Hold on, Tembusu and CAPT students!
Before you leave for your holidays, we got to get you interested in Jan 8-9, 2014, 9am-4pm. NUS librarians will be showing some nifty stuff at an Open House organized by The…
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Happy Birthday, Bram Stoker!
For all you people who grew up on following Edward Cullen, all TNL can say to you is “Read Bram Stoker’s Dracula!” Nothing beats letting the story embrace you through personal letters…
Continue readingTNL Likes Her Class
What does one do to take a break in the middle of semester? TNL audits a class, that’s what. Every Thursday, she takes her afternoon off, sits with a class of 50 students to listen…
Continue readingCelebrating 25 years with the Heads of HSSML
HSSML celebrates its 25 years remembering the librarians who helmed the library. The heads of HSSML, posing beside the bust of Mr Hon Sui Sen, are from left: Mrs Lee-Wang…
Continue readingCelebrating 25 years with Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
HSSML celebrates its 25th anniversary with this website filled with pictures from yesteryears. Included in this guide are also pictures from the photo archive of Mr Hon Sui Sen.…
Continue readingI Know What HSSML Librarians Did This Vacation
Librarians don’t go on vacation. The library is their vacation. So the next question is – got fun, meh? TNL can tell you with a straight-face, nary a single twitch – “Woo…
Continue readingHappy Birthday, Gustav Klimt!
This is one sensual piece, for sure. Words that describe “The Kiss” pale by comparison to what Gustav Klimt shows in the details of his famous work. You can talk…
Continue readingPastel Art in Singapore
Pastels gives a tactile experience that you can’t get out of watercolors or oils. Pastel Art in Singapore – a book of pastel art works – caught TNL’s eye when she…
Continue readingThank You, NTU Librarians
TNL just came back from the 33rd IATUL Conference at NTU. She was invited as a guest blogger (along with NLB’s Rambling Librarian). And she has this to say, “Mr…
Continue readingLanyards
TNL received the latest NUS Libraries lanyard recently. Lanyards are a nuisance for the old girl. Yanking her when it gets caught in drawers, around handles, knobs. Never quite staying still on…
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