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Book Exchange 2012

 

NLB Book Exchange 2012

The annual Book Exchange is held at National Library, The Plaza, on the 28th April 2012.
From 8.30am – 6.00pm. Give a Book, Get a Book.

 

Event Management (AWWA Special Awards 2011)

 

Move My Music ~ Library@Esplanade (25 June)

Date: Saturday Jun 25, 2011
Time: 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Venue: Open Stage in library@esplanade
Lang: English
Note: No registration is required.

 

Move My Music: Inch Chua
Join us as we showcase some of the current and unique music genres/professions in Singapore! Each week in June, a guest artiste will sharing what he/she does best and give tips to succeed in Singapore’s music industry. They will also be giving pointers to young aspiring musicians who will be performing. With appearances by Peter Huang, DJ Debbie Chia, The Karl Maka and Inch Chua, this is a programme not to be missed!The 4th session of the Move My Music series, Inch Chua will star as the guest artiste on 25th June. Inch will share tips on becoming a successful singer/songwriter in Singapore.About Inch Chua
Being one of Singapore’s most prominent indie singer-songwriters, Inch Chua has been diligently crafting her own music direction. With material comprising a schizophrenic potpourri of introspective acoustic tunes and chirpy electronica, Inch has performed at many big musical platforms such as Beijing’s MIDI Festival 2010, the closing ceremony for the Singapore Pavilion in the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China and the biggest yet, the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in March 2010 where Inch was the first Singaporean female singer-songwriter to perform. Being an advocate of free music, she gives away her music for free on her website: www.inchchua.com. To date, Inch has released 2 EPs online: The Bedroom (August 2009) and Peace, Love & Mistletoe (December 2009). In July 2010, she has released her debut full-length album Wallflower.

Giving life to Old Books

Books Exchange 2011 - NLB Plaza The annual Book Exchange organised by the National Library Board would be held at The National Library Board, 100 Victoria Street – The Plaza, on the 16th April 2011 from 8.30am.

On 16 April 2011, the public can present their coupons at the Book Exchange event for a one-for-one exchange of books collected from other participants at The Plaza, National Library Building, from 8.30am to 6.00pm.

In line with the Book Exchange’s green focus, participants are encouraged to bring their own carrier bags on 16 April 2011 as no bags will be provided at the event.

The Book Exchange 2011 is held in conjunction with World Book and Copyright Day which aims to celebrate books and the joy of reading. In addition to the Book Exchange, programmes in the four official languages will be organised by Public Libraries Singapore in conjunction with World Book and Copyright Day.

 

 

From Singapore With Love (18 April 2011 – 7.30pm at Esplanade Concert Hall)

From Singapore With Love Benefit Concert

The SAC’s sister organisation, Cafe Diplo, is organising the FROM SINGAPORE WITH LOVE Benefit Concert on April 18 (Mon) at the Esplanade Concert Hall, in support of the World Vision’s earthquake relief work in China, Japan and Myanmar.

Please support a good cause and at the same time, enjoy good music by 11 singers and celebrities. All proceeds will be donated to World Vision Singapore, which will channel the funds towards the earthquake relief work of its respective counterparts in China, Japan and Myanmar.

The night Fund Raising Concert will feature local artistes from

-  World Vision Goodwill Ambassadors Eunice Olsen and Jack & Rai,

-  Voyage de la Vie star Jonathan Leong

-  Jazz sensation Nathan Hartono

-  Japanese singer Sachiyo

-  Chinese pop singer Serene Koong

-  Café Diplo music ambassador Syltra Lee and

-  popular singer-songwriters Cat Ong and Inch Chua

-  91.3FM DJs Cheryl Miles and Maddy Barber as the event emcees

 

The targeted amount to be raised is S$100,000.


For more information on concert and proceedings, please visit Cafediplo.

Sistic Ticketing: $45, $60, $80, $100, $120

 

“Children of the World” Photo Exhibition (23 – 30 March 2011)

The first “Children of the World” Photo Exhibition is going to be held at the ION Art Gallery (ION ORCHARD) from 24th – 30th March 2011, showcasing the works of photographers from all over the world – “CHILDREN”. This photo exhibit is organised by The Photographic Society of Singapore (PSS) in partnership with The International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP).

Children of the World Photo Exhibition (Singapore)

Children of the World Photo Exhibition Backdrop

The event was graced by Minister Mah Bow Tan (Minister for National Development), together with Mr David Tay (President of PSS), Mr Emile Wanderschied (President of FIAP), as well as representative from the prize-winning countries.

-          Mr Anacleto Felicani, Ambassador of Italy;

-          Mr Joe Hayes, Ambassador of Ireland;

-          Ms Satu Mattia, Ambassador of Finland

-          Mr Fauzia Mazhar Sana, Ambassador of Pakistan

-          Mr Waldemar Jan Dubaniowski, Ambassador of Poland

-          Dr Simeon Selby Ripinga, High Commissioner of South Africa

-          Mr Federico Palomera Guez, Ambassador of Spain

-          Dr Ahmad Faisal Muhamad,  Deputy  High Commissioner of Malaysia

-          Mr Peter Zimmerli,  Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland

-          Mr Nguyen Dang Hung, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Vietnam

-          Mr Jean-Francois Danis, Cultural Attache,  Emabssy of France