Book Display: Little Known Singapore(Jun – Jul 2009)
Do you lament how boring Singapore seems? Do you think you know Singapore inside out? Does Singapore seem really tame and clean-cut to you? This book display aims to show…
Continue readingDo you lament how boring Singapore seems? Do you think you know Singapore inside out? Does Singapore seem really tame and clean-cut to you? This book display aims to show…
Continue readingNot too long ago, if you were to ask me to make a list of all the birds I have seen in Singapore, my list would have been depressingly short,…
Continue readingApproximately 80 % of the Chinese Overseas lives in Southeast Asia, constituting the largest Chinese population outside China. It is generally agreed that when the Chinese arrived in Southeast Asia,…
Continue readingThe Sheares Hall Photography Competition is an annual event organised for the hall residents of Sheares Hall by the Sheares PhotoComm. This competition is part of our many hall activities…
Continue readingEver wondered what the situation was like in past crises? Have you ever had the urge to find out more about what is happening now so as to make sense…
Continue readingI traveled to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in 2007 and fell in love with the place. It is the most pristine country I have been to, encumbered in the…
Continue readingHow often have we stared at a travel brochure or watched a documentary and wished that we were in a different part of the world exploring other cultures, taking in…
Continue readingDear Staff of Central Library, NUS Thank you very much for always being courteous, kind and helpful. I have always been blessed with good staff to help me with my…
Continue readingIf you were in the Central Library this past Monday afternoon, you might have been wondering why there were packs of young, panting students running up and down the library.…
Continue readingLibraries? Is that a discipline my daughter can major in?”, a pleasant but sweaty looking lady inquired at the library booth, last week at the FASS Open House. I regretfully…
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