Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Read in Nov 2010

Several nice finds in Nov.
  • Harry Turtledove's WWII historical fiction piece, "Man with the Iron Heart".
  • Leslie Scott's "About Jenga" (bet you didn't know Jenga was a recent invention).
  • "My Jakarta", a collection of interviews of Indonesians from all walks of life. I found the accounts fascinating.
  • "Runaways" graphic novel series, by Brian K. Vaughan (writer). Turns an ordinary idea on its head.
I'll probably blog about some of them in details.

The Man with the Iron Heart
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About Jenga: The Remarkable Business of Creating a Game that Became a Household Name
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The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures
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Marvel Knights 2099 TPB (Marvel Heroes)
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Vixen: Return of the Lion
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My Jakarta: Stories of Life in the City, From the Pages of the Jakarta Globe
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Spawn Origins Volume 1 (Spawn Origins Collection)
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Runaways: Pride & Joy
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Runaways: Teenage Wasteland
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Runaways: The Good Die Young
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The Visionary Package
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Birthday celebration at Central Public Library, 12 Nov 2010

No, it's not that the public libraries are starting to hold birthday parties for library-goers (although...)
Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

I was at the Central Public Library yesterday, for a meeting. It so happened the CTPL library staff threw a birthday bash for the library. Library customers were included of course.
Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

There was cake, which the library staff cut and served to customers. A bunch of kids, there for a Class Visit session, were unabashedly tucking into the cake (which made the library staff happy of course).
Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

The adult customers were more shy. Our Senior Director & Chief Librarian (Public Libraries), pictured on the left, gamely approached them and personally served them cake.
Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

For the rest of the day, there were tokens to be redeemed (for those who borrowed library items), games to be played, Polaroid pictures to be taken, Henna painting...
Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

... there was also a Nat Geo exhibition (I saw people playing with remote control cars dressed up as animals, in a safari mockup).
Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Central Public library opened its doors five years ago, together with the opening of the National Library.

Here's to more good years :)
Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Cenral Public Library 5th Anniversary

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Active Ageing Celebrations 2010 with the Public Libraries

You might have seen this if you were at Jurong Point shopping mall on 30 Oct (pictures courtesy of my colleagues who were manning the booths):

Books and DVDs, from the public libraries, for loan. On the bridge within the mall (suddenly I'm thinking "Three Billy Goats Gruff"...)
Borrowing on the Bridge - Active Ageing Carnival 2010: Public Libraries Singapore

Plus, some hands-on arts and crafts activities for the kids.
Activity for kids - Active Ageing Carnival 2010 with Public Libraries

The main feature was the on-site borrowing event. Other activities included storytelling times, a Manga/ Anime workshop (led by one of my librarian colleague), Henna Artwork. Plus tokens and stuff to be won or collected.

The outreach event at the mall was organised by the Public Library, in collaboration with the Council For Third Age's (3CA) Active Ageing Celebrations 2010.

My colleagues (from the Seniors Services) identified suitable sites for the outreach event, drafted and presented a funding proposal to Council for Third Age, negotiated with the mall management, wrote up the necessary purchase requests and quotes, worked with the vendors to get the printing, publicity, production, delivery... and so on. And of course they also manned the booths on that day, with support from other colleagues from the public library.

Several Friends of the Library responded to the call for volunteers, and they were invaluable in helping with the events that day.
Friends of the Library Portal

Friends of the Library Portal

If you missed the 30 Oct event, there's a second one on 13 Nov, at Century Square this time.

Active Ageing Carnival 2010 Flyer - Public Libraries Read Rediscover Reconnect

Active Ageing Carnival 2010 - programmes at the Public Libraries

Thursday, November 04, 2010

Read in October 2010

Rats. Posted this late again.

Ah well.

"Two caravans" by Marina Lewycka was a nice find (romance, humour, insights to the life and plight of Eastern European transitory migrant workers).

Here's a graphic novel that proved why it's highly recommended -- "Persepolis: The story of a childhood" by Marjane Satrapi.

Halo: Uprising
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Two Caravans
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Batman: The Killing Joke
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
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Living a Charmed Life: Your Guide to Finding Magic in Every Moment of Every Day
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Peng's Complete Treasury of Chinese Radicals
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The Dresden Files: Storm Front (Dresden Files (Dynamite))
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