of Singapore • Full Name — Library Association of Singapore • Native Name — (Malay: Persatuan Perpustakaan Singapura) • Abbreviation — LAS • Predecessor — Persatuan Perpustakaan Malaysia, Chawagan Singapura (Library Association of Malaysia, Singapore Branch) • Merged Into — Persatuan Perpustakaan Tanah Melayu (1964) • Registration Id — (UEN) S65SS0038H • Status — Registered society • Headquarters — National Library, Singapore • Region Served — Singapore

LAS was originally part of the Malayan Library Group created in March 1955, which was renamed in 1958 to become the Library Association of Malaya and Singapore. It became the Library Association of Singapore in 1960 as it was split from Persatuan Perpustakaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (Malaysia). Then it was reconstituted as the Persatuan Perpustakaan Malaysia, Chawagan Singapura (Library Association of Malaysia, Singapore Branch) in 1964, and finally Persatuan Perpustakaan Singapura in 1966. The name was changed from its Malay version to the English version used currently only in March 1975.

Together with International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and National Library Board they organized the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in 2013. LAS was one of three partners to organize the Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference (APLIC) held on July 29, 2018, in Canberra, Australia.