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Couple at Jurong Bird Park, 1971
A couple posing on a tiny bridge near the waterfall in Jurong Bird Park. One side bore the words “Bridge of Eternity”
and the other, “Bridge of Love”. Do you have memories of popular dating places in Singapore? Share them with us at
www.singaporememory.sg!
Photo Credit: Digital copy © National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work © Chee Yoke Leung
February 2013
http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg
Interested in old images of Singapore? Visit http://pictures.nl.sg
ISSN 1793-5431 (Print)
ISSN 2010-0027 (Online)
Peak Performance Nutrition
23 February , 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Amber Room, Marine Parade
Public Library
Find out what causes Stress
and learn the 3 steps to lifestyle
change in this workshop.
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Pseudo Book Club
Learn facilitation skills and
make friends with like–
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BUSINESS
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WELLNESS
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OTHER HAPPENINGS
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EXHIBITION
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CALENDAR LISTINGS
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BOOK REVIEW
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Business Lunch Box
Programme Series
Join entrepreneurs as they
speak on their dream journey
and hear how they overcame
their challenges through
business innovation.
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Dear Readers,
February is here and romance is in the air! Check out Volume of Love (pages 21-24), a series of
programmes that will be conducted from this month through the next. From Finding your Love to
Extending Your Love, there is a programme for everyone. Also, if you are looking for an innovative
way to surprise your loved ones or have a general interest in composing, let us know of your
interest in being part of The Songwriter (Page 3), a course comprising 8 performance workshops
to coach you in the art of songwriting. Meanwhile, join us at OOOM, Singapore’s first social open
mike, a platform that sees budding singer-songwriters and performers. You are most welcome to
showcase your newly-written song and vocal talent here too! Learn more about these open mike
sessions on Page 4.
Not forgetting, it’s the Lunar New Year! For those celebrating, it is a time for catching up, especially
with the extended family, over yummy Chinese New Year snacks and good food. Speaking of which,
if you need more ideas on cooking and baking this festive season, why not pop by Geylang East
Public Library? Join IngREADients – The Cookbook Club in ravaging over cookbooks and share
about the food that you love. Or get inspired by Cake Boss (AV 641.86539 CAK -[COO]), a reality
television series on cake-making at a family-owned bakery, available at our public libraries.
To all our Chinese friends, “Gong Xi Gong Xi! Happy Lunar New Year!”
EDITORIAL TEAM
Agnes Ang, Chan Sing Ying, Joanna Zhang, Karimah Samsudin, Pearly Ma, Puay Shian Tan, Sakina Ali and
Zainap Osman
Artist Trading Cards
(ATC) Club
Learn how to create miniature
art creations and pick up tips
on art!
The Singapore
Cooperation Programme
Go behind the scenes of
the Singapore Cooperation
Programme and find out how
they help other countries get
their development goals.
CONTRIBUTORS
Ashley Leong, Felix Cherk, Ivy Lee, Joti Omprakash, Sandy Toh, Stephanie Foo, Thiruselvi Gopal
Designed by : Verztec Consulting Pte Ltd
Cover design provided by NLB
Wishing all our patrons a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year!
Our libraries will be closed on:
9 February 2013 (from 5pm)
10 February 2013
11 February 2013
The National Library and all Public Libraries will be opened on Tuesday, 12 February.
Scan this to visit GO Library
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To do a dull thing with style – now that’s what I call Art.
– Charles Bukowski
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We can never be prepared for everything. No one person can anticipate all of life.
In fact, overpreparation is yet another way to wall ourselves in from life.
– Mark Nepo
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COMING SOON
Chinese Couplets Writing Workshop 对联工作坊
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Programme Zone, library@chinatown
In preparation for the Lunar New Year, take part in this Chinese
couplets writing workshop conducted by Mr Oh Kian Tee to equip
you with the basic knowledge of Chinese couplets in the new
library@chinatown. Get to know the types of Chinese couplets
used for different functions and understand the techniques of
composing couplets. Furthermore, compose a simple couplet
using your name which will be hand-written by Chinese
calligrapher Mr Wong Boh Ang for you to bring home for this
festive season.
This workshop is suitable for participants above 12 years old and it
will be conducted in Mandarin. As seats are limited, please register
at library eKiosks or website http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg. Admission
is free!
Should the above programmes be fully registered and you would
like to be placed on the waiting list, please email your name and
contact number to gareth_teng@nlb.gov.sg with the programme
title as the subject.
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Ignition: Improv
Theatre by NUS Stage’s
IMPROVables
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Open Stage, library@esplanade
NUS Stage’s IMPROVables
present an hour of improvised
theatre! Our team of highly
trained improvisers will take
your suggestions and tell
new and unscripted stories
based entirely around those
suggestions. You’ll laugh!
You’ll cry! You’ll be amazed!
IMPROVables have performed
at venues like Blu Jazz Café,
Goodman Arts Centre and Play
Den at Arts House.
在准备迎接农历新年的同时，让胡建弟老师传授您对联的基本知
识。参与者将认识不同种类的对联、创作技巧，然后应用所学的知
识创作一幅春联或嵌名联。书法导师王白安老师将根据所创作的对
联当场挥毫，赠予参与者。此工作坊适合十二岁以上人士参与，以
华语讲解，入场免费。由于名额有限，请到任何图书馆内的资讯服
务站或浏览http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg报名。
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“Upcycle” – An Altered Books
Workshop
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Multipurpose Room, Bedok Public Library
Take an old or discarded book and ‘upcycle’ it
into a beautiful and unique piece of art.
In this fun-filled workshop, artist Alpana Vij
will take you through the process of making
your very own altered book using mixed media
techniques such as collage, stencilling, rubber
stamping, journaling and painting. This is a
perfect way to express your creativity, explore
new techniques and tell your story in a unique
and artistic way.
Learn the techniques and take it further by
signing up to be part of a collaborative altered
book project. Further details will be available at
the workshop itself.
This free programme is limited to 25 adult
participants. Please register at library eKiosks or
website http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
若是名额已满而您想被列入等候名单上，请将姓名和联络号码电邮
至gareth_teng@nlb.gov.sg，并以节目名称为主题。
Ignition is part of ExxonMobil
Campus Concerts, presented
by the NUS Centre For the
Arts.
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Have you wondered how songs are
written? What makes a good song?
The Songwriter is a songwriting course
comprising 8 performance workshops
that are designed to make you the next
great songwriter! In collaboration with
COMPASS and Musical Theatre LIVE!,
this exciting Songwriter Coaching Course
is worth hundreds of dollars, yet is free
for 40 motivated individuals. Renowned
experts will coach you in the fine art of
songwriting – from melodies, chords and
lyrics. You will benefit not only
with new skills, but also with
a deeper appreciation of how
songs are written. To register
your interest, please email
your contact details to Galvin_
Soh@nlb.gov.sg.
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The Songwriter
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Alpana Vij is an Indian artist who has been based
in Singapore since 2004. Painting for her is like
keeping a visual diary. Her works are inspired by
the images and emotions she connects with and
include figurative, still life and landscape themes.
She has shown her work at various solo and
group shows in Singapore. Alpana is a graduate of
College of Art, New Delhi and prior to following her
passion for painting, has been engaged in art and
design-related fields including an advertising career
and a furniture design venture.
To do a dull thing with style – now that’s what I call Art.
– Charles Bukowski
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Lantern Riddles Solving Workshop
猜灯谜工作坊
4.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Programme Zone, library@chinatown
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OOOM Open Mike Sessions
5.00 pm – 7.00 pm
OOOM is Singapore’s first social open mike.
Initially an acronym for “Originals Only Open
Mike”, OOOM now welcomes performances
of not only original songs, but also of covers
and even poetry. It is a platform for celebrating
creativity, enjoying the arts, and encouraging
community bonding and peace-building through
the universal language of music. OOOM
commemorates special days such as the
United Nations “International Day Of Families”
and celebrate the good work of organisations in
the social and humanitarian space. Anyone can
sing and recite poetry at OOOM. Performance
slots are open for registration at the venue half
an hour before the session.
Pre-registration can be done via email (ooom.
sg@gmail.com). OOOM will regularly invite
Featured Artistes to perform a short set
to inspire budding singer-songwriters and
performers. More details can be found at www.
ooom.sg.
Interested in solving lantern riddles but do not know
how? Join us for a lantern riddles solving workshop
by Singapore Riddle Association to understand
more about the history as well as the current
development of riddle activities in Singapore and
Asia. Learn at least five basic methods of Chinese
lantern riddle solving coupled with examples and
win prizes during the riddle game.
The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin.
Although this workshop is planned for free
admission, registration is still required. Please
register at library e-kiosks or at http://golibrary.nlb.
gov.sg.
Should the above programmes be fully registered
and you would like to be placed on the waiting list,
please email your name and contact number to
gareth_teng@nlb.gov.sg with the programme title as
the subject.
想试试猜灯谜但却不知从何开始？请让新加坡灯谜协
会解告诉您猜灯谜的历史以及灯谜在新加坡及亚洲地
区目前的发展趋势。这项工作坊不仅能让您学习至少
五种基本的猜谜方式，更有猜灯谜游戏让您赢取奖
品。此工作坊将以华语讲解，入场免费。由于名额
有限，请到任何图书馆内的资讯服务站或浏览http://
golibrary.nlb.gov.sg报名。
若是名额已满而您想被列入等候名单上，请将姓名和
联络号码电邮至gareth_teng@nlb.gov.sg，并以节目
名称为主题。
Calling all
Travel & PhoTograPhy lovers!
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etition 2013.
Flight!’ Travel Photography Comp
THEME:
Romance of Travel
Criteria
PHoTo CRiTERia:
· Digital images must be 180-300 dpi in resolution and minimum pixel size
of 1993x3000 pixels
· Each image should not exceed the maximum file size of 25MB
· A caption of not more than 100 words with the photograph
· All image submissions must be in digital format, and emailed to
igberlitz@gmail.com
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Judging CRiTERia:
original
All images should be original and should not be from other sources, from
materials published elsewhere, infringe on copyright, trademark or other
legal property right.
Family-friendly
No photos, images or materials that are vulgar, pornographic, obscene,
profane, illegal, offensive, insulting, objectionable or non-family friendly.
interesting Captions
Winning entries will also be selected based on interesting captions
accompanying the photographs.
non-commercial
There should be no inclusion of logos, branding, promotional material or any
other content intended for commercial purposes.
Prizes!
· 10 Fujifilm FinePix S2980
Cameras
· 10 Insight Guides Travel
Photography travel guides
· *Escape! Magazine Giveaways
Submission Period: 2 March- 31 March 2013
(first come first serve basis)
PRogRaMME ouTlinE:
Join us on 1st March 2013 for the official launch of the competition where you
will acquire photography tips to kickstart your submissions.
Although the activities are planned for free admission, registration is still
required. Please register at library e-Kiosks or website http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg
Date/Time
Activity
Friday, 1 March Introduction to Insight Guides
5.00pm – 9.00pm Travel Photography Competition 2013
Venue
Multi-Purpose Room,
Central Public Library
Handcrafted Visual Travelogue workshop
Travel Tips and Trends by APA Publications
‘The romance of travel in our modern age’
Presented by Michael Seet
Travel Photography Workshop by Fujifilm
‘Having a photographer’s eye to travel photography’
Presented by Benny ang, from Benny ang Photography
*For illustration purposes only
Winners will receive attractive
prizes plus the opportunity to
showcase your winning photos
at selected public libraries
across Singapore.
SPONSORS:
A PA PUBLICATIONS
APA Publications GmbH & Co.
Verlag KG-Singapore Branch
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A reading club formed to
encourage the confident use
of English amongst adults in a
comfortable environment. And
what better way to polish your
language than through a poignant
book?
Pseudo Book Club
THU
6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Activity Room, Geylang East Public Library
Calling all young adults aged 13 to 19 Learn facilitation skills
with the Pseudo Book Club and make friends with like-minded
people! This is a book club facilitated by young adults, for young
adults. Highly recommended for student librarians and young
adults who enjoy reading.
Would you like to converse in Malay with your friends
and neighbours? Malay in Minutes! is a book club for
adults where simple Malay books are used as learning
tools to assist participants in conversing in Malay.
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Heartlands Book Club discusses “The
Great Gatsby”!
Come join us to hone your
English proficiency, discuss &
bond over a book! Make some
friends along the way and go
home feeling accomplished!
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5.00 pm – 6.30 pm
Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library
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Malay in Minutes!
3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
Verging All Teens (VAT), Jurong Regional Library
Join us this month for a sharing session based on the theme of
friendship and peer support.
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We are discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”
(Call No.: FIT), probably his greatest novel - a book that
offers damning and insightful views of the American
nouveau riche in the 1920s. Fitzgerald seems to have had
a brilliant understanding of lives that are corrupted by greed
and incredibly sad and unfulfilled. The character Jay Gatsby
is really nothing more than a man desperate for love.
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10.00 am – 11.30 am
Amazon Room, Woodlands
Regional Library
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club
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You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way,
and the only way, it does not exist.
– Friedrich Nietzsche
Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.
– W. Clement Stone
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IngREADients – The
CookBookClub
3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Activity Room, Geylang East Public Library
Calling all foodies, home-cooks, culinary
fiction fans and anyone who loves food!
Designed to appease your cravings for
good-food reads and deliciously guilty
pleasures, we ravage cookbooks for
fresh new ideas, read about our favourite
celebrity chefs and cuisines, and talk about
the food that we fall in love with over and
over again.
IngREADients is now in session! Join us for
an afternoon of food talk and a cuppa. Bring
your favourite recipe and your appetite!
Book Lover’s Club
3.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Level 1, Visitors’ Briefing Briefing Room, National Library Building
Thangameen Readers
Club
6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Programme Zone, Toa Payoh Public
Library
Facilitated by readers of
Singapore Tamil e-zine, www.
thangameen.com, who are
passionate about reading, the
group hopes to inculcate a
book reading culture through
discussion on Tamil literature. The
discussion is conducted in Tamil.
To register, please email your particulars (name and contact
number) to shirley_lim@nlb.gov.sg
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交流点读书会 (Interacting@BPPL)
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Activity Room, Bukit Panjang Public Library
喝茶,聊天,分享书籍及课题。我们邀请你参加我们的书籍及课题分
享活动。借此提升我们对书籍的认知及课题的了解。
欢迎有兴趣的公众参加，此活动不需报名。
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The Book Lovers’ Club is a book club for singles. Focusing on
relationships and inspirational stories, the book discussions are
held on a monthly basis.
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Seniors’ Reading Club
4.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Bugis Room, Central Public Library
Despite the name, this club to open to
all adult and teenage readers! The club
currently meets on a monthly basis to share
the common joy of reading. Join us for an
enjoyable hour of lively discussion. For the
month of February, we’ll be discussing ‘The
Road’ by Cormac McCarthy.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending.
– Carl Bard
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Dollars and Sense Learning Community
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Programme Zone, Jurong Regional Library
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Financial literacy is a critical life skill that helps you make
informed, long-term decisions on your financial well-being. The
Dollars and Sense Learning Community (LC) conducts book
sharing discussions on key financial literacy topics such as
retirement planning, basic investing, savings and budgeting.
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Life-wise
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Changi Room, Tampines Regional Library
Want to connect better with your colleagues? Master the
elusive art of work-life balance? Inject new meaning and
value into your work? Learn how you can manage your time,
career, and even your life at our monthly book club meetings
where career experts and life coaches will share tips from
both personal experience and books. Life-wise is open to
both current and prospective employees, and registration is
required at our eKiosks or website http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg.
Topic for the month: Work-life balance
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Mobile Trends: How It Will Affect Your
Marketing Strategy
3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Auditorium, Tampines Regional Library
The adoption of mobile devices has reached phenomenal
proportions, with more people expecting to access information
at a moment’s notice, anywhere, any time. Is your marketing
strategy ready for the mobile age? What will you change to
market your products and services on the mobile platform?
Join us as Mr. Peter Goh, who has 18 years’ experience in
developing software for international and local brands like
Nokia, LG Mobile, KBox, Sakae Sushi, Starhub, eBay, Fancl,
and Heinz, shares with us the upcoming mobile trends to help
you position your products and services and extend your reach
in the market.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Learn to appreciate what you have before time makes you appreciate what you had.
– Unknown
High stress jobs and fatigue go hand-in-hand. At the end of the
day, energy levels are bound to drop. This workshop explores
the biochemistry of fatigue and the link between food and stress.
Mayura, the speaker, will educate participants on food such as
sugar and caffeine that aggravates stress and food that helps
energise the body and mind, thereby reducing fatigue and
boosting productivity.
The workshop will also discuss the following issues:
Crash & Burn: The onset of STRESS
• What causes STRESS: A biochemical analysis
• The 3 causes of stress
• 3 steps to lifestyle change
1. Re-energising: locating and eliminating energy robbers
2. Revitalising: what to eat and what to avoid
3. Dietary supplements for peak performance
• Daily programme for stress management
Participants will also get to see the demonstration of some tasty
healthy dishes.
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Chinese Zodiac
Colouring: Colour Your
New Year Beautiful
11.00 am – 9.00 pm
Exhibition Area
Whichever your Chinese
zodiac sign, make it a colourful
year ahead! Decorate your
zodiac at our colouring station
and get it displayed around
our library. A new set of 3
zodiacs will be made available
every Friday in the month of
February. Just borrow 6 books
from Yishun Public Library in
February to get a zodiac and
see your colourful masterpiece
displayed.*
*While stocks last.
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Henna for you
12.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Exhibition Area
Beautify your hands with gorgeous henna designs. For every
6 books you borrow at Yishun Public Library, within the month
of February 2013, you will get an instant henna design on one
hand. Make your way to our Henna booth with your receipts.
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2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Amber Room, Marine Parade Public Library
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Look Gorgeous in a saree
11.00 am – 2.00 pm
Exhibition Area
For every 12 books you borrow in February, you will get to tie a
saree and take a glamorous picture of yourself. The photos will be
mailed to your email address. Start collecting your receipts now!
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PEAK PERFORMANCE NUTRITION
Mayura Mohta, is a
nutrition consultant
and the founder
of Healthfriend - a
social enterprise that
conducts nutrition
workshops and
ploughs profits into
charities that support
underprivileged
children. For the past
2 years, Healthfriend
has conducted many
nutrition workshops
addressing various
health issues for
various institutions.
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Activities at Yishun Public Library
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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Chinese Paper Cutting Workshop
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Origami Goodies
Basket
12.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Exhibition Area
Celebrate the festive season
by learning how to make
little origami baskets for your
goodies! Simply borrow 6
books at Yishun Public Library,
within the month of February
2013, to learn how to make an
origami basket.*
*While stocks last.
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm
Activity Room
In this workshop, learn to transform a piece of paper with a pair of
scissors into your intricate masterpiece.
This workshop is for free admission however registration is
required via our eKiosks or website http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg.
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Animals Paper Bag Craft for All
3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Activity Room
Come for a fun-filled craft session using scissors, paper and
glue! Turn an ordinary paper bag into a rabbit paper bag or
elephant hand puppet. Open to anyone aged 8 years old and
above. Teens and adults are welcome! Please register at the
e-Kiosks or website http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg
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Celebrate Safer Internet Day
Friday, 1 February, 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm,
Programme Zone, Bishan Public Library (appearance by the cast of Mediacorp’s Mat Yoyo)
Saturday, 2 February, 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm,
Programme Zone, Jurong Regional Library (appearance by Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer)
Tuesday, 5 February, 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm,
Auditorium, Tampines Regional Library (appearance by the cast of Mediacorp’s Mat Yoyo)
Join Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer and the cast of Mediacorp’s Mat Yoyo for games, songs and
dance at this special meet-and-greet session to celebrate Safer Internet Day! In addition, children
and parents will learn tips on how to be safe on the internet, distinguish between genuine and bogus
websites and pick up questioning techniques from librarians and our invited speakers.
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Dance Workshop, Gangnam Style
3.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Activity Room, Choa Chu Kang Public Library
If Gangnam Style dance moves amused you, here is a chance to learn! As part of our birthday
celebrations, youth from Singapore Children’s Society will perform and teach you some Gangnam
style moves. This workshop is limited to 30 participants. This programme is free however registration is
required via our eKiosks or website http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg.
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This programme is brought to you by the Media Literacy Council and NLB Information Literacy &
Outreach Department, supported by the Development Authority, Nickelodeon and Starhub, Mediacorp
and Singtel.
Origami Workshop
This programme is open to parents and children. Please register at eKiosks available at all libraries or
http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg, or send an email to infolit@nlb.gov.sg.
Join us in folding the different types of origami including the traditional, modular and representational forms.
Different themes and models will be explored each month. The session is facilitated by Origami Singapore.
THU
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Programme Zone, Toa Payoh Public Library
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Artist Trading Cards (ATC) Club
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Programme Zone, Bishan Public Library
Learn to create Artist Trading Cards and let your creative juices flow! Artist Trading Cards are miniature
art creations measuring 2.5” by 3.5”, and all forms of art can be used. Get to know how to create
different types of ATCs and pick up tips on art!
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Games On! Board Games
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Programme Zone, Serangoon Public Library
Never thought you could play games in the library? Now you can! Join us for an afternoon of
boardgames with gamers from the Singapore Boardgames Meetup group. This programme is suitable
for teens, adults, and older children with their parents.
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Silver Infocomm Junction, Woodlands Regional Library
The Silver Infocomm Junction (SIJ) is a collaboration between the National Library Board and
the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). Located on the 2nd Level of Woodlands Regional
Library, the SIJ offers Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above an enriching
space to learn technology-related courses.
REGISTER NOW at our Ekiosks or visit http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg and key in “SIJ” in the
searchbox to register for the following exciting courses! (*Terms and Conditions apply)
It’s the Time of Your Life, Time to Discover…
由国家图书馆管理局和新加坡资讯通信发展管理局协办的银发资讯中心位于兀兰区域图书馆二
楼，专为五十岁以上的新加坡国民和永久居民提供以下电脑课程：
现在就通过图书馆蓝色电子服务站 (EKIOSK) 或上网 http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg 输入“SIJ”搜寻
并报名参加课程把。（*附带条件）
Introduction to Social
Networking in English
Date(s) : Wednesday, 6 February
Time: 2.00pm to 5.30pm
Course Fee: $10.00
What is Facebook and other social
networking tools? What are their benefits
and how do you enhance your security when
using them? Learn about the procedures to
sign up for an account, how to build a profile
and create new opportunities to network
with your family and friends online.
Basic Requirement(s):
Have basic knowledge of computer and
Internet
新手学电脑-网际网络 (Internet)
Basic Internet in Chinese
Introduction to NLB E-Newspapers in
English
1st Run Date : Thursday, 14 February
2nd Run Date: Tuesday, 26 February
Course Fee: $10.00
Introduction to NLB’s digital resources of
eNewspapers and learn how to view them online,
search and discover information about Singapore
and around the world.
Have basic knowledge of computer and Internet
新手学电脑-基本电脑认识 (Win 7)
(包括两节课)
Basic Computer (Win 7) In Chinese
(2 Parts in 2 Days)
2013年2月7日 (星期四)
时间: 2.00pm to 5.30pm
收费: S$10.00
2012年2月18日 (星期一) 以及2012年2月20日 (星期三)
收费: S$20.00
什么是互联网（又称“网际网络”）？要如
何才能“上网”浏览呢？怎样才能在网上搜
寻资料？现在就报名参加这个课程发现网络
的便利吧！
如今科技日新月异，电脑无所不在，用途也非常广
泛。但谁说电脑是年轻人的天下？
基本须知：基本电脑
若您是初次触碰电脑或对于电脑运作不熟悉，这项
课程能让您更加了解电脑的基本运作，键盘及鼠标
的使用技巧，以及视窗(Windows 7)操作系统。现
在就撇开您的顾虑和我们一起进入电脑的世界吧！
Discovering E-Entertainment
Date (s): Friday 22 February
Course Fee: S$10.00
What are the ways to search and enjoy music, videos and other forms of online entertainment?
Are there games that are suitable for seniors like yourself? Come explore the world of
E-Entertainment with this course.
Basic knowledge of the computer and internet.
NLB中文电子书和电子期刊 (包括两节课)
Introduction to NLB E-Resources in Chinese (2 Parts in 2 Days)
2013年2月25日以及星期三，2013年2月27日 (星期一)
收费: S$20.00
电子书和电子期刊的日益普及, 给读者们提供了许多的便利。读者们可随时随地通过网络借书、
还书和阅读各类书刊。NLB的中文电子书和电子期刊内容包罗万象, 是个阅读宝库。您可通过本课
程了解其内容, 学习如何查阅NLB中文电子书和电子期刊。学会了之后，您将会有更多，更便利的
阅读选择。
基本须知：基本电脑
*You must read and agree to the following Terms and Conditions before submitting information to us for course registration.
1) Participants must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.
2) Participants must be 50 years old and above.
3) Maximum intake for each class is 10 participants.
4) Registration is only confirmed upon payment of the full course fee.
5) Fees paid are non-refundable unless course is cancelled by NLB.
6) Once registration is confirmed, registrants cannot cancel the course but they can replace it
with another course of equivalent price.
7) NLB reserves the right to postpone the courses.
SIJ @ Woodlands Regional Library
兀兰区域图书馆银发资讯中心
900 South Woodlands Drive
Woodlands Civic Centre, Level 2
Singapore 730900
Contact Centre Tel: 6332 3255
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Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
– Robert H. Schuller
Resilience Through Heritage:
Bukit Ho Swee Fire
28 December – 28 February, Geylang East Public
Library
As part of the National Heritage Board’s
“Resilience Through Heritage” series, this exhibition
on the Bukit Ho Swee Fire of 1961 will outline the
details of the fire, the scale of destruction, the firefighting and relief efforts of the agencies involved,
the aid rendered by the community, as well as the
resettlement and redevelopment efforts undertaken
by the government. The exhibition features
equipments used by the fire service, as well as
information panels, photographs and multimedia
stations showing video clips of the fire. There will
also be 2 public talks held in conjunction with this
exhibition.
Public Talks:
1. Residential Fires and Their Prevention
Sunday, 3 March, 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm,
2. Kampong Fires in Singapore
Sunday, 17 March, 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm,
Letters from the Founder: Raffles’
Letters from The Bute Collection &
The National Library
28 January – 28 February, Woodlands Regional Library
For nearly 200 years, a collection of over 20
letters written by Singapore’s founder Sir Stamford
Raffles has been in the private custody of The Bute
Archives at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute, Scotland.
These letters reveal many important insights
into the events and decisions that preceded the
Founding of Singapore in 1819.
The collection, together with Raffles’ letters from
the National Library, will be presented to the world
for the first time through a landmark exhibition by
the National Library of Singapore in collaboration
with the Singapore Heritage Society and Dr John
Bastin, the world’s leading scholar on Raffles.
Edwin Thumboo – Time-Travelling:
A Poetry Exhibition
28 January – 7 March, Clementi Public Library
Join us for a glimpse into the private realms
of the poet behind “Ulysses by the Merlion”,
the iconic poem that explores the Merlion as
a symbol for our nation. The poet, Professor
Edwin Thumboo, is the first Singaporean to win
the S.E.A. Write Award in 1979 and Singapore’s
Cultural Medallion for Literature in 1980. His
poems are milestones in Singaporean Literature
as they address the political, social and cultural
lives of our island-state. Find out more in our
presentation of one of Singapore’s best-known
pioneer poets and discover the inner workings
of a poet’s mind.
Money by Mail to China: Dreams
and Struggles of Early Migrants
28 January – 3 March, Pasir Ris Public Library
The bigger adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.
– Oprah Winfrey
The Art of Chinese Paper Cutting
31 January – 28 February, library@chinatown
Paper-cutting is one of the oldest Chinese folk arts. It is a hollowart created with paper, foil, bark, leaves, cloth, leather and other
materials. The origin of paper-cutting can be traced back to the
sixth century AD. However, people believe that the actual period
should be dated hundreds of years earlier.
In the past, paper-cuttings were used as offerings to ancestors
and the Gods. Today, paper-cuttings are mostly used as gifts and
decoration. Through the skilful hands of paper cutting artists,
members of the public will get to experience the past and present
of Chinatown through their artworks at the newly opened library@
chinatown.
This exhibition is a collaboration between library@chinatown and
Golden Travel Services Pte Ltd. English and Chinese information is
available for this exhibition.
2D Art Extravaganza
1 February – 28 February, Tampines Regional Library
“Remittance letters”, also known as yin xin, are
letters or notes that overseas Chinese sent to
their families back in China, along with cash
and other goods. These letters and remittance
records offer a glimpse into the private lives of
Singapore’s immigrant workers from the late
1800s to 1970s – they are actual testimonies of
what life was like in Singapore. The letters are
a rich source of family history documentation.
As they, as they record the exchange between
our nation’s forefathers and their relatives – true
stories now unearthed and revealed for the first
time. The exhibition also details the role of the
Chinese remittance agencies back then: their
mode of operation and routes of delivery.
To request group tours, please send email to
Muhamad_Ashif_Padil@nlb.gov.sg
Pasir Ris Public Library
English Guided Tour:
2 February, 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
What’s flat, intricate, and absolutely stunning? Two-dimensional
art, that’s what! Check out the amazing paper cut-outs and wire
sculptures from Gongshang Primary School on show at the
Tampines Regional Library foyer this February!
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The Singapore
Cooperation Programme
4 February – 4 March, Bedok
Public Library
Everyone should be given
a chance to realise their full
potential, be it countries or
people. When Singapore
became independent, we
received technical assistance
from developed countries and
international organisations
such as the UN, which helped
us achieve our current level
of development. Today, we
try to give something back to
the international community
by sharing our development
experience through the
Singapore Cooperation
Programme (SCP). In this way,
we hope to help other countries
attain their development goals
and to make the lives of their
people better in our own small
way. Find out more about
this lesser known aspect of
Singapore’s diplomacy in this
exhibition.
Sumbangsih MAS: a Muhammad Ariff Ahmad
exhibition
4 February – 3 March, Jurong Regional Library
“Sumbangsih MAS” honours the life and works of Singapore’s
literary pioneer, Muhammad Ariff Ahmad. Affectionately known
by his pen name, MAS, award-winning writer, poet and novelist
Muhammad Ariff Ahmad has made significant contributions to
the development of the Malay literature, language and culture in
Singapore and the region. This exhibition will also showcase, for
the first time, some of his earlier writings and manuscripts, for
example, Taman Puspa, written in 1947 and his correspondences
with other prominent writers.
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CALENDAR LISTINGS
FRI
01
WED
Chinese Zodiac Colouring:
Colour Your New Year
Beautiful
11.00 am – 9.00 pm
Exhibition Area, Yishun Public
Library
Celebrate Safer Internet
Day
7.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Programme Zone, Bishan
Public Library
SAT
10.00 am – 11.00 am
Meeting point: Stamford Green
escalator, Fort Canning Park
(beside National Museum of
Singapore)
What Did Raffles See in
Singapore?
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Level 5 - Possibility, National
Library Building
Chinese Couplets Writing
Workshop 对联工作坊
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Programme Zone, library@
chinatown
Day
4.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Programme Zone, Jurong
Regional Library
Introduction to Social
Networking in English
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Silver Infocomm Junction,
Woodlands Regional Library
THU
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Basic Internet in Chinese
(1-Session Course)
新手学电脑-网际网络
(Internet) (一节课)
WED
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Possibility Room, Level 5,
National Library Building
05
Day
7.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Auditorium, Tampines Regional
Library
13
club
10.00 am – 11.30 am
Regional Library
THU
14
Campaign City exhibition:
Guided Tour
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Promenade, Level 11, National
Library Building
Pseudo Book Club
3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
Verging All Teens (VAT), Jurong
Regional Library
Book Lover’s Club
3.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Level 1, Visitors’ Briefing
Room, National Library
Building
Ignition: Improv Theatre by
NUS Stage’s IMPROVables
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Thangameen Readers Club
6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Programme Zone, Toa Payoh
Public Library
SUN
17
Origami Goodies Basket
Introduction to NLB
E-Newspapers in
English
12.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Library
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Henna for you
Artist Trading Cards (ATC)
Club
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Programme Zone, Bishan
Public Library
SAT
03
Day
TUE
06
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
02
Heritage Tour: Raffles and
Fort Canning Hill
SUN
CALENDAR LISTINGS
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Heritage Tour: Raffles and
Fort Canning Hill
10.00 am – 11.00 am
Meeting point: Stamford Green
escalator, Fort Canning Park
(beside National Museum of
Singapore)
12.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Library
MON
18
Basic Computer In Chinese
(2-Session Course) 新手学
电脑-基本电脑认识 (Win
7) (两节课)
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Dollars and Sense Learning
Community
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Programme Zone, Jurong
Regional Library
Silver Incomm Junction ARTS READ BUSINESS OTHER HAPPENINGS WELLNESS
WED
20
交流点读书会
(Interacting@BPPL)
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Activity Room, Bukit Panjang
Public Library
Basic Computer In Chinese
(2-Session Course) 新手学
电脑-基本电脑认识 (Win
7) (两节课)
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
THU
21
Malay in Minutes!
6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Activity Room, Geylang East
Public Library
FRI
22
Business Lunch Box
Programme Series
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm
Multipurpose Room, Central
Public Library
Discovering
E-Entertainment
Chinese Paper Cutting
Workshop
Dance Workshop,
Gangnam Style
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm
Activity Room, Yishun Public
Library
3.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Activity Room, Choa Chu Kang
Public Library
Life-Wise
Scent Of Love
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Changi Room, Tampines
Regional Library
4.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Programme Zone, Ang Mo Kio
Public Library
“Upcycle” – An Altered
Books Workshop
Lantern Riddles Solving
Workshop 猜灯谜工作坊
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Multipurpose Room, Bedok
Public Library
OOOM Open Mike
Sessions
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Library Building
5.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Raffles’ Letters exhibition:
Guided Tour
7.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Public Library
Peak Performance
Nutrition
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Amber Room, Marine Parade
Public Library
Dressed For Love
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Public Library
Heartlands Book Club
discusses “The Great
Gatsby”!
Animals Paper Bag Craft
for All
5.00 pm – 6.30 pm
Activity Room, Bukit Batok
Public Library
SAT
23
Language Of Love
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Public Library
Look Gorgeous in a saree
11.00 am – 2.00 pm
Library
19
4.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Programme Zone, library@
chinatown
Campaign City exhibition:
Guided Tour
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Library Building
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Etiquette For Love
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Origami Workshop
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Programme Zone, Toa Payoh
Public Library
Games On! Board Games
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Programme Zone, Serangoon
Public Library
3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Library
Mobile Trends: How It Will
Affect Your Marketing
Strategy
3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Auditorium, Tampines Regional
Library
IngREADients – The
CookBookClub
3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Activity Room, Geylang East
Public Library
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CALENDAR LISTINGS
MON
25
MARCH 2013
Introduction to NLB
E-Resources in Chinese
(2-Session Course) NLB中
文电子书和电子期刊 (两
节课)
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
TUE
26
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
27
club
10.00 am – 11.30 am
Regional Library
Introduction to NLB
E-Resources in Chinese
(2-Session Course) NLB中
文电子书和电子期刊 (两
节课)
2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
THU
02
Pictures Of Love
11.00 am – 1.00 pm
Programme Zone, Woodlands
Regional Library
Papa, Mama, Keiki and
Ukulele!
Introduction to NLB
E-Newspapers in
English
WED
SAT
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Seniors’ Reading Club
4.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Bugis Room, Central Public
Library
2.00 pm – 3.3 0pm
Library
Temptation Library
6.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Meeting point: Central Public
Library (B1, National Library
Building)
SUN
03
Introduction to Peranakan
Wedding
10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Meeting Point: Programme
Zone, Woodlands
Regional Library
Papa, Mama, Keiki and
Ukulele!
2.00 pm – 3.3 0pm
Library
SAT
09
He Says, She Says
Communication
Workshop
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Programme Zone,
Ang Mo Kio Public Library
Men are from Mars &
Women are from Venus
– Gender Differences
Workshop
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Public Library
The Picture Of You In My
Mind
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Programme Zone, Woodlands
Regional Library
Clay with Mummy and
Daddy
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm & 4.30 pm
– 6.00 pm
Activity Room, Sembawang
Public Library
Back to Love Marriage
Workshop
4.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Public Library
SAT
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Clay with Mummy and
Daddy
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm & 4.30 pm
– 6.00 pm
Library
Love Reels: 18 Grams of
Love
7.00 pm – 9.30 pm
Auditorium
SUN
17
Love Reels: The Teenage
Textbook Movie
7.00 pm – 9.30 pm
Auditorium
Volume 1: Finding Your love
SING L ES S PEC I A L
A Must Attend Event!
Temptation Library
Language Of Love
Saturday, 2 March, 6.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Saturday, 23 Feb, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Programme Zone, Ang Mo Kio Public Library
Meeting point: Central Public Library
Learn how to communicate clearly with the
opposite sex. Experience the power of both
verbal and non-verbal aspects of communication
in this interactive workshop.
Dressed For Love
Saturday, 23 Feb, 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Projecting the right image is important in creating
a good first impression. Discover your skin tone,
body shape and learn the secrets to shopping
right in this interactive workshop.
Scent Of Love
(B1, National Library Building)
100 singles, 4 genres of romance fiction
books, 1 romantic venue. Be part of a one of
a kind group speed dating event for singles
at the POD which offers a great view of the
city skyline! Borrow your favourite romance
book, meet fellow romance book lovers, enjoy
the food and participate in fun activities and
stand to win prizes.
Register your interest with Thiruselvi_
Gopal@nlb.gov.sg with your full
name, IC and contact no and the
programme title.
Smells have been known to attract or repel a
person when you meet them for the first time.
Pick up useful tips on choosing the right
fragrance for every occasion and discover
the most suitable fragrance for yourself in this
interactive workshop.
Etiquette For Love
Bring out your best in every social encounter.
Find out about social graces and etiquette in this
interactive workshop.
Each programme is limited to 70 singles.
Register your interest with Thiruselvi_
Gopal@nlb.gov.sg with your full name, IC
and contact no and the programme title.
Register at library e-kiosks or
at http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg
Volume 2 : Deepening Your love
R E L ATION S H IP S PE CIAL
Pictures Of Love
Saturday, 2 March, 11.00 am – 1.00 pm
Programme Zone, Woodlands Regional Library
Have you ever felt more than you could express
in words? When chocolate and candle-lit dinners
fail to speak all that is in your heart? Come
build a picture of love. Merge photography and
narrative writing to understand the shared traits
of light, story and composition. Couples are to
bring 3 to 5, 4R photographs which capture
magical moments in their relationships and that
has to do with the word ‘Touch’.
This programme is limited to 10
couples*. Registration is required.
Should the programme be fully
registered and you would like to be
placed on the waiting list, please email
your name and contact number to
vaishnavi_nathan@nlb.gov.sg with the
programme title.
*Each registration entitles entry for one couple.
The Picture Of You In My Mind
Sunday, 9 March, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Programme Zone, Woodlands Regional Library
Ever wanted to express the distinct features you
see in your partner through a drawing? In this
workshop, couples will learn basic caricature
techniques and will practise drawing each other
during the session, under the instruction of a
master caricaturist!
This programme is limited to 15 couples*.
Registration is required. Should the
programme be fully registered and you
would like to be placed on the waiting
list, please email your name and contact
number to Yu_Xiang_CHIANG@nlb.gov.
sg with the programme title.
Love Reels: 18 Grams of Love (PG)
(Language: Mandarin, with English subtitles)
Woodlands Regional Library Auditorium
How much should true love weigh? 18 Grams
of Love offers an ironic and bittersweet take on
modern relationships. What happens when two
husbands decide to test their wives by writing
a love letter to each other’s wife? Join us in this
romantic comedy which will be followed by a
short discussion moderated by David Lee from
the Singapore Film Society.
Love Reels: The Teenage Textbook Movie
(PG) (Language: English)
Sunday, 17 March, 7.00 pm – 9.30 pm
Woodlands Regional Library Auditorium
Adapted from Adrian Tan’s bestselling 1988
novel, The Teenage Textbook, this film takes
a light hearted look at the lives of four Junior
College students as they try to navigate around
the intricacies of young love. This film screening
will be followed by a short discussion with
Phillip Lim (director) and Adrian Tan (author),
moderated by David Lee from the Singapore
Film Society.
Free candy floss on a first-come
first-served basis for Love Reels!
Volume 3 : Sustaining your love
M A R R IA G E S P EC IA L
He Says, She Says
Communication
Workshop
Saturday, 9 March,
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Programme Zone,
Ang Mo Kio Public Library
Do you know how to speak the Love Language of
your better half? How do you avoid transforming
into a “Mind Reader”? Join us to better
understand couple communication.
Men are from Mars & Women are from
Venus – Gender Differences Workshop
The brains of the two genders are structured
differently and the values that each holds are
varied as well. Find out how males and females
think, feel and have healthy relationships with
the opposite sex that actually works.
Back to Love Marriage Workshop
It may be surprising that marriages at some
point or another can turn ‘ordinary’ or at worst,
‘boring’. Fortunately, marriages can be enriched.
Discover ways to invigorate the loving feelings
for your spouse again in this workshop.
Each workshop is limited to 30 married
participants. Each registration entitles
entry for a single participant. Should the
programme be fully registered and you
would like to be placed on the waiting
list, please email your name and contact
number to Thiruselvi_Gopal@nlb.gov.sg
with the programme title.
Free goodie bags for all registered
participants!
CALENDAR LISTINGS
Volume 4 : Extending your love
PA R E N T-C H ILD SPE CI A L
Clay with Mummy and Daddy
Saturday, 2 March & Sunday, 3 March
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Activity Room, Yishun Public Library
Saturday, 9 March
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm & 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Activity Room, Sembawang Public Library
This programme is suitable for children aged
6 – 15 and is limited to 10 parent and child
pairs. Registration is required. Kindly commit to
both sessions as seats are limited. Instruments will
be provided during the workshop. Should the
programme be fully registered and you would like
to be placed on the waiting list, please email your
name and contact number to Gareth_Teng@nlb.gov.
sg with the programme title.
Saturday, 16 March
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm & 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Activity Room, Yishun Public Library
Engage your child with clay and make your
very own mug and bowl set together! You will
also get to learn about the basics of clay and
ceramics.
This programme is suitable for children aged 6 –
12 and each session is limited to 7 parent and
child pairs. Registration is required. Should the
programme be fully registered and you would like
to be placed on the waiting list, please email your
name and contact number to huiyi_loy@nlb.gov.sg
with the programme title.
Introduction to Peranakan Wedding
Sunday, 3 March, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Meeting Point: Programme Zone, Woodlands
Regional Library
Come and discover the living culture behind a
quintessential Peranakan wedding in our first
ever learning journey to the Peranakan Museum!
Journey back in time through a wedding-themed
tour and workshop, and be treated to a multisensory experience of song and dance.
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EXHIBITIONS
Papa, Mama, Keiki and Ukulele!
Learn how to play the ukulele in this 2-part series
workshop. Parents and children will learn about
the basic knowledge on the ukulele and how to
play chords on a ukulele and strum it. A song
will be taught as an evaluation on how much the
participants have learnt.
p.
Each registration entitles entry for one
parent and one child. Each child must
be accompanied by at least an adult.
One-way transportation will be provided from the
library to the Peranakan Museum.
This programme is suitable for children aged 6
– 12 and is limited to 15 parent and child pairs.
Registration is required. Should the programme be
fully registered and you would like to be placed
on the waiting list, please email your name and
contact number to Selene_YAP@nlb.gov.sg with the
programme title.
Register at library e-kiosks or at http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg
29 August 2012 – 28
February 2013
Raffles’ Letters: Intrigues
behind the Founding of
Singapore
National Library Gallery, Level 10,
National Library Building
29 September 2012 – 7
March 2013
Edwin Thumboo — TimeTravelling: A Poetry
Exhibition
Lee Kong Chian Reference
Library, Level 8, National Library
Building
8 December 2012 – 3
February 2013
Sumbangsih MAS: a
Muhammad Ariff Ahmad
exhibition
Library Building
28 December 2012 – 28
February 2013
Resilience Through
Heritage: Bukit Ho Swee
Fire
Geylang East Public Library
9 January – 7 July
Campaign City: Life In
Posters
28 January – 28 February
Letters from the Founder:
Raffles’ Letters from the
Bute Collection & the
National Library
4 February – 4 March
The Singapore Cooperation
Programme
Bedok Public Library
28 January – 7 March
Edwin Thumboo — TimeTravelling: A Poetry
Exhibition
5 – 27 February
“Bought & Sold: Voices
of Human Trafficking”
Photography Exhibition
The Plaza, Level 1, National
Library Building
Clementi Public Library
28 January – 3 March
Money by Mail to China:
Dreams and Struggles of
Early Migrants
Pasir Ris Public Library
31 January – 28 February
The Art of Chinese Paper
Cutting
library@chinatown
1 – 28 February
2D Art Extravaganza
Tampines Regional Library
Ongoing
From Books to Bytes:
The Story of the National
Library
Library Building
Ongoing
The Donors Gallery
Building
Ongoing
Singapore Literary Pioneers
Library Building
4 February – 3 March
Sumbangsih MAS: a
Muhammad Ariff Ahmad
exhibition
Jurong Regional Library
Building
Title: Garden of Evening Mists
Author: Tan Twan Eng
Published Year & Publisher:
Newcastle upon Tyne : Myrmidon, 2011
When Teoh Yun Ling took early retirement from
the Supreme Court of Malaya, she was a widely
respected judge known for her clear and precise
judgments. Her colleagues did not know why she
chose to retire and return to the Majuba Tea Estate
in the Cameron Highlands. Tucked in the huge
estate was a Japanese garden that was called
Yugiri. It was created by Nakamura Aritomo, onetime gardener to Emperor Hirohito. He went to live
in the Majuba estate in the Cameron Highlands of
Malaya from 1938. He remained in Malaya even
after World War II ended. Yun Ling was met by
Fredrick Pretorius, whose uncle, Magnus, owned
the estate. Magnus was killed by communist
insurgents during the Malayan Emergency. Yun
Ling had been a Public Prosecutor in the early
days of the Emergency and had prosecuted many
communists. Many, including one woman insurgent,
Chan Liu Foong, were executed. Midway through
her career as a prosecutor, Yun Ling was dismissed
from service and she went to live in the Majuba
estate. Liu Foong’s sister was to take part in a raid
by the insurgents on the Majuba estate later on, and
nearly killing Yun Ling. Magnus died in a subsequent
raid. After that, Yun Ling left for Kuala Lumpur
to continue her career in law and was eventually
elevated to the Supreme Court Bench.
In her absence, Fredrick who despised the
Japanese garden, replanted many parts and
replaced the plants with very English plants.
This was to be a significant act in the story,
and will become clear when the reader pieces
together the disparate parts of the story.
When Yun Ling arrives at Majuba, she invited a
Japanese historian named Yoshikawa Tatsuji to
help her assess Aritomo’s artwork. In the course
of which, it transpired that Aritomo was not only
a skilled Royal gardener, but also an artist who
specializes in woodcuts. Tatsuji informs Yun Ling
that in Japan, such artists were also often experts
in a highly specialised form of tattoo known as
“horimono”. Yun Ling told Tatsuji that Aritomo had
done a “horimono” on her back and she wanted to
know what story that told. Yun Ling was suffering
from the onset of a mental dementia known as
“primary progressive aphasia”, and she gradually
began to lose the ability to recognize words. She
feared that her memory would be erased entirely:
“Once I lose all ability to communicate with the
world outside myself, nothing will be left but what I
remember. My memories will be like a sandbar, cut
off from the shore by the incoming tide. In time they
will become submerged, inaccessible to me. The
prospect terrifies me. For what is a person without
memories? A ghost, trapped between worlds,
without an identity, with no future, no past.”
Yet what she was able to recollect during the time
she spent with Tatsuji unveiled a past that was as
dramatic as it was mysterious. Her relationships
with Aritomo as well as Fredrick, and her experience
in a Japanese internment camp in the jungles of
Malaya during the war were interlocked aspects
of the plot. Tan Twan Eng forged two outstanding
characters in Yun Ling and Aritomo, yet both
seemed to be weighed down by a personal guilt.
Aritomo’s father built the warplanes that young
kamikaze pilots flew to their deaths. Aritomo was
scheduled to fly one but by a twist of fate his flight
was delayed and before he knew it, his good friend
Teruzen took his place. Yun Ling’s sister, Yun Hong,
was interned in the same camp and was used
as a comfort-woman by the Japanese soldiers,
sometimes five to six would be queuing up for her.
Yun Ling was spared for reasons she did not know,
but she was threatened that if her sister escaped, or
died, she would take her (Yun Hong’s) place.
When the war ended and in the midst of the
Malayan Emergency, Aritomo took Yun Ling as his
apprentice and proceeded to develop and create a
new Yugiri. The story at this point toggled between
the drama of the World War II and the Emergency.
Things became more mysterious and complicated
when an old friend of Aritomo arrived after the war
as the head of a project called “The Golden Lily”.
What was this project? Did it succeed, and what
part did Yun Ling and Aritomo play in it? Tan leaves
his readers gasping to the end.
Reviewed by The Alexandrian
Title: The Revenge of Geography
Author: Robert D. Kaplan
Published Year & Publisher:
2012 Random House
Kaplan’s book is a historical study of geography
with light shed by past historians such as Halford
Mackinder and Nicholas Spykman. It might also
be described as geographical history of peoples.
His thesis aims to discredit the view that the
modern world is flat, easily traversed, and that
therefore distinctions between the inhabitants
of different places are no longer relevant.
National borders are, in his view, artificial and
misleading. The forces of unity will ultimately
triumph, in an unplanned, sometimes violent,
and fast-moving fashion. On the subject of unity,
he sees convergence and not contradiction
between Mackinder and Spykman in that those
who control land mass from the “Heartland”
(Mackinder’s view) will have the power to move
to the coastal “Rimland” (Spykman) and from
there onwards to domination elsewhere.
This is a fascinating book although questions
might be asked as to whether Kaplan was
being fatalistic or exuberant when he finds
significance in events that occur where
they occur. For example, he first refers to
the demarcation boundary ditch dug by
the Roman general Scipio after defeating
Hannibal, then to the town of Sidi Bouzid
where a fruit vendor immolated himself and
thus started the flames of the Arab Spring,
emphasizing that Sidi Bouzid lay outside the
Scipio line, implying that the areas outside
that line are historically, if not inherently,
weak. This is not the only indication of the
stability and rationality of Kaplan’s judgment and
analysis. His views regarding Taiwan seem to
be based on an inevitable hostile confrontation
between China and Taiwan, dragging the USA
into the fray. Not many today shares that view.
China seems to know that it has time and –
using Kaplan’s toy idea – geography, on its side.
It has also economy on its side. With these,
China knows that there is no need to take Taiwan
by force.
Although this book is replete with interesting
historical accounts of how geographical
boundaries change over time, the reader should
scrutinise Kaplan’s motives and analysis with
care. It may be helpful to know, from Kaplan’s
own admissions in the book, that he advocated
the Bush administration’s attack on Iraq. He tries
to justify his position on the righteous stand that
he has seen how much worse Saddam Hussein
was than Syria’s Assad that he “became intent
on Saddam’s removal”. Almost immediately
after that admission, he conceded that with the
thousands of deaths and the expenditure of
trillions of dollars in Iraq, “It is candidly difficult
to see the ethical value in the achievement” (of
removing Saddam). But by the time reaches
the end of the book, Kaplan’s thesis (in his own
opinion) became a vacillation between restoring
America’s position, and finding a graceful exit
from its position of dominance. So far as the
latter is concerned, Kaplan turns inwards to
the demographic circumstances that America
has been thrust upon by the influx of Mexicans.
Like Samuel Huntington, he thinks that the
mass immigration of Mexicans into America is
a subject of great concern, so much so that he
devoted a large part at the end of his book to
it. Unlike Huntington, Kaplan believes that the
immigration of the Catholic Mexicans can be
countered by immigrants from the rest of the
world. Seeing America as the new Rome, he
wrote: “In the tradition of Rome, [America] will
continue to use its immigration laws to asset
strip the world of its best and its brightest, and
to further diversify an immigrant population that,
as Huntington fears, is defined too much by
Mexicans.”
Reviewed by The Alexandrian
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The fact that you are willing to say, “I do not understand, and it is fine,”
is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.
– Wayne Dyer
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– Wayne Dyer
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Tajuk: Rahsia Kesihatan Dari Kunyit
Penerbit:
Kuala Lumpur: Synergy Media, [2012?]
Penulisv: Fadzilah Jabar:
Malay 615.32439 RAH -[HEA]
Kunyit telah dikaji secara makmal dan terbukti bermanfaat dalam penjagaan
kesihatan diri. Ia mengandungi minyak pati 3%-5%, damar, curcumin, pati,
tanin, lemak, protein, kalsium, fosfor, zat besi dan vitamin lantas dikenali juga
sebagai bahan perubatan semula jadi yang murah.
Kunyit berfungsi untuk mengubati pelbagai penyakit – daripada yang lumrah sehinggalah
yang serius. Contoh penyakit yang boleh dirawat dengan khasiat kunyit termasuk hepatitis,
gangguan pencernaan, masalah kolesterol, inflamasi, ketumbuhan (menginduksi apoptosis),
perkembangan sel tumor, proliferasi sel tumor pada usus besar (dose-dependent),
kemurungan dan melanoma.
Curcumin, pigmen yang memberikan warna pada kunyit ialah zat antibakteria yang membantu
merancang pencernaan sempurna dalam tubuh, menghentikan gastric dan barah kolon.
Malahan, satu dapatan kajian oleh Dr Tze-Pin Ng dari Universiti Nasional Singapura terhadap
1010 orang warga emas yang berusia antara 60-93 tahun mendapati bahawa orang yang
memakan pemakanan mengandungi rempah seperti kunyit mempunyai daya ingatan lebih
tinggi dan ini dapat mengurangkan risiko serangan Alzheimer.
Buku ini sesuai dijadikan rujukan asas bagi memanfaatkan kunyit dalam kehidupan seharian
kita. Selain menukil dapatan kajian yang membenarkan khasiat kunyit, buku ini turut
memberikan panduan tentang cara menyiapkan ubat atau penokok kesihatan serta resepi
dengan menggunakan bahan tersebut.
Diulas oleh: Herman Rothman
书名: 《重量级情话》
作者: 张小娴
出版社/年份:
Kuala Lumpur: 青城文化事业, 2007
索书号: Chinese 613 NYD-[HEA]
书名: 《朗读让脑袋变聪明》
作者: 川岛隆太
出版社/年份:
上海 : 华东师范大学出版社, 2010
索书号: Chinese 372.452 KAW
预防脑袋老化及保持大脑健康有什么良方吗？要如何增强记忆力和集中
注意力呢？《朗读让脑袋变聪明》也许就能为您解答这些疑问。日本医
学研究员, 川岛隆太, 在本书中建议了许多以朗读为主的方式来锻炼大
脑。根据科学研究, 出声朗读能让大脑取得“默读”时所达不到的活跃。想改善失智症
状，或让大脑有继续生长的机会就赶紧阅读本书吧!
这是由张小娴过去所著散文编辑重新整理而成的第一本书。本书收集了
张小娴的经典情话，看似象作者在自序形容的“别人听起来觉得没什么
的情话”，但我们何尝没有曾经听过和说过呢？于是当我们感动与难忘的同时，也开始重
新思考爱情。
比如说，其中一些很有启发性的经典情话包括 “没有要求的爱，才会奔放一点”、“活
下去，你才会发现，原来你并没有你所以为的那样爱过一个人”。这些或轻或重，或甜或
苦的情话，见证了大多数人相爱的历程。
编写: 吴长美 (Wu Changmei)
编写: 黄碧霞 (Ng Peck Hia)
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Title: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: Break Free from
Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life
Author: Susan M. Orsillo & Lizabeth Roemer
Publisher & Published Year:
New York: Guilford Press, c2011v
Call No.: English 152.46 ORS
Are you aware of the symptoms of anxiety? Examples of physical
symptoms include headaches, trembling and sweating. Some people exhibit behaviours
such as biting their fingernails or other repetitive actions when they are anxious.
Emotional responses such as anger, shame or surprise may also surface when reacting
to anxiety.
This book describes the signs and symptoms of anxiety and how mindfulness can
be used as a technique to calm down and relax. Being mindful involves paying close
attention to one’s thoughts, feelings and physical sensations so that one can respond
to any situation logically with a clear mind instead of reacting to anxiety-provoked signs
and symptoms.
By following the exercises in this book, readers can embark on a journey of selfdiscovery and develop a strategy against anxiety attacks.
This e-book is available at: eBrary books via NLB resources http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg
Reviewed by Tey Hwee Chen
Title: The Twilight Saga. Breaking Dawn. Part 1: The
Official Illustrated Movie Companion
Author: Mark Cotta Vaz
New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2011
Call No.: English 791.4372 VAZ - [ART]
With the release of Breaking Dawn Part 2 in cinemas last year, the
five-part book-adapted film series has finally ended since the first installment came out
in 2008. One may be wondering, why a review on the first part of the two-part movie;
shouldn’t we be reviewing Part 2 of Breaking Dawn instead? Well, unfortunately, the
publisher has announced that they will not be releasing a movie companion to the
final installment of The Twilight Saga. Twilight fans, you may have to make do but
you’ll definitely love this book that is beautifully illustrated and contains many behindthe-scenes features of the movie such as production details, photos and exclusive
interviews. Experience a visually stunning journey in this collectible treasure!
Reviewed by Angie Lim
– Wayne Dyer
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Title: The Shoemaker’s Wife: A Novel
Author: Adriana Trigiani
New York: New York: HarperCollins, c2012
Call No.: English TRI
The Shoemaker’s Wife: A Novel is an enchanting novel about the
uncertainty, hard work, devotion and spirit of adventure that life entails.
It follows the lives of Enza and Ciro who lived in the mountains of Italy, met in the most
unusual circumstances, fell in love but separated abruptly only to meet again in New
York City. By then, however, the two characters are busy settling into their new lives with
their own different set of priorities, putting into question whether they can resume their
romance.
The novel is beautifully written and Trigiani creates a riveting tale that blends the ups and
downs of the lives of Enza and Ciro with vivid descriptions of the life, food and culture of
Italians immigrants in New York City during the Progressive Era and the First World War.
Readers will be mesmerised by the bonds that hold families, the hardships faced by new
immigrants, the luxurious life of the rich and the painful consequences faced by World
War I veterans. But above all, the reader will be reminded of the amount of hard work
and commitment that give meaning to life.
Reviewed by Lim Tin Seng
Title: Balik Kampung: Stories of Connection and
Disconnection with Different Parts of Singapore
Author: Verena Tay
Singapore: Math Paper Press, 2012
Call No.: SING BAL
Balik Kampung – to return home – is exactly what it means. Comprising
of eight short stories by local authors, Balik Kampung is a powerful reminder of how
our sense of identity is irrevocably anchored to the places we grow up in. A museum
curator clings stubbornly to his painstakingly handmade replica of Changi village as
he remembers it. A girl returns, after a hit-and-run accident along Holland Road, to
narrate her story from the point of view of a ghost, and, in so doing, recalls her youthful
misconceptions about the grandiosity of death, tragedy and love. For a family of seven,
Redhill is a place of separate togetherness as each member offers differing accounts of
a home filled with love, hate, anger, dreams, bitterness, delight and melancholy.
While the tales are fictive and sometimes whimsical, the settings are nostalgically real.
Each story is a tribute to the forgotten alcoves of Singapore and they come together
to symbolise not the physical landscape of Singapore, but the one that exists in our
memories. The mix of speculative fiction elements with real settings makes Balik
Kampung a compelling read – each story lingers, leaving a profound poignancy that
invites us to look inward, to perambulate in our own reminiscences of place, home and
Singapore.
Reviewed by Nicole Yeo
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Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on.
Besides, if bad things didn’t happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones?
– Elizabeth Scott
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Campaign City: Life in Posters
TITLE: A Small Act
An exhibition that revisits and reinterprets national campaigns
Level 11, National Library Building
Publisher: New York: Docuramafilms: Distributed by New Video, 2011.
Call No.: AV English 370.9676 SMA
Some acts of generosity, however small, can have a huge impact. Chris Mburu, while
growing up in Kenya, is sponsored by a Swedish woman, to go to secondary school as
his family is much too poor to afford it. He later goes on to university and even secures
a scholarship to the prestigious Harvard Law School. Decades later, as a human rights
lawyer working for the United Nations, he pays it forward – establishing the Hilde
Back Education Fund (named after his benefactor) to give impoverished Kenyan children a chance for
higher education. The documentary follows the story of Mburu and Back, a Jewish German refugee in
Sweden in the 1940s who mentions that she donates money to worthy causes because of the kindness
and hospitality she received from strangers despite her status as a refugee. At the same time, the
documentary tells a parallel story of three children and their struggles to achieve good grades in order to
secure funding from the Education Fund.
A feel-good story for sure, but incredibly uplifting and inspiring.
The documentary clocks in at about 90 minutes with extras such as deleted scenes, trailers and
information about the director.
Reviewed by Lim Lee Ping
TITLE: Cake Boss. Season 4, Volume One
Publisher: United States: Discovery Communications; Louisville, CO: Distributed by
Gaiam Americas, 2011.
Call No.: English 641.86539 CAK – [COO]
This season is off to a wild start when they discover that Buddy’s wife, Lisa, is
expecting their fourth child. Buddy’s managerial skills are put to the test as he deals
with a growing family and the expansion of Carlo’s Bakery. Get ready for more extreme
cakes – an edible toilet that flushes, a life-sized DJ booth fitted with lights and moving
turntables and even a space shuttle that lifts off! This series is suitable for all ages, not only for Buddy’s
ability to combine technology and cake making, but also because of the heart-warming interactions
between Buddy and his close-knit family. His team may make mistakes and there may be constant
bickering between his family members but, at the end of the day, there is nothing more important than
family. For more of Buddy’s cake creations, check out the other seasons of Cake Boss available at our
public libraries.
Reviewed by Eunice Ang
TITLE: Plastic Planet
Publisher: New York, NY: First Run Featuers, c2011.
Call No.: AV English 668.40286 PLA
Plastic has undoubtedly brought much convenience to modern day living. As director
Werner Boote puts it: “we live in the age of plastic”. The documentary takes viewers on
an illuminating and often disturbing journey across 14 countries, from atop the Alps to
a factory in China, to find out first-hand the experiences of various players involved in
the whole supply chain of plastic. How long can the chemical remnants of plastic like
Bisphenol A stay in the ground and in our water? Be enthralled by this informative narrative spanning
the fields of biology, pharmacology and genetics to uncover plastic’s surprising pervasiveness and its
hidden costs on our bodies and the environment.
Reviewed by Felix Ser
Singa’s nemesis is Betsy. Betsy does not
believe in being courteous, she’s downright
frank and may be seen as rude by others.
She’s not a bad character; she just does
not suck up to anyone or try to play nice.
Society frowns on her but I know she has a
beautiful heart – John Clang.
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Raffles’ Letters: Programmes
What Did Raffles See in Singapore?
2.00 pm – 4.00pm
Possibility Room, Level 5, National Library Building
Apart from an idyllic fishing village, what greeted Raffles, Farquhar and the early European
pioneers when they landed in Singapore? Examining the few extant historical sources and clues
from archaeological remains, this talk investigates what Singapore was like before and after
Raffles’ arrival.
Due to limited seats, registration is required. Please register at eKiosks available at all libraries
or http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg/programme/Heritage.aspx.
2.00 pm – 3:00 pm
Meeting point: Promenade, Level 10, National Library Building
Conducted by volunteers, this tour provides visitors with an overall understanding of the
exhibits.
Guided tours are subject to the availability of volunteer guides.
Registration is required. Please register at eKiosks available at all libraries or
http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg/programme/Heritage.aspx.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lim Chen Sian is the Visiting Research Fellow with the Archaeology Unit,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Over the past decade, he was extensively
involved in salvage excavation projects in Singapore, leading all the major digs
since 2006.
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Celebrate Safer Internet Day
Raffles’ Letters: Activities at Fort Canning Hill
2.00 pm – 3:00 pm
Possibility Room, Level 5, National Library Building
Once the site of the palace of ancient Temasek kings, Fort Canning Hill also served as Raffles’
residence.
Join Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer and the cast of Mediacorp’s Mat Yoyo for games, songs
and dance at this special meet-and-greet session to celebrate Safer Internet Day! In addition,
children and parents will learn tips on how to be safe on the internet, distinguish between
genuine and bogus websites and pick up questioning techniques from librarians and our invited
speakers.
Learn more about its significance to Raffles and its place in history through these tours
organised by the National Parks Board!
Saturdays, 2 & 16 February, 10.00 am – 11.00 am
This programme is brought to you by the Media Literacy Council and NLB Information Literacy
& Outreach Department, supported by the Development Authority, Nickelodeon and Starhub,
Mediacorp and Singtel.
Have you wondered what Raffles saw when he ascended Fort Canning Hill? Or why Raffles
chose to build his bungalow on Fort Canning Hill?
This programme is open to parents and children. Please register at eKiosks available at all
libraries or http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg, or send an email to infolit@nlb.gov.sg.
Heritage Walking Trail: Raffles and Fort Canning Hill
Do you know which of Raffles’ acquaintances were buried on Fort Canning Hill?
Come find out in this free heritage tour around Fort Canning Park!
Highlights:
Fort Canning Green (Old Christian Cemetery)
Spice Garden
Keramat Iskandar Shah,
Raffles’ House and Raffles Terrace
Meeting point:
Stamford Green escalator, Fort Canning Park (beside National Museum of Singapore)
Guided tours are subject to the availability of volunteer guides.
Due to limited seats, registration is required. Email nurul_asyiqin_jaffar@nparks.gov.sg, or call
63362393 / 63321200 to register.
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Campaign City exhibition: Guided Tour
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Meeting point: Promenade, Level 11, National Library Building
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at Campaign City: Life in Posters in this tour led by the
exhibition’s curator and artists.
Registration is required. Please register at eKiosks available at all libraries or
http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg/programme/Arts.aspx.
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Promenade, Level 9, National Library Building
Promenade, Tingkat 9, Bangunan Perpustakaan Negara
“Sumbangsih MAS” honours the life and works
of Singapore’s literary pioneer, Muhammad Ariff
Ahmad. Affectionately known by his pen name,
MAS, award-winning writer, poet and novelist
Muhammad Ariff Ahmad has made significant
contributions to the development of the Malay
literature, language and culture in Singapore and
the region. This exhibition will also showcase,
for the first time, some of his earlier writings and
manuscripts, for example, Taman Puspa, written
in 1947 and his correspondences with other
prominent writers’ encounters.
“Sumbangsih MAS” menyorot kehidupan dan
menampilkan karya-karya tulisan Muhammad
Ariff Ahmad, salah seorang sasterawan perintis
Singapura. Beliau yang juga dikenali dengan
nama penanya, MAS, telah membuat sumbangan
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yang amat besar dalam perkembangan sastera,
bahasa dan budaya Melayu di Singapura dan
rantau ini. Pameran ini akan memaparkan buat
pertama kali tulisan-tulisan awal MAS dan
manuskrip Taman Puspa yang ditulis pada tahun
1947 serta beberapa poskad dan surat yang
ditulis oleh sasterawan–sasterawan tersohor.
13 of the letters are made available by the generosity
of The Bute Collection at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute,
Scotland. These letters originated from the private papers
of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings,
who supported Raffles’s efforts to establish a new British
settlement in the East Indies, which eventually led to the
founding of Singapore in 1819. Another highlight is a
replica of what is believed to be the first landward map of
Singapore. Dated 1820, the map contains details that are
not seen in subsequent maps and shows the Singapore
Town in its infancy.
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The exhibition is the first time these letters and the map
have been presented in public. It also features a series of
maps on Kinect allowing visitors a novel and interactive
learning experience.
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Edwin Thumboo – Time-Travelling: A Poetry Exhibition
Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, Level 8, National Library Building
Enter the private realms of one of Singapore’s best-known pioneer poets, Edwin Thumboo, who wrote
“Ulysses by the Merlion”, the iconic poem that explores the Merlion as a symbol for our nation.
One of Singapore’s most distinguished and widely-acclaimed poets, Professor Thumboo, is the first
Singaporean to win the S.E.A Write Award in 1979 and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion for Literature
in 1980. His poems are milestones in Singaporean literature as they address the political, social and
cultural life of our island-state. Come explore the narrative of a prolific mind in a series of hypertextural
and multimedia encounters.
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“Bought & Sold: Voices
of Human Trafficking”
Photography Exhibition
The Plaza, Level 1, National Library Building
“Bought & Sold: Voices of Human
Trafficking” speaks of the experiences
and suffering of the hundreds of
thousands of men, women and
children caught up in web of slavery.
The exhibit asks you, the public,
to consider their plight from their
perspective. Looking outward through
the victims’ eyes, the images challenge
us to imagine the daily horrors, tedium,
desperation and ambiguities of their
lives – and to take action.
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Raffles’ Letters: Intrigues behind the Founding of
Singapore reveals important insights into the Founding
of Singapore in 1819 through 20 letters written by Sir
Stamford Raffles.
JAN
Sumbangsih MAS: a Muhammad Ariff Ahmad exhibition
National Library Gallery, Level 10, National Library Building
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Raffles’ Letters: Intrigues behind the Founding of Singapore
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Campaign City: Life In Posters
Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, Level 11, National Library Building
From Sharity Elephant
to Singa Lion, “Two is
Enough” to “Clean &
Green”, campaigns and
their mascots have become
part of Singapore’s national
heritage. To highlight this
slice of Singapore identity
to the local community,
the National Library of
Singapore, in partnership
with independent art curator
Alan Oei presents the exhibition – “Campaign City: Life In
Posters”.
This exhibition features 40 of Singapore’s leading artists,
architects and designers and 10 local art students. The
participants, getting inspiration and information from
the library’s and the national archives vast collection of
campaign posters and campaign heritage material, created
artworks reflective of their own personal memories and/or
impressions of Singapore campaigning, past and present.
These artworks are exhibited along with highlights from the
Library’s campaign poster collection. Selected spaces in
the National Library Building will also be used in novel ways
to convey the rich histories behind Singapore’s campaigns.
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Heritage Donors
The National Library receives a few thousand books from the public as donation each year. The
librarians then sieve through the collection, selecting titles and items that will help to enhance, enrich
and fill the gaps in our national collection, which is made up of Singapore-related historical and
contemporary material in various formats. The selected material is then digitised, processed and
catalogued. These donations are important as they provide insight and understanding into Singapore
life and society beyond official records and documentation.
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One of the significant donors in 2012 is Paul Piollet, a French man who resided in Singapore in 1970s.
He donated 158 slides that depict Singapore in the 70s, 80s and 90s. As an avid photographer, he took
many pictures of street scenes, people and ways of life. These images were used in his publication,
Traditional Singapore, which was published in 1997. These images are a valuable contribution to
our collection, lending more perspective and understanding to Singapore’s early years as a nation,
tracking its transformation over thirty years.
Calligrapher’s shop at the
junction of Teck Lim Rd and
Keong Saik Rd, 1982.
A man making containers
used to store rice, 1990.
Find out more about Paul Piollet’s collection in his book titled Traditional Singapore (Call Number:
RSING 959.57 PIO)
ONGOING
From Books to Bytes:
The Story of the
National Library
Library Building
“From Books to Bytes:
The Story of the National
Library” tells the story of the
National Library of Singapore.
Throughout our history,
the library has been an
integral part of Singapore’s
cultural and social fabric.
The exhibition traces the
founding, development and
growth of the National Library
of Singapore from 1823 till
present. Learn interesting
snippets of the library’s rich
history and how its function
has evolved with the learning
needs of the nation.
The Donors Gallery
Building
The Donors Gallery was
set up to display a sample
selection of items donated
to the National Library with
the hope of creating a sense
of rootedness through the
preservation of local heritage
content and fulfilling the
library´s function of being
the national memory and
repository of Singapore
heritage materials in all
formats. It is also hoped that
more Singaporeans will be
encouraged to donate their
heritage collections to the
National Library.
Singapore Literary
Pioneers
Library Building
The gallery displays the
books, letters, calligraphic
works, manuscripts,
photographs and portraits of
Singapore’s literary pioneers.
Some prominent writers
have also donated their
pens, typewriters and literary
awards. In addition, visitors
can appreciate audio and
video recordings of the writers
in two multimedia screens.
CNPL
library@chinatown
(opening soon)
Chinatown Point, 133 New Bridge
Road, #04-12 Chinatown Point,
S(059413)
Independent advice and opinions expressed by the presenters do not
denote endorsement by National Library Board (NLB), its staff associates
and affiliates. NLB reserves the right to cancel or postpone any programmes
without prior notice. All information is correct at the time of printing. For the
latest updates, please visit http://www.golibrary.nlb.gov.sg.
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