HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events
Professor Randy Pausch was just 46 when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. On September 17, 2007, just about a month after he received the news, he delivered his last lecture, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”. He meant the lecture as a celebration of life, and as a parting gift to […]
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Read to Lead to discuss Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture
August 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Public Events in the Library · Computers + IT · Non-Fiction · Happenin' · General
Themed Bookclub sessions for NDP 2008
July 17th, 2008 · 8 Comments
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events
As part of activities to mark National Day Parade 2008, NLB, working in conjunction with NDP 2008 Organising Committee, will be hosting a series of themed bookclub sessions as part of efforts to promote a culture of reading among Singaporeans.
The books that have been chosen are in line with the NDP […]
Tags: Public Events in the Library · Dear Reader · Happenin'
Heartlands Book Club Discussion - July 2008
July 16th, 2008 · 8 Comments
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events
This July discussion is a run-up to the National Day’s celebration around the corner. The books selected - Tangerine by Colin Cheong and Heartland by Daren Shiau deal with issues such as national identity, personal bonding, the heartlands and friendship across national boundaries and cultures.
The details:
Date/Time: 4.00pm, Friday 25 July
Venue: The […]
Tags: Public Events in the Library · Happenin'
The Man in the Hat appeared in the Heartlands Book Club
June 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Public Events in the Library . programmes + events
The following post is contributed by Kweh Soon Huat, Librarian, Adult and Young People’s Services, Public Library Service
Always sporting a fedora hat as the host of Arts Central’s popular TV history series, Site and Sound, which takes a quirky, up-beat, off-the-road look at Singapore’s past, Dr Julian […]