Book donation drive! BookCross@SG
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Be a part of BookCross@SG! The organisers of BookCross@SG needs an infusion of blood books — English Fiction Paperbacks, to be exact. There will be a public book donation drive from 24th May 2007 till 3rd June 2007 across all 23 public libraries in Singapore. If you have English Fiction...
Taking the Stage: Rediscovering the Map, a pre-concert talk by Tan Dun
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events library@esplanade welcomes Tan Dun! When? Taking the Stage: Rediscovering the Map Date: 3 June, Sunday Time: 6 – 7 pm Venue: Open Stage, library@esplanade (Admission is free, and all are welcome) In this pre-concert talk, Tan Dun will discuss his compositional process for a Western orchestra with his unique perspectives...
READ! Singapore 2007: Online Book Chats
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events When will the book chats be held? 1) “Lee” by Claire Tham 9 July 2007, Monday 2.30 – 3.30 pm (Singapore time) 2) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 3 August 2007, Friday 7.30 – 8.30 pm (Singapore time) How to participate? For MSN Messenger users, send us an email to...
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Drop Everything And Read (DEAR): 26 May to 8 July 2007
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets In celebration of our Customer Appreciation Day on 26 May 2007, the National Library Board will be launching its D.E.A.R promotion once again from 26 May to 8 July 2007. During the D.E.A.R promotion, we encourage you to Double Up on Your Reading – basic members can borrow...
BookCross@SG Collection Drive: 24th May – 3rd June
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events As part of the READ! Singapore 2007 festivities, the Public Library Services are also launching BookCross@SG Collection Drive. (More details to come about the actual event in July.) What’s it all about? “BookCross@SG” is an initiative that aims to promote a self sustaining and learning community through proactively encouraging Singaporeans...
READ! Singapore 2007: Ties That Bind
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events If you don’t already know – you can find more information here. The English titles for this year are: New York : Penguin Press, 2004, c2001. Call No.: RUI Click here for item availability. The Shadow of the Wind is a coming-of-age tale of a young boy who, through the...
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Singapore Book Industry Seminar 25 May 07
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets There will be a Singapore Book Industry Seminar held in conjunction with the World Book Fair on 25 May 07, Friday. Participants will get tips on getting their book published, steps to have their books distributed as widely as possible, advices on making their books a best seller...
Sargunan has read ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations New York : Riverhead Books, 2003. Call No.: HOS Click here for item availability. Just finished reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini…It is quite a story….The writer is a Afghan American who migrated to the United States in his early teens with his family just around the time...
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Alicia has read ‘Jar of Fools’ by Jason Lutes
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Montreal, Quebec : Drawn and Quarterly, 2001. Call No.: 741.5 LUT -[ART] Click here for item availability. He may not be the greatest artist – his women look like men with long hair and boobs. But cartoonist Jason Lutes is a superb storyteller. This is his best-selling graphic novel,...
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Yen Yen has read ‘Uncle Tungsten’ by Oliver Sacks
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Call No.: 616.8092 SAC -[HEA] Click here for item availability. In this wonderfully written memoir, Sacks writes with characteristic enthusiasm about his boyhood love affair with chemistry. One would expect the book to be filled with a dry history of chemistry, but...
Yingz has read ‘The Joy Luck Club’ by Amy Tan
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations New York : Ivy Books, c1989. Call No.: TAN Click here and here to check for item availability. Use this catalogue if elibrarylub drives you crazy! [The movie version is also available at library@esplanade.] To begin with, although the Joy Luck Club was published in 1989, which was 18...
Singapore Book Club’s May 18 Discussion
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Click on the image to get a clearer picture. Have you participated in this event? Post your comments, or email to HBeditor@nlb.gov.sg
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