Originally called Sengkang Community Library, it was officially opened on 30 November 2002 by Rear-Admiral (NS) Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister for Education and Second Minister of Defence, and Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris GRC as Singapore’s first DIY library.

It was staffed by one librarian and had a DIY concept, in which customers carry out simple transactions on their own.

[2] It was then closed for major upgrading on 18 October 2015 and reopened on 18 March 2017 by Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim who officiated the reopening ceremony.

[3][4] The library now occupies levels 3 and 4 of Compass One with 18% more space, up from the original 1809 m2.

[4] The lower level of the library contains the adult and digital collections, while the upper level contains the children's collection, magazines, and adult fiction.