Singapore Libraries Bulletin - Library Professionals Organization

29 Aug 2025

New Faces of 2025 LAS Council (Part 1)

LAS has welcomed some new faces to its 2025 Council! We asked our new Council members to take a quiz to discover which Singaporean drink matches their personality. So, grab your favourite cuppa and let us meet the people who will be stirring things up in Singapore’s library scene! […]

10 Aug 2025

In Memory of Ms Sylvia Yap Swee Beng

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Ms Sylvia Yap Swee Beng on 9 August 2025. Ms Sylvia Yap served the library profession with distinction. She was President of the Library Association of Singapore (LAS) from 2005 to 2007, a board member of the National Library Board from […]

20 May 2025

Transforming Academic Libraries for Student Success: Insights from SIT and SUTD

This reflective piece is written by Kiyohito Nakazato, a librarian from Waseda University Library, who recently completed a professional internship at Nanyang Technological University (NTUSG) Library. In this article, he shares his observations from visiting the libraries at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Views Expressed […]

13 May 2025

LAS Competency Framework for Information Professionals – DRAFT

The LAS Competency Framework workgroup is pleased to present the Draft LAS Competency Framework for Information Professionals_May 2025. We welcome questions, comments and feedback from members to help us further refine the framework. The framework seeks to align with a nationwide move towards competencies-based development. It was designed to be inclusive and relevant to all information […]

15 Apr 2025

[Extended to 31 May] SJLIM Call for Papers 2025

The deadline for submissions for the 2025 issue of the Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management (SJLIM) has been extended till 31st May 2025. As part of the Library Association of Singapore’s (LAS) 70th anniversary celebrations, the theme for this year’s issue is “Libraries: The Catalysts for Sustainable Change”. We are interested in submissions […]

23 Jan 2025

How SMU Libraries’ ELLSSA Programme Can Make You a Catalyst for the Digital Transformation of your Library

The Emerging Library Leaders’ Summer School for Asia-Pacific (ELLSSA) is Singapore Management University Libraries’ (SMU Libraries) bespoke flagship leadership programme for emerging library leaders in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.