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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events The last online webchat based on Read! Singapore book titles was held on 25th July 2006. The title under discussion was “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. For those who missed the event, here’s a copy of the transcript – it was a pretty interesting discussion, ranging far and wide [...]

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HB Squad Alert . gossip + snippets New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Call No.: UPD Click here for item availability. John Updike has come up with a new novel – Terrorist. You can read an exclusive extract here. The book should be at the library’s bookshleves very soon – in the meantime, check out [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Northbrooks Secondary launched their own poetry book called Identiti – this book is made up of poems written by their students and all the poems celebrate the diversity of Singaporeans. It was launched on Racial Harmony Day. Forty copies of Identiti was also presented to National Library Board as a [...]

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Left image taken from Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Right image from Investor Relation @ AsiaOne Yet another giant in Singapore’s nation-building is gone. For more information about him, please visit our sister site at ASK!. Any memories of Mr Lim Kim San? Post your comments, or send us an email at HBeditor@nlb.gov.sg.

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc., 2005 Call No.: 712.0922797 LIT Click here for item availability. I like plants, especially flowering plants. I have quite a number of local plants in my flat, and some African Violets, cactus and ferns in the office. I always look out for new books [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events We know it’s now ancient news but we just wanted to share with you some photos taken when we showed the World Cup Final at the Woodlands Regional Library. Concentrating on the match

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events The Kite Runner has become an international publishing phenomenon – and also one of the books of READ! Singapore 2006. Join Heartlands Book Club as they discuss this book! Time/Date: 4.00pm, Friday 28 July 2006 Place: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Community Library Facilitator: Mr Lawrence Chew Light refreshments will be [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events readasia+ book discussion Date: 20 April 2006 Time: 7.00pm Venue: library@orchard Memories of my melancholy whores by Gabriel García Márquez ; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman London : Jonathan Cape, c2005 Call No.: GAR Click here for item availability. Memories of My Melancholy Whores is Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events In conjunction with READ! Singapore 2006, Woodlands Regional Library had a series of events… First up was a public book discussion on The Kite Runner on 14 June at the Programme Zone. What was the discussion about? Terrorism, extremism, brutality in war, redemption…, all the big issues…

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets Word Forward, a non-profit arts company, has started a monthly poetry writing contest. This July, a total of $650 worth of prizes (cash and kind) await aspiring poets. Entries also stand a chance to be published in a Word Forward poetry anthology. You can submit as many original [...]

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