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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 Paperbacks that are […]

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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 of the cultures of Tujia, Miao, and […]

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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
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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 […]

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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 to read and […]

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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
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The Shadow of the Wind is a coming-of-age tale of a young boy who, through the magic of a single book, […]

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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 and a […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

New York : Riverhead Books, 2003.
Call No.: HOS
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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 that the communist took […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

Montreal, Quebec : Drawn and Quarterly, 2001.
Call No.: 741.5 LUT -[ART]
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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, ideal for first-time-comic-book-readers, as […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
Call No.: 616.8092 SAC -[HEA]
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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 Sacks was able to […]

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