12 Aug 2011
A Generous and Loyal Friend

I first met Yolanda in 1966 when I joined University of Malaya Library, Kuala Lumpur just after graduating. Yolanda was given the task of training me in the intricacies of cataloguing. It was my good fortune to have Yolanda as my cataloguing mentor and her guidance gave me a very firm foundation in the Library […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
A Warm and Caring Roommate

I have known Yolanda for many years in the library circle but only got to know her better when we both started working part-time at the National Library after our retirement. In 2006, our office was at the Geylang East Branch Library. Yolanda, Chay Hong, Chen Wee and myself usually went out for lunch. Yolanda […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
Should Auld Acquaintance …

When I learnt of the passing away of Yolanda Celine Beh from her obituary which appeared in The Sunday Times on 19 December 2010, I felt a deep shock. The sudden news had been made more poignant as I had met Yolanda earlier in last year at a weekend afternoon concert at The Esplanade. On […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
As I Remember Her

It is not easy for a person to penetrate Yolanda’s seemingly cold and proper work exterior to see the truly gentle and kind person she was inside. I was no exception, and it took me a good while to understand the beauty within her—in fact almost thirty years. Our acquaintance started from 1972, we were […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
From the RELC Staff

The RELC staff compiled their memories of their former boss, whom they miss dearly. As a Boss Miss Yolanda Beh set up the RELC Library and Information Centre from scratch in 1968. From assisting the RELC founder Director to source for a location to house the then Regional English Language Centre to purchasing the first […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
A Boss who went the Extra Mile

The death of Ms Beh is a huge loss to me. It was a privilege to work under her from January to June 1992. I was employed to convert the existing RELC Library’s card catalogue into their newly purchased Library Integrated System. She was more than a mere employer as she went the extra mile […]

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