[3] The library was the first in Singapore to install self-check machines for borrowing and returning of books.

The library also had a Customer Service counter which displays a picture of the last tiger to roam this part of Singapore.

It was reopened on 21 November 2008 by the Member of Parliament for Hong Kah GRC, Zaqy Mohamad.

The design concept of the Choa Chu Kang Community Library steers towards the serenity of nature, with the use of green and wood tones.

[2][6] On 10 June 2019, the library was 'temporarily' closed without warning, supposedly for improvements, leaving thousands of Choa Chu Kang residents without access to library space, facilities and books for a period of two years until 2021.