tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post6741111888327318354..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: Launch of BookCross@SG: Books need to be freed!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-77449979612297900702009-09-24T16:24:45.109+08:002009-09-24T16:24:45.109+08:00@anonymous - the Bookcross.sg (BCSG) initiative is...@anonymous - the Bookcross.sg (BCSG) initiative is still alive and well. Here's their post on their 2nd anniversary: http://bookcross.sg/?page_id=59<br /><br />BTW, I learned that book donation bins are now available at all public libraries (except library@esplanade) for the BCSG movement. Informally I was told by a colleague they received more than 16,000 book donations (I think it's cumulative). Cheers!Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-71219104874658814062009-09-09T19:24:09.647+08:002009-09-09T19:24:09.647+08:00Hi,
How's Book Crossing working out in Singap...Hi,<br /><br />How's Book Crossing working out in Singapore? How about an update?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-81149143288395693872007-07-07T10:53:00.000+08:002007-07-07T10:53:00.000+08:00You guys make us green w envy!! Congrats!!!You guys make us green w envy!! Congrats!!!azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453977063160758605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-13215424158249361902007-07-06T16:25:00.000+08:002007-07-06T16:25:00.000+08:00hey anonymous, i don't think BCSG means that peopl...hey anonymous, i don't think BCSG means that people can't continue to Book Cross in their own way. U can still buy or get the BC stickers from bookcrossing.com, and organise private meetups that have nothing to do with BCSG. BCSG is just one way to structure book crossing, not the only way and if "typical singaporeans" can get active and initiate their own activities, i very much doubt that the libraries will stop u. It's not abt winning or losing anything, rather who puts in effort rite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-76491625857216486292007-07-06T01:05:00.000+08:002007-07-06T01:05:00.000+08:00Ivan,Great coverage and appreciate the blog mentio...Ivan,<BR/>Great coverage and appreciate the blog mention. I had a great time in Singapore and strongly believe this effort is going to be very successful and well received with the Singapore community. <BR/>Best Regards,<BR/>Scott<BR/>CEO BookCrossingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778225101196382881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-26238524584681094352007-07-05T12:32:00.000+08:002007-07-05T12:32:00.000+08:00COOL!!!Hope we will have like this in M'sia.-M'sia...COOL!!!<BR/><BR/>Hope we will have like this in M'sia.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-M'sia BCer-Yati WTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648903771408460028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-84039305421465084492007-07-05T03:14:00.000+08:002007-07-05T03:14:00.000+08:00oh shit, pardon my language, they're destroying th...oh shit, pardon my language, they're destroying the book covers with the BookCrossing stickers again...paste it in the inner covers or on top of a protective covers, for goodness sake of the books!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-64176004429904880892007-07-04T17:54:00.000+08:002007-07-04T17:54:00.000+08:00Very very very very very cool.Very very very very very cool.mis_nomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900283333103775740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-38479438633957237012007-07-04T13:58:00.000+08:002007-07-04T13:58:00.000+08:00Yet in typical Singapore fashion the version of bo...Yet in typical Singapore fashion the version of bookcrossing implemented is all about....<BR/><BR/> control! you guessed it right, you win nothing.<BR/><BR/> From bookcrossing.com<BR/>"So go grab a book or two from your shelves now (they're not doing anyone any good there, are they?), register them here, jot down our URL and the BCID we'll give you inside the covers, and then give them away or leave them where someone will find them."<BR/><BR/> From bookcrossing.sg<BR/>"I have a personal English Fiction book that I’d like to donate to BCSG. Can I leave it at any hotspot?<BR/><BR/>No, it is highly recommended that donation of books for BCSG must be passed to the Customer Service Counter at any of the 23 public libraries. It is also important to note that only English Fiction titles (excluding Children books) of good physical quality are accepted."<BR/><BR/> We are Singapore,<BR/> We are Singapore,<BR/> Singaporeans<BR/> LaLaLaLaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-40753914638718939822007-07-04T12:36:00.000+08:002007-07-04T12:36:00.000+08:00I'm so excited finally Singapore is catching the b...I'm so excited finally Singapore is catching the bookcrossing heat. All along I've been releasing books without being journalled, and when chatting with friends, they said hv never heard of bookcrossing.<BR/><BR/>One question though - where do I get the round stickers & label plates for my to-be released books? Do I still use those I got from bookcrossing.com?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-5874263390767376312007-07-04T12:29:00.000+08:002007-07-04T12:29:00.000+08:00Way cool post! Reminds me of our first meeting at ...Way cool post! Reminds me of our first meeting at Toa Payoh Central Library 2 years ago!<BR/><BR/>Here's the link for those who missed it. ;)<BR/><BR/>http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-happened-at-meetup-on-24-may-05.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-50230705515806920092007-07-04T11:52:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:52:00.000+08:00Hi Vara, I've emailed the contact person at bookcr...Hi Vara, I've emailed the contact person at bookcross.com.sg to look into the typo. Thanks for the alert.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-30215821368342115522007-07-04T11:08:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:08:00.000+08:00Aaagh!! I can't stand it. Typos bug me. Just check...Aaagh!! I can't stand it. Typos bug me. Just checked out http://www.bookcrossing.com.sg/index.htm and they spelt Singapore without an "i" and called NLB "National Library Bard".varahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666321066216074666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-54087828142254291172007-07-04T10:36:00.000+08:002007-07-04T10:36:00.000+08:00I'm really excited about this. Have been waiting f...I'm really excited about this. Have been waiting for this to take off here for a long time! Oh I hope a book crosses my path soooon...varahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666321066216074666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-9717038273238966142007-07-04T09:24:00.000+08:002007-07-04T09:24:00.000+08:00We've come a long way since it first appeared on o...We've come a long way since it first appeared on our radars in 2003... mentioned in the <A HREF="http://www.nlb.gov.sg/ShowBinary/BEA%20Repository/PLS/docs/High_Browse_Issues/Issue%2003%20HB%20Apr-Jun03" REL="nofollow">Apr-Jun 2003 issue</A> of HighBrowse, to be precise. :-)Damien Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213486249361599764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-70721954444663528192007-07-04T04:41:00.000+08:002007-07-04T04:41:00.000+08:00AWESOME.great post ivan. i'm going to learn more a...AWESOME.<BR/><BR/>great post ivan. i'm going to learn more about this bookcrossing. it's great that libraries - and taxi cabs - are involved.<BR/><BR/>books need to be freed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-61358688063748057992007-07-04T01:17:00.000+08:002007-07-04T01:17:00.000+08:00VERY cool! Thanks for all the pictures and the fu...VERY cool! Thanks for all the pictures and the fun write-up. We've been expecting this to hit the newswires and blogosphere, and your entry was one of the first in my Google alerts :)<BR/><BR/>May all your books be 'crossed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com