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 […]
Entries from May 2007
Book donation drive! BookCross@SG
May 30th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Tags: Happenin'
Taking the Stage: Rediscovering the Map, a pre-concert talk by Tan Dun
May 29th, 2007 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: Performing Arts · Happenin'
READ! Singapore 2007: Online Book Chats
May 28th, 2007 · No Comments
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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Drop Everything And Read (DEAR): 26 May to 8 July 2007
May 25th, 2007 · 6 Comments
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 […]
Tags: HB Squad Alert!
BookCross@SG Collection Drive: 24th May - 3rd June
May 24th, 2007 · 3 Comments
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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READ! Singapore 2007: Ties That Bind
May 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
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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Singapore Book Industry Seminar 25 May 07
May 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: HB Squad Alert!
Sargunan has read ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini
May 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments
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 […]
Tags: General Fiction · Who's Reading What
Alicia has read ‘Jar of Fools’ by Jason Lutes
May 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment
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 […]
Tags: Arts · Who's Reading What
Yen Yen has read ‘Uncle Tungsten’ by Oliver Sacks
May 11th, 2007 · 3 Comments
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 […]
Tags: Health + Fitness · Who's Reading What