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2022-09-14 09:01:39 Happening on 17 and 18 Sep 2022, Green Market: Live Light, Go Green presents an exciting line-up of activities happening at Choa Chu Kang Public Library. Find out how you can live a sustainable life and do your part to fight climate change when you sign up for the programmes below!
 
Asia Sustainability Forum Seminar: How Sustainability Unites
Sat, 17 Sep 2022
2.30 pm – 4 pm
Choa Chu Kang Public Library
Programme Zones 1 & 2
Register here: https://bit.ly/3d4t3C3
 
What Does Sustainability Mean For Singapore
Sat, 17 Sep 2022
5 pm – 6 pm
Choa Chu Kang Public Library
Programme Zones 1 & 2
Register here: https://bit.ly/3qs5A0S
 
The Future of Sustainable Food
Sun 18 Sep 2022
1.30 pm – 3 pm
Choa Chu Kang Public Library
Programme Zones 1 & 2
Register here: https://bit.ly/3QzSFEO Open / Comment

2022-09-13 13:00:37 How can we make the journey of ageing a better one? By reconnecting to our past, examining our present, and striving towards the future, we will reimagine how this voyage can be made more gratifying.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3Kaeid0

Time of Your Life Celebration 2022: Connections – Past, Present and Future
1 – 31 Oct 2022
Various timings
Zoom and On-site Open / Comment

2022-09-10 07:01:33 Think you can read faster than a professional book reviewer? What are the perks of writing book reviews for a living? We visit the home of Olivia Ho, Straits Times book reviewer, to check out her bookshelves, hear her stories about meeting famous authors, and how she came to be a bookstagrammer.

Watch it here:

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2022-09-07 13:01:14 The batik printed sarong kebaya uniform of Singapore Airlines evokes hospitality, grace and cosmopolitan. Join Associate Librarian Winnie Tan as she investigates just what makes the uniform so special.

Read more here: https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/a-flair-for-flying-8e240bf807ef Open / Comment

2022-09-05 15:40:01 What do we know about the Book Bug behind the chaos that has been plaguing Bugtopia? Find out in Rescuers’ Quest, a DIY video trail available exclusively at all public libraries except library@orchard, library@esplanade, and library@chinatown.
 
For more information, visit the Book Bugs webpage: https://go.gov.sg/BookBugs Open / Comment

2022-09-04 07:00:50 The National Archives of Singapore has many notable collections, including a photo archive that contains 5 million items, some dating back to more than 100 years. Find out what goes into the work of Senior Archivist Ronnie Tan as he explains how photos are conserved, stored, and made accessible to all Singaporeans.

Watch it here:

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2022-09-03 07:01:00 We want to hear from you! Help us by taking part in this quick survey for NLB’s book subscription service.

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

2022-09-02 13:00:58 With modernisation and rapid economic development after its independence, many trades that were once a familiar sight in Singapore are rarely seen today. Explore some of these trades with senior librarian Joanna Tan.

Forgotten Trades of Singapore
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
Zoom

Register now via https://bit.ly/3KCANaP Open / Comment

2022-09-01 13:00:32 Since Singapore’s Circuit Breaker in 2020, most of us have endured months of physical separation from friends and family. Rediscover the value of human touch in a Zoom-bified world.

Archives Unlocked: The Value of Human Touch in a Zoom-bified World
Tue, 6 Sep 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
Zoom

Register now via https://bit.ly/3Ot8qgB Open / Comment

2022-08-30 13:00:28 As the world becomes more aware of climate change, it’s no surprise that the topic has found its way into literary works and blossomed into a new genre. Climate fiction, or cli-fi as it’s sometimes known, is a type of speculative fiction that uses a climatic disaster or a changing climate as a major plot device. If you’re new to this genre, here are five celebrated cli-fi books to borrow today.

Read more here: https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/5-celebrated-climate-fiction-titles-to-explore-51e120ee3fee Open / Comment