NLB Singapore

2022-04-02 13:01:45 From quick fry ups to hours spent simmering on a stove, Singapore’s varied foods are not only unique in preparation and taste but also steeped in our rich cultural values.

Join our speakers Dr Kelvin Low and chef and author Pamelia Chia as they share about Singapore’s diverse ethnicity, its relationship with food, and how people can connect with one another through food.

Histories: What to Eat Next – Exploring Singapore’s Food Heritage
Fri, 20 May 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
Zoom
Register now via https://bit.ly/3iryEl0 Open / Comment

2022-04-01 13:01:18 #GIVEAWAY Stand a chance to WIN attractive prizes by taking photos/videos of reading sessions with your child, and posting them to Instagram. Remember, the more you post, the higher your chances of winning!

This challenge runs from 1 Apr to 30 Jun 2022, find out more: go.gov.sg/abad-readwithme Open / Comment

2022-03-30 13:02:03 Hear from Faiz Basha about his passion for metro maps and his experience working with SMRT in designing the new MRT map.

How Harry Beck Maps Can Redefine A City
Mon, 18 Apr 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
Zoom
Register now via https://bit.ly/3tYMaBX

This programme is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Mapping the World: Perspectives from Asian Cartography". Open / Comment

2022-03-29 13:00:13 Hear from Prof Anne Cheng, Chair of Chinese Intellectual History, Collège de France, about the "competing geographies" between China and India, based on the written testimonies of Chinese monks who took the long and perilous pilgrimage to India in the first centuries CE.

Competing Geographies: De-centering China
Wed, 13 Apr 2022
6 pm – 7.30 pm
Zoom and The POD, Level 16, National Library Building
Register now via https://bit.ly/3Lq0Dy9

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A programme part of the France-Singapore Science and Innovation Lecture Series presented by the French Embassy, Collège de France and National Research Foundation Singapore in partnership with PSL Université and NLB and held in conjunction with the exhibition “Mapping the World: Perspectives from Asian Cartography” at the National Library. Open / Comment

2022-03-28 13:01:19 The emerging popularity of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) fuelled by soaring prices is highly attractive to many.

Can cryptocurrencies and NFTs become viable assets for investors? Or is this the next bubble fraught with risks? Read to be SURE: https://bit.ly/rtbs-cryptonft

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Read to be SURE (RTBS) is part of NLB’s Libraries and Archives Blueprint 2025 (LAB25), a five-year journey of our next phase of transformation. RTBS aims to educate and inform the public on trending topics through a combination of curated reading content and accompanying programmes. Open / Comment

2022-03-24 07:31:02 What happens to films and music produced on formats that no longer exist? What happens to sounds, such as the karang guni (rag and bone) man’s calls, that are in danger of disappearing? Find out how an audio-visual archivist preserves and records such ephemeral media and audio memories of yesteryear for Singaporeans and our future generations.

https://bit.ly/3BCFOvq Open / Comment

2022-03-22 13:01:38 [Final Curiocity Treasure Hunt in Punggol] Borrow books, solve clues and win prizes! Journey to Punggol as you unravel the stories and mysteries behind its history in the second location of the Curiocity Treasure Hunt, starting 21 Mar.

Borrow 4 books or eBooks to redeem clues using the NLB Mobile app. Deep dive into our Curiocity Story Maps and discover interesting articles, photos and videos that will help you to decipher the clues. Win attractive prizes if you are among the first 6 treasure hunters to solve all the clues each week!

Start your hunt at https://bit.ly/3se02Zi. Open / Comment

2022-03-19 13:02:12 “Enriching.” “Magical.” “Curious.” The reviews are in for the Mapping the World: Perspectives from Asian Cartography exhibition.

But don’t take their word for it! Come and visit the exhibition and see for yourself. Get a close-up look at over 60 rare historical Asian maps, many of which are on display in Singapore for the very first time.

Exhibition Now On
Now till 8 May 2022
Gallery, Level 10, National Library Building

Find out more about the exhibition: www.go.gov.sg/mtw
View exhibition programmes: www.go.gov.sg/mtwprogs Open / Comment

2022-03-18 13:00:41 To feed the mind, start with the stomach! Follow us on Facebook to find out how to get $3 discounts on selected dishes at Encik Tan outlets*.
www.facebook.com/NationalLibrarySG

Promotion is on till 25 March 2022. Limited redemptions daily. Open / Comment

2022-03-18 07:30:05 Join Senior Librarian Mohamed Salim as he traces the transformation of the Malay community in Singapore from the early 1960s to today through selected Malay audiovisual records.

Archives Unlocked: Transformation of Singapore’s Malay Community Through Stories from Audiovisual Archives
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
Via Zoom
The programme will be conducted in Malay.
Register now via https://bit.ly/34WFP0W Open / Comment