NLB Singapore

2022-07-21 13:00:53 Did you know that HDB blocks in Singapore were uniformly painted white when they were first built? Find out how they came to be decorated!

Read more here: https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/murals-in-hdb-estates-8aed8e600805 Open / Comment

2022-07-19 13:01:40 Have you ever heard or seen Hainanese rod puppets? Did you know that there was a Hainanese enclave in Bugis where these puppet shows were once staged? Join Dr Caroline Chia as she shares the untold stories of Hainanese rod puppetry in Singapore for nearly a century.
Register now https://bit.ly/3yLhgAT

Archives Invites: Dr Caroline Chia – Telling a Tale about Hainanese Rod Puppetry
Sat, 27 Aug 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
National Archives of Singapore, Oldham Theatre, Level 3 Open / Comment

2022-07-16 13:00:23 Why do we buy art? How is art valued, and who determines its price? Discover art buying through the lens of Singapore’s commercial art history.
Register now https://bit.ly/3yawBdW

A Librarian's World: The Art of Buying Art
Wed, 17 Aug 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
Zoom Open / Comment

2022-07-15 13:01:22 Listen to the joys and struggles of Singapore's pop music pioneers through the oral history interviews.
Register now https://bit.ly/3xBB5st

Archives Unlocked: Oral Histories of Singapore’s English Pop Music Pioneers
Thu, 11 Aug 2022
6 pm – 7 pm
Zoom Open / Comment

2022-07-14 13:01:41 Superheroes probably come to mind at the mention of the words “graphic novels” or “comics”, but not all of them are about superheroes!

Here’s a list of popular young adult and adult comics/graphic novels that’ll keep your spirits up, make you reflect on the consequences of the choices you make, and lock you in your seat with nail-biting suspense.

Read more here: https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/4-graphic-novels-you-dont-want-to-miss-9b1d62c93986 Open / Comment

2022-07-13 13:02:01 When was the last time you came across and admired a piece of art? We tend to think that art belongs on a wall in a museum, but if you regularly use the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore, like our senior librarian Luke Chua, you would have come across more art than you realise. Learn about the artworks that have been part of Singapore’s train stations as early as 1987.

Read more here: https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/getting-onboard-with-art-a0d29ba8b7e0 Open / Comment

2022-07-08 13:00:56 Do you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset? Click to find out the differences between the two and what you can do to be a better you.

Read more here: https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/how-to-cultivate-a-growth-mindset-cd8080ccaadc Open / Comment

2022-07-07 13:10:16 Look out for your favourite MOLLY the Mobile Library this weekend!

Join us as we bring the library closer to you. With books for all ages, there is definitely something for everyone!

MOLLY Weekend Outreach
Sat, 2 July 2022
09:00 – 12:00pm
Punggol Bay View, Blk 324A Sumang Walk, Singapore 821324
More details here: https://bit.ly/3yqTsBO

Note: Children above the age of 7 will not need to be accompanied by an adult for this programme.
It is compulsory for children between 6 and 12 to wear masks or face shields.
NLB reserves the right to refuse entry to participants who do not abide by the ground rules.
Registration is not required for this programme Open / Comment

2022-07-06 13:01:03 While there’s nothing wrong with writing real person fiction (a category of fanfiction featuring real people, typically celebrities), we venture into stickier territory the moment something is seen as “self-indulgent”—which fanfiction is often accused of—becomes a bestselling series. But does all real person fiction deserve a bad reputation?

Read more here: https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/real-person-fiction-yay-or-nay-e958cf167604 Open / Comment

2022-07-02 13:01:30 From Netflix sensation Squid Game, to modern bestsellers like Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, why do we find dystopian stories so appealing, despite all the doom and gloom? Are we all sadists? Quite the contrary, actually! Find out some of the reasons why you just can't get enough of them.

Read more here:
https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/dystopian-stories-are-depressing-give-me-more-352cc29d358f Open / Comment