(11 Mar 2026) Fans of tabletop games can now get their hands on a limited-edition card game created by the National Library Board (NLB). The giveaway aims to raise awareness of the NLB mobile app, which allows users to borrow e-books, reserve titles and access digital resources – while encouraging people to reconnect with…
(24 Nov 2025) The Darwin Online project at the National University of Singapore (NUS) publishes for the first time today: Charles Darwin’s personal Address Book. It offers an astonishingly personal glimpse into the life and work of the great scientist. In addition to scans of the entire notebook, Darwin’s hard-to-decipher handwriting has been expertly transcribed and meticulously edited. Hundreds…
(13 Nov 2025) Singapore is set to become home to Southeast Asia’s first Library of Mistakes, a unique space dedicated to learning from the triumphs, and missteps, of global financial history. The initiative is made possible through a partnership between the National Library Board (NLB) and UK-based financial education company Didasko, with the library slated to open in the first…
(21 Oct 2025) National Library Board (NLB) has launched its new mobile Nodes on ten bus services across Singapore, bringing stories and learning resources to commuters on the move. Passengers simply need to scan the QR codes onboard to access the comics and NLB’s eResources through the NLB Mobile app. Commuters can dive into Talkdog and Utama the Sage Slayer, with…
(17 Sept 2025) A National Library Board (NLB) assistant director corruptly obtained bribes totalling S$140,000 from the directors of two different firms between 2018 and 2020. Adrian Chan Siew Leng, who was facing financial difficulties because of loans and his divorce, committed the offences in exchange for advancing the firms’ interests with NLB. On…
(10 Sept 2025) The distinct scent of thousands of new books fills the air of a warehouse in Changi South. It is not a bookshop but the Library Supply Centre (LSC), where some 3,000 brand new books are catalogued and processed daily. In a year, the volume of materials processed in the warehouse exceeds…
As more libraries relocate to malls for greater accessibility, some patrons mourn the loss of quiet sanctuaries. (24 Jul 2025) Currently, 13 of NLB’s 28 public libraries are in malls, while a handful are housed in integrated complexes such as community centers. Once the relocations are complete, the conserved Queenstown library and the Bishan…
One of the students, whose appeal request was rejected, has raised issues with the university’s lack of clarity in regulating AI misuse. (26 Jun 2025) Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will convene an appeal review panel that will include artificial intelligence experts following accusations that a student committed academic fraud by using generative AI tools. A…
(4 Jun 2025) Recently SMU Libraries launched its Masterclass series that was kicked off by Mr Aaron Tay who spoke about Understanding the fundamentals of AI in academic search engines on 29 May 2025 where over one hundred participants joined his session. Why did SMU Libraries launch such a programme? Arising from our popular…
(22 May 2025) Faculty members at Yale-NUS College have expressed disappointment over the handling of library materials after 500 books were recycled due to what the National University of Singapore (NUS) described as an “operational lapse”. Two professors told CNA on Thursday (May 22) that they were not informed about any opportunity to claim the 9,000 excess…