Libraries

New national reading movement wants people to read 15 minutes a day – in exchange for cash

The Big Book Giveaway will take place on Sept 19 and 20 this year.

My lost art of reading, and how I’m trying to reclaim it

The SG Culture Pass book purchase initiative faces two challenges, says the writer: getting Singaporeans to give Singapore literature a chance; and getting people to actually pick up a book to read.

Trump draws parallels to former president Theodore Roosevelt during US’ 250th anniversary celebrations

US President Donald Trump said that Roosevelt agreed with his anti-communist stance.

Six Georgians jailed for theft of rare Russian books in France

A 1842 first edition of Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls at the Tartu University Library in Tartu, Estonia, on April 29, 2024. Valuable works by Russian masters have been disappearing from libraries across Europe.

Queen Camilla unites Winnie the Pooh with a long-lost friend

Queen Camilla presents a specially-made replica of Roo to Mr Anthony Marx, CEO of the New York Public Library.

Unwind with books and soundscapes at newly reopened Bukit Batok Library

Sound Pavilion, where patrons can decompress and read in this tea house-inspired seating area. Media preview of Bukit Batok library on March 23, 2026. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Build your dream library with NLB’s card game Chapters, available as a free giveaway

Players compete to build the most appealing libraries inspired by NLB programmes, spaces, and initiatives.

Clementi Library to be revamped after 15 years

The entrance of Clementi Library in The Clementi Mall on Jan 15, 2026. Clementi Library is slated for a revamp.

TikTok drives ‘bizarre’ rush to Prague library’s book tower

The Idiom, a statue by Slovak artist Matej Kren, is a cylindrical tower of 8,000 books.

Quick reads, shorter waits: NLB trial offers faster access to over 900 popular titles

The Fastback Collection is being trialled at Punggol Library (above) and Central Library from Jan 7 to June 30.

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