Events coverage Archives - Library Professionals Organization

12 Dec 2025

The Library Association of Singapore Celebrates 70 Years with Stories and Songs

The Library Association of Singapore (LAS) marked a milestone on 14 November 2025 as members gathered to celebrate the association’s 70th anniversary (Watch the video here). Held at the National Library Building’s Pod, with sweeping nighttime views of the city, the evening brought together librarians to reminisce on shared memories and celebrate the association’s […]

11 Nov 2025

LAS Lunchtime Brown Bag Series: AI and Automation in Metadata Creation

The Library Association of Singapore (LAS) Training and Development Committee launched its inaugural Lunchtime Brown Bag Series on 17 September 2025, with 63 participants in attendance. This new initiative aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and professional discussions amongst library professionals. Phoebe Lim, Chair of LAS Training and Development Committee, opened the session by outlining […]

07 Feb 2024

A Visit to LinkedIn’s Singapore Office (23 Jan 2024)

In January 2024, my colleagues and I had the opportunity to visit the Singapore office of LinkedIn as part of the activities organised by LAS. The programme consisted of a fireside chat on the impact of artificial intelligence (“AI”) on work, an introduction to LinkedIn Learning’s content on the topic of AI and its new […]

17 Nov 2023

SAUL-RSTF Webinar: Rethinking Scholarly Communication in the Age of AI – A Recap

Illuminating, thought-provoking, and fun – that’s the gist of the webinar, supplied by participants, not ChatGPT. Organised by the Singapore Alliance of University Libraries – Research Services Task Force (SAUL-RSTF), the webinar took place on 1 Nov 2023. The objective of the webinar is to provide a platform for knowledge sharing on the promises and […]

05 Apr 2023

Ignite Integrity with a Bingo Challenge: A Collaboration between SMU Libraries and the Student Council of Discipline (SCD)

Ignite Integrity is a collaboration between SMU Libraries and the Student Council of Discipline SCD.

04 Jan 2023

“Be S.U.R.E., Stay Connected” with National Library Board

What does it take to counter the multitude of challenges in this digital age – from information overload to online safety? Nadia Ramli shares with us on the National Library Board Singapore (NLB)’s month-long programme to nurture Informed Citizenry, in conjunction with the UNESCO Global Media & Information Week 2022 in October, and its Libraries […]

09 Mar 2022

Reflections from the 2021 LAS-PPM Conference (PM Session)

The afternoon session of the 2021 LAS-PPM Conference consisted of six presentations by librarians from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The topics ranged from rebuilding library to digitalisation of learning. The session closed with a Q&A segment facilitated by PPM President Dr Rashidah Binti Bolhassan. The respective abstracts accompanying the presentation can be found on the […]

09 Mar 2022

Reflections from the 2021 LAS-PPM Conference (AM Session)

Taking place on 6 October 2021, 9.30am – 5pm (GMT +8), the LAS-PPM Conference went online for the first time in 2021, bringing new opportunities for the library community to learn from each other in this new normal. With the theme “Collab | Camaraderie | Commune”, the conference brought to its participants presentations of how […]

31 Oct 2021

Reflections from ALA 2021

This year’s American Library Association (ALA) Annual conference was another boon for overseas attendees, mostly because – like 2020, and again in 2022 – the conference was held virtually. Conference organisers kindly made available over 200 sessions, including recorded livestreams, for on-demand viewing by conference registrants. Even better, these are available for viewing for up […]

23 Apr 2021

HYGGE – A NEW SPACE FOR WELLBEING BY NTU LIBRARY

Launch of Hygge and A Familiar Forest Hygge was officially opened by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) President Professor Subra Suresh on 21 January 2021. In conjunction with the official opening of the new space, NTU Museum also presented the inaugural exhibition, A Familiar Forest by environmental artist Zen Teh. The exhibition was part of National Arts Council’s Singapore Art Week 2021 from 22 January 2021 to […]