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What these librarians thought of “Tuesdays With Morrie”
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations The other day, I popped by the cubicle of my colleagues from Children’s Services librarians, Mardiana and Kai Yin. Asked them, “Which READ! Singapore book would you be reading?” They said Tuesdays With Morrie. Kai Yin said she finished it, while Mardiana intended to start. I asked Kai Yin...
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Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel
FRESH INK . selected new arrivals We spotted this book review by Paolina Martin, which was posted at the iKMS website: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2006. Call No.: English 006.7 SCO -[COM] Click here for item availability. A good introductory read to blogging, the book offers useful and practical advice about good blogging practices,...
Elizabeth has read ‘Tall Stories’ by Tom Holt
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London: Orbit, 2004 Call No.: HOL – [FN] Click here for item availability. Once upon a time, there was a man named Tom Holt. He liked to write stories about gods and heroes and their adventures. Possessed with an unusual sense of humour, he always injected his characters with...
Print-to-screen: Collaboration with Canon Digital Video Fest ‘06
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events READ! Singapore is collaborating for the first time with Canon Digital Video Fest ’06 in setting up a new category of ‘Print-to-Screen’, which will allow participants to adapt the 4 selected local short stories into short films. More details here. Interested? Well, we’ve got a short resource list on film-making...
Musical Theatre Workshop by Stella Kon
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events [HB editor: Some photos of Ms Stella Kon at our Heartlands Book Club in Bukit Batok Community Library can be viewed here. ] Have you always wanted to pen your own musical? Calling all those aspiring to be the next Sondheim, Rodgers, Hammerstein, or Dick Lee, here’s an opportunity for...
READ! Singapore 2006
It’s BACK! From 25 May to 5 Aug 2006, we’re hoping that you’ll Read! Singapore! Sorry, that was my sad attempt in being Pun-ny. Here’s more on What is READ! Singapore… … do you have a better idea now? The folks at Bookish Clubbers certainly do! They’ve started their own book club and chose their...
Double Up on Your Reading from 27 May to 8 July 2006
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events In celebration of our Customer Appreciation Day on 27 May 2006, the National Library Board will be launching its D.E.A.R promotion once again from 27 May to 8 July 2006. We hope that our library customers and Singaporeans alike will recognize that reading is as important to the mind as...
Join the READ! Singapore Book Chats!
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events In conjunction with READ! Singapore 2006, the Adult & Young People’s Services is proud to bring to you a series of book chats. We will be chatting online on the themes, ideas and thoughts that you have on these three books; Tuesdays With Morrie, Mid-Autumn (short story by Tan Hwee...
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Wilfred has read ‘Elephant and Flea: Reflections of a Reluctant Capitalist ‘ by Charles Handy
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2002. Call No.: 330.122 HAN -[BIZ] Click here for item availability. What is the difference if you are an entrepreneur versus working for a MNC? Ostensibly, the former entails that of being a boss and managing one’s own resources, whilst the latter...
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Do We Need Libraries?
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets The popular philosopher Alain de Botton may have put his finger on a possible explanation. “It’s in walking into a library that most people first get the sense of how little they know,” he explained. “Surrounded by so many books, we are liable to feel how great our...
Heartlands Book Club – Events in May
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events [HBeditor: Here are some photos of the book discussion of the play, Emily of Emerald Hill, with the author herself, Ms Stella Kon as facilitator.] Deep in discussion… Ms Stella Kon +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Heartlands Book Club will be having 2 book discussions in May. One of Singapore’s most famous plays Emily...
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What’s the best work of American fiction in the past 25 years?
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets I just love lists! Early this year, the Book Review’s (New York Times) editor, Sam Tanenhaus, sent out a short letter to a couple of hundred prominent writers, critics, editors and other literary sages, asking them to please identify “the single best work of American fiction published in...
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