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Crystal Ball Gazing: Books that Predicted the Future
Crystal Ball Gazing: Books that Predicted the Future
From electronic tablets to pandemics, here are six books that predicted the future with eerily accurate details.
Public Libraries Singapore
Jan 21
A Trip for One: Exploring Healthy Escapism
A Trip for One: Exploring Healthy Escapism
Find some respite in these surrealistic reads.
Public Libraries Singapore
Jan 15
What Hobbies Did Our Readers Pick Up in 2020?
What Hobbies Did Our Readers Pick Up in 2020?
Put your time to good use and learn a skill or two! And who knows, you could even make a lifelong friend with the same interest.
Public Libraries Singapore
Dec 30, 2020
Book-to-Film Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2021
Book-to-Film Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2021
Will these movies do their respective books justice? We’ll let you answer that question yourself.
Public Libraries Singapore
Dec 29, 2020
Books to Read This Festive Season
Books to Read This Festive Season
From Christmas classics to family-friendly stories, cosy up with these books and a cuppa to get in the mood of the festive season.
Public Libraries Singapore
Dec 20, 2020
Book Series to Binge Read This School Holidays
Book Series to Binge Read This School Holidays
Take your imagination for a spin with these drawn-out stories.
Public Libraries Singapore
Dec 16, 2020
8 Styles of Leadership and How They Apply to US Presidents
8 Styles of Leadership and How They Apply to US Presidents
Here’s a little experiment: Ask yourself what makes a good leader, then pose the same question to someone else in your life.
Public Libraries Singapore
Dec 9, 2020
Revisiting Comics: Rekindling the Memories of Childhood
Revisiting Comics: Rekindling the Memories of Childhood
Get your hands on these Chinese comics that you can borrow from our libraries.
Public Libraries Singapore
Dec 2, 2020
Under the Covers: The Art of Designing Book Covers
Under the Covers: The Art of Designing Book Covers
Find out how designers like Chip Kidd go about creating iconic covers that leave readers with a lasting first impression.
Public Libraries Singapore
Nov 25, 2020
Book It Out: Art and Design Principles to Apply in Your Life
Book It Out: Art and Design Principles to Apply in Your Life
If artists can manipulate colour, shape, line and form to elicit emotional responses, so can you.
Public Libraries Singapore
Nov 18, 2020
(Comedy) Night at the Library 2020: Of Absurdity and Dark Humour
(Comedy) Night at the Library 2020: Of Absurdity and Dark Humour
Join us for a week of digital content, served to you in the comfort of your home.
Public Libraries Singapore
Nov 16, 2020
Upsizing Empathy: Why We Struggle to Register Large Tragedies
Upsizing Empathy: Why We Struggle to Register Large Tragedies
“One death is a tragedy, a million deaths a statistic.” — Joseph Stalin
Public Libraries Singapore
Nov 11, 2020
Signs You Have the K-Drama Fever, and What to Do About It
Signs You Have the K-Drama Fever, and What to Do About It
Since that fateful afternoon, your life has not been quite the same.
Public Libraries Singapore
Nov 5, 2020
Fun Halloween Ideas for a Festive, Socially Distanced Home Celebration
Fun Halloween Ideas for a Festive, Socially Distanced Home Celebration
Learn to create glow-in-the-dark skeletons, bake witch hat cookies, read tarot, and more!
Public Libraries Singapore
Oct 30, 2020
5 Books to Fuel Your Nightmares
5 Books to Fuel Your Nightmares
There’s no need to visit a haunted house to keep yourself awake at night and paranoid throughout the day when you can do it at home.
Public Libraries Singapore
Oct 29, 2020
3 Unsolved Mysteries That’ll Push Your Imagination Into Overdrive
3 Unsolved Mysteries That’ll Push Your Imagination Into Overdrive
A hiking expedition gone wrong? A serial killer still at large? A ship missing her crew? Let the conspiracy theories begin!
Public Libraries Singapore
Oct 21, 2020
Why It’s Okay to Read YA Fiction
Why It’s Okay to Read YA Fiction
Nostalgia is comforting, so why feel ashamed to relive the days when your biggest issue was unfinished homework?
Public Libraries Singapore
Oct 7, 2020
Imagining New Worlds with Quantum Science Fiction
Imagining New Worlds with Quantum Science Fiction
Sci-fi has been dubbed the “literature of ideas”, producing stories that are eerily prescient and relevant to our lives today.
Public Libraries Singapore
Sep 10, 2020
Sing Lit as Recommended by Singaporeans
Sing Lit as Recommended by Singaporeans
We asked you, our readers, to recommend local books you love, so sink your teeth into these literary gems.
Public Libraries Singapore
Sep 2, 2020
Audiobooks: An Escape from Visual Fatigue
Audiobooks: An Escape from Visual Fatigue
Take a break from your laptop and mobile phone and let your ears do the reading with our audiobook collection.
Public Libraries Singapore
Aug 25, 2020
A Science Fiction Classics Capsule
A Science Fiction Classics Capsule
There’s usually more to that saliva-dripping alien than meets the eye—find out why these titles are considered sci-fi classics.
Public Libraries Singapore
Aug 20, 2020
If You Liked This, Try the Sing Lit Version!
If You Liked This, Try the Sing Lit Version!
Get started on your Sing Lit journey with this handy guide that matches a popular international title to a similar local novel.
Public Libraries Singapore
Aug 3, 2020
Appreciating the First Person Narrative
Appreciating the First Person Narrative
How much do you know about The “Reliable” Protagonist, Another’s Story, and The “Unreliable” Narrator?
Public Libraries Singapore
Jul 28, 2020
What if Everyone Read the Same Book?
What if Everyone Read the Same Book?
Collective reading programmes celebrate different cultures, and help connect communities through literature.
Public Libraries Singapore
Jul 28, 2020
Why I Read Sing Lit: A Twenty-Two-Year-Old’s Journey
Why I Read Sing Lit: A Twenty-Two-Year-Old’s Journey
Sing Lit isn’t a genre, it’s a portal to a whole new library.
Public Libraries Singapore
Jul 20, 2020
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