Life Awards 2025
The Library Of Alexandria Award goes to NUS library’s ‘operational lapse’
![CMG20250521-RChiong01/张俊杰/胡洁梅/Interview with Associate Professor Natalie Pang, University Librarian, National University of Singapore [Yale-NUS Library]
Some of the 8500 of the 9000 books that were due to be recycled were seen on half-empty shelves in the Yale-NUS Library on May 21, 2025.](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/6d8aa068ccd0f8edea447acc5c060005daee7162d37f57fd51df6fa7be54ba36?w=480)
![CMG20250521-RChiong01/张俊杰/胡洁梅/Interview with Associate Professor Natalie Pang, University Librarian, National University of Singapore [Yale-NUS Library]
Some of the 8500 of the 9000 books that were due to be recycled were seen on half-empty shelves in the Yale-NUS Library on May 21, 2025.](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/2ae35bccc63e7746fc51d638c3688d705b4e3b61edf5b317acd6b8da1fdfa678?w=480)
NUS College campus redesigned to fit new purpose; some students raise concerns
NUS College draws 10,000 applications for 400 places, showing strong liberal arts interest
NUS book-dumping incident: Students also told to destroy DVDs of classic films
TBR (To Be Read): Broader implications of NUS book-dumping incident
What the outcry over discarded Yale-NUS books reveals – and why it matters
![CMG20250521-RChiong01/张俊杰/胡洁梅/Interview with Associate Professor Natalie Pang, University Librarian, National University of Singapore [Yale-NUS Library]
Some of the 8500 of the 9000 books that were due to be recycled were seen on half-empty shelves in the Yale-NUS Library on May 21, 2025.](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/ce3b21d90fa71c084d48f6d55c0ae4446ab96bf51493539c81e9f316464add31?w=480)
![CMG20250521-RChiong01/张俊杰/胡洁梅/Interview with Associate Professor Natalie Pang, University Librarian, National University of Singapore [Yale-NUS Library]
Some of the 8500 of the 9000 books that were due to be recycled were seen on half-empty shelves in the Yale-NUS Library on May 21, 2025.](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/8c0c5249c84ec89278a4c50d6d98c3c3bed1438e7f6573b574589de3df9dd9cc?w=480)
500 Yale-NUS books disposed of, remaining 8,500 to be given away
NUS apologises for ‘operational lapse’ in disposal of Yale-NUS library books, promises review
Hundreds of Yale-NUS books discarded, sparking concerns among alumni over waste and loss
‘Yale-NUS is its people’: Alumni, students, faculty reflect as it shuts down after June graduation
