tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post112330149316019116..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: Our local version of Desperate Housewives (revised)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1123624178984200242005-08-10T05:49:00.000+08:002005-08-10T05:49:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan, I too saw your original post and was quit...Hi Ivan, I too saw your original post and was quite amused by it. I kind of wish we had the same phenomenon here in Perth - no one is ever that keen about library books, of any genre! As for latest releases of Harry Potter books at the bookshop, now <I>that</I> is a different story!flexnibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571073352491626815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1123338236569017362005-08-06T22:23:00.000+08:002005-08-06T22:23:00.000+08:00chinese-romance-grabbing housewives? I can think o...chinese-romance-grabbing housewives? I can think of a reason why. is it becos there are not enough chinese romance books circulating that they need to fight over it? While Libraries promote reading, i think it's difficult to change ppl's reading habits. Romance genre is and will always be extremely sought after.....so perhaps NLB can just get more romance genre books? for both chinese and english? I admit I'm partial to the occasional english romance myself.Ang Ku Kuehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729886232663784286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1123324731586453242005-08-06T18:38:00.000+08:002005-08-06T18:38:00.000+08:00To elvadrieng - the question doesn't belong here (...To elvadrieng - the question doesn't belong here (would prefer you contact me via email) but it's ok, I'll keep it 'cos the answer is worth sharing. <BR/><BR/>You can return the books at any branch through the island. Doesn't matter where you borrowed them from.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1123324608565690042005-08-06T18:36:00.000+08:002005-08-06T18:36:00.000+08:00Thanks for sharing, Deb. That's why I decided to r...Thanks for sharing, Deb. That's why I decided to repost an edited version. I'm actually learning more about this phenonmenon from overseas librarians. Who says reading isn't addictive?!Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1123312881334851782005-08-06T15:21:00.000+08:002005-08-06T15:21:00.000+08:00I happened to be blogging in the afternoon the oth...I happened to be blogging in the afternoon the other day so I caught your original post! I liked it! but wondered whether it might be cutting too close to the bone for comfort. I mentioned it to some of my co-workers and it sparked a discussion among us about the strange phenomenon of the "Mills and Boon" addict. Not so much ungracious as grumpy if they don't get their "fix" of Mills and Boon romance novels. I knew a bright young girl who, instead of listening at University lectures, would secrete a Mills and Boon in her folder and read that instead during lectures. She failed University and now works in menial jobs. In cases like this it really is a sad addiction, rather than what it should be - light entertainment. There should be a "Mills and Boon" Anonymous.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972311721336363384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1123311575852225252005-08-06T14:59:00.000+08:002005-08-06T14:59:00.000+08:00eh. yeah. I don't think this question belongs here...eh. yeah. I don't think this question belongs here but i would like to know if books borowed from the new national library could be returned to any ordinary branch? thank you very much!noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180170674401542456noreply@blogger.com