National Library Board (NLB)

LAS visit to library@chinatown cum walking tour at Chinatown area

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Date: 16 January 2014, Thursday Time: 3.00pm to 6.00pm Coordinator for Library Tour at library@chinatown: Mr.Steven Chow Coordinator for Walking Tour at Chinatown areas: Ms.Chia Wei Fun There were 19 participants to the first event organized by the Programmes and Social Committee for the year of 2014. We would like to thanky Mr.Chong Thong Yang, Librarian from NLB for taking us […]

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MSc student visit to Lee Kong Chian Reference Library (LKCRL)

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40 students undertaking the MSc in Information Studies at the School of Wee Kim Wee, Nanyang Technological University was brought on a visit to LKCRL by Professor Shaheen on 29 Oct 2013. Mr Patrick Pu, Chair of Membership Committee, Library Association of Singapore (LAS) also joined the session. The students arrived promptly at 6.30pm at

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Updates in October

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Hi all, LAS awards 2012 The call for application for the LAS 2012 awards is open.  For forms and details please go to http://www.las.org.sg/wp/awards/application-for-las-awards/ NLB-SLV MOU NLB and the State Library of Victoria (SLV) re-affirmed their working relationship on 10 October 2012 in a simple ceremony held at the Multi-purpose Room of Central Public Library

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August 2012 Update

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Happy Nurses Day to all our Singapore nurses! Wait, some of you will say isn’t Nurses Day supposed to be on May 12 (birthday of Florence Nightingale)?  Yes, that’s the international Nurses Day, for Singapore we have set it for August 1 due to our own bit of history – we can trace the origins of nurses in Singapore all

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eReading Devices for Loan

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The Bedok Public Library has launched an eReading Devices for loan pilot project last week.  Registered members are able to borrow iPads, Kindles and Playaways home for about 2 weeks.  The devices have either access to eBooks subscribed by NLB or are pre-loaded with e-content.  The press release by NLB is found here. Reported by Yit

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