Blog Listing
New Delhi World Book Fair 2016 [26 Jan 2016]
From 7-17 January 2016, the National Book Development Council of Singapore led a group of Singapore authors to represent the country at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi! These authors are: Coonoor Kripalani, Damyanti Biswas, Nur-el-Hudaa Jaffar, Kamaladevi Aravindhan, and Susanna… Details
Ms Claire Chiang’s Speech to SCBWI Japan [2 Dec 2015]
The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) Board of Advisors recently took a trip to Tokyo, Japan, to meet with various friends and partners who will be appearing and helping out at AFCC 2016. They toured the city and its suburbs and solidified plans for the event. During an AFCC Get-Together at the Tokyo… Details
Thank you for visiting us at ECCC 2015! [28 Sep 2015]
On 25-26 September 2015, the Book Council exhibited a booth at the Early Childhood Conference & Carnival (ECCC) 2015 at the Suntec City Convention Centre Halls 401+402! At our booth (G5), we met with many preschool teachers, parents, and members of the public, and shared with them interesting information about… Details
Storytelling sessions in August [7 Sep 2015]
On 29 August 2015, Fanny Lai shared stories about growing up in Changi Village. The Mandarin storytelling session, co-organised by the Book Council, was an eye-opening experience for younger participants who were not familiar with kampong life! The children were able to try traditional snacks and games such as… Details
International Read Comics in Public Day! [28 Aug 2015]
We at the Book Council love reading in public, and we love it when a day is dedicated to reading in public. Luckily for us, today, the 28th of August, is International Read Comics in Public Day, so we totally did that! Our six readers answered three questions about their comics habits: Kenneth What are you reading,… Details
Launch of the Tamil Heritage Collection [26 Aug 2015]
You can now easily access archives of 50 years of local Tamil literature - ranging from published novels to poems to short stories - in public libraries and on NLB's BooksSGportal! In commemoration of SG50, a collection of 350 Tamil literary works of Singapore from 1965 to 2015 has been digitised as the Indian… Details
Drawing Stories《绘本简介》 [14 Jul 2015]
On 11 July 2015, a Mandarin storytelling and illustration session by Low Joo Hong was held at Clementi Public Library, where children aged 5-12 got the chance to design their own picture book characters. The workshop was organised by the Promote Mandarin Council and supported by the National Book Development… Details
Letter to ST Forum remembering Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s commitment to Singapore’s libraries. [4 May 2015]
Credit for World-class libraries goes to Mr Lee Published on May 1, 2015 1:15 AM TO ME, as part of the pioneer generation, the death of Mr Lee Kuan Yew is indeed very sad. I grew up with his towering presence and inspiring eloquence. As a librarian and a book person, I find that without Mr Lee's support and… Details
Have you been to Twilight Tales? [27 Apr 2015]
In this post, writer and blogger Damyanti chronicles her enlightening experience at the recent Twilight Tales session organised by NBDCS. Read her blog to find out her thoughts on the "intimate affair", her favourite bits from Ms Suchen Christine Lim's readings, and other highlights of the evening!… Details
The Living Tree Gallery Atop Yishun Hill [27 Apr 2015]
In this article, Singaporean author Lee Seow Ser writes about her morning exercise experience in a verdant and charming neighbourhood park. The piece, "The Living Tree Gallery Atop Yishun Hill", was published in the April 2015 issue of the Singapore American newspaper. To read, click on the image below,… Details