💬📈 Want to level up your small talk game? Here are five tips to help you reframe your mindset to make networking more meaningful (and less awkward 😩).

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Adulting is hard - we get it!

That’s why we are here to help you thrive in your personal life and career journey. Equip yourself to achieve your aspirations with our curated resources and engaging experiences.

We have exciting programmes, hands-on activity booths, and exclusive gifts to be redeemed!

📅 27–28 April
⏰ 10.30am – 6pm
📍Levels 1 and 2, Jurong Regional Library

Register for Thrive programmes: go.gov.sg/thriveatlibraries

😤 Going through a tough time? Here are five books 📚 that will empower you to emerge stronger 💪 from your setbacks and struggles.

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Discover intriguing hidden gems with speakers Isabelle Der Hagopian and Manuel Der Hagopian as they reveal untold stories behind some of Singapore's individuals, locales and culinary delights.

Register now via https://bit.ly/3PRhuOQ

Pink Chilli in a Bowl – People, Places, Food
Sat, 18 May 2024
2 pm – 3 pm
Programme Room 2, Central Public Library

📚 Step into the rich literary past of Bras Basah with Book Havens of Bras Basah: Curiocity! See old bookshops, publishing houses and libraries spring to life through an immersive Augmented Reality (AR) installation. 💫

For more details, visit: https://go.gov.sg/bookhavensofbrasbasahexh

📍 Immersive Room, Central Public Library
🕑 Daily 10am–2pm, 5pm–9pm

#NationalLibrarySG #CuriocitySG

Interested in digital humanities? Join us for this introductory webinar for the National Library Digital Fellowship for insights on how to design a digital humanities research project.

Register now via https://bit.ly/3JDuHam

National Library Digital Fellowship – The Digital Humanities Journey
Mon, 27 May 2024
3 pm – 4.30 pm
Zoom

Hawkers have been an integral part of Singapore’s foodscape since the colonial era. As state-led modernisation initiatives refashioned the city, the role and position of hawkers in society changed dramatically from mobile, itinerant street hawking to licensed hawking from stalls in fixed markets or centres.

This talk explores the shifting geography of hawkers in the context of urban growth and national development. Join Dr Bryan Wee as he shares unique insights into Singapore’s living heritage.

Register now via https://bit.ly/43XrA6C

Evolving Foodscapes: A Spatial History of Hawkers in Singapore
Mon, 20 May 2024
7 pm – 8 pm
Zoom

The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) celebrates the theme of “Curiosity”. Get your tickets today at go.gov.sg/afcc2024 and join us as we explore how curiosity drives exploration, innovation, and imagination in young readers.

💬 More than 100 programmes over 4 days
💬 Featuring over 80 local and international writers and speakers, such as Baek Heena (South Korea), Andrea Wang (US), Joseph Namara Hollis (UK) and Zeno Sworder (Australia)
💬 Showcasing the Philippines as our Country of Focus
💬 Free children’s programmes, the AFCC Book Fair, and more!

Are you interested to be a documenter for Singapore history, or believe in using visuals to tell stories? We’re on a lookout for aspiring volunteers to be part of the documenting team to collect or create materials that tell others about our local youth culture.

Join us for a 1-hour training workshop on 16 or 19 May, at the National Library Building. Sign up now via https://bit.ly/49NcJgw

Volunteers aged 15-25 years old are encouraged to apply.

Senior Librarian Mazelan pays tribute to our long-serving librarian, Juffri Supa'at, who sadly left us on 16 April 2024.

➡️Read here: https://bit.ly/3Wp9add

Where did kueh pie tee get its name? Cookbook author Christopher Tan investigates the mysterious origins of this crispy snack and its connection to American cuisine while making it from a recipe in Susie Hing's 1956 cookbook.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/yFO2cLUDagE

🏃‍♀️💨 Sometimes, reality needs a little escaping from. Here are 5 🎬 picks from a silent film thriller to an Oscar-winning animated short that you can find on Kanopy, our newest video streaming eResource.

➡️Read here:
https://bit.ly/49UWIVO

Join Yit Chin Chuan, assistant director of the National Archives of Singapore, as he walks us through four speeches, each by a different pioneer leader of Singapore. Find out what Goh Keng Swee, S Rajaratnam, Othman Wok and Kenneth M Byrne had to say and the changes that followed.

Register now via https://bit.ly/3TUd5fg

Speeches that changed Singapore
Thu, 23 May 2024
7 pm – 8 pm
Oldham Theatre, National Archives Building

Find out more about the Green Market and NLB's sustainability programmes with Librarian Gladys Tan, and discover the unique wildlife living in the intertidal zone with our sustainability partner, The Untamed Paths.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/wogaBEQ3Sj4

Khir Johari, author of the award-winning book The Food of Singapore Malays, makes mee maidin—a noodle dish based on a krill ragù—and tells us more about its origins. Why does a 1968 cookbook call it “mee mahdin”? And how was krill, once abundant in Singapore’s waters, caught using traditional fishing methods?

Watch here: https://youtu.be/T0i0lbiblQs

Where can you find an idyllic beach 🏝, a kampong sanctuary, a heritage trail and mouth-watering good food 🍜all in one place? Read on to find out what else you can expect from Changi, an interesting place of contrasts with something for everyone.

➡️Read here: https://bit.ly/4aYUKVB

Get your supply of mind-nourishing children’s books delivered to you monthly!

Want to get books at your doorstep? If you’re a parent looking for suitable books for your child, The Little Book Box is perfect for you! 📚

Curated for children aged 4 to 9 years old, subscribe to receive a set of 8 English books or 4 English + 4 Chinese/Malay/Tamil books delivered each month to your home or preferred locker for a fee.

The library now delivers! 🚚 Visit go.gov.sg/tlbb-telegram for more info.

📚💭 Step into a world of wonder at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) happening this month! Immerse yourself in the celebration of "Curiosity" and discover how it ignites exploration, innovation, and imagination in young readers.✨

➡️ Get your tickets at go.gov.sg/afcc2024

🗓️ 23 - 26 May 2024
📍 National Library Building

🐠 Green Market is coming to Central Public Library on 8 and 9 June! 📆 Can’t make the date? Join us instead from 25 May for our Green Market Challenge and other leadup programmes at selected libraries for a fin-tastic time!

Don't miss out on the ocean of family-fun programmes, booths, storytellings, digital activities and more, brought to you in collaboration with local blue partners.🌊

Register now via https://bit.ly/nlbgreenmarket2024

What will the end of times look like? From a post-apocalyptic world to a technological society, here are five riveting dystopian reads.

➡️Read here: https://bit.ly/3QyaW8k