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Readers, assemble! Your superhero adventure starts here! Explore the world of comics, iconic characters, and epic stories at Punggol Library. 🧠 Challenge yourself with trivia quizzes 🎲 Step into an adventure through tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) with HammerHouse and Sodalite Pop 🎨 Unleash your creativity in comic art and writing sessions with Samara Sketch and Jerry Hinds 🦸‍♂️ Gather your team and attempt our superhero-themed escape room Pick up a quest card and collect stickers as you participate in activities throughout the event. Complete at least four activities and borrow books from Punggol Library to redeem a special token, while stocks last. 👉 Check out the full line-up of activities at https://go.gov.sg/readersassemble-tg Readers Assemble: A Marvel Festival 📆 Sat, 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov 2026 🕑 11 am – 5 pm 📍 Punggol Library

Head down to Anchorpoint to check out NLB’s new Browse-n-Borrow kiosk, where you can bron of pre-loved magazines at our new Sit-n-Read Node—all in one spot! While Queenstown Library undergoes its revamp, we are bringing you ways to continue your reading journey. Come visit us at Anchorpoint and discover your next favourite read today. 👉 https://go.gov.sg/bnbqt-tg 📍 #B1-60, Anchorpoint 🕙 Daily, 10am – 10pm (including Public Holidays)

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Senior Librarian Gracie Lee explores a rare collection of photographs documenting the construction of Anderson Bridge, revealing the remarkable engineering behind Singapore’s first steel bridge and the stories of the engineers, supervisors and labourers who built it. ➡️ Read here: https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-a-photographic-window-to-the-construction-of-singapores-first-steel-bridge-48e38ef04c14

📚🐯 Who is your Book Buddy? Take the Book Buddy Quiz and find out! ✨ Meet Paws, Pepper, Mylo, Raye and Shelby, and discover which Early READ Fiesta experience each Book Buddy is most excited about! 🐯🦓🐒🦏🐢 Take the Book Buddy Quiz now and find out more about Early READ Fiesta at: go.gov.sg/erfiesta2627-bookbuddyquiz1-tg ✨ Join us at these libraries, from 10 am – 5 pm. 📍 Woodlands Library: Fri and Sat, 13 – 14 Nov 2026 📍 Punggol Library: Sat, 21 Nov 2026 📍 Central Library: Sat and Sun, 5 – 6 Dec 2026 📍 Jurong Library: Fri and Sat, 19 – 20 Mar 2027 The Early READ Fiesta is part of #ReadSG, NLB's national movement to make reading a lifelong habit and a shared culture that nurtures curious minds, critical thinkers and informed citizens. Read more, Be more. #NLBsg #ReadSG

What can stories of magic reveal about Malay heritage, memory and identity? ✨📖 From "mantera" for healing and protection to supernatural trials and stories of spirits inhabiting forests, seas and rice fields, magic has long shaped the Malay literary imagination. Discover how ideas such as "semangat" and the power of words offer glimpses into how generations of Malays understood health, nature, danger and everyday life and how these beliefs have evolved through cultural exchange, religious change and modernisation. 🌿✨ 👉🏻 Register now via go.gov.sg/alw28oct-tg 🗓 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 🕖 7 pm – 8 pm 📍 LAUNCH Programme Room, Level 7, National Library Building

After quitting her civil service job to become a pastry chef, Yeo Min decided to focus on preserving traditional Chinese candy when she realised the tradition was dying, even in the syllabus of the pastry school . In this episode, she talks about her journey to making traditional Chinese candy, writing the book Chinese Pastry School and founding the Museum of Food. Listen to the episode on BiblioAsia Podcast ➡️ https://go.gov.sg/candy #NationalLibrarySG #BiblioAsia

The Time of Your Life Celebration is back! 🎉📚 Rediscover familiar stories through reading, interactive exhibitions, and programmes at libraries islandwide.  🔎 Find out more at https://go.gov.sg/toylc26-tele A Taste of Home – 2 Special Exhibitions 📝 Bite-Sized Stories: Be inspired by seniors’ photographs and short-form writings as they share their experiences and memories with food. From cherished hawker favourites to memorable family dinners, discover how food connects us to the people and places that matter most. 🎨 Digital Canvas of Yesteryears: Travel back in time to the old food streets of Singapore through an immersive digital art gallery featuring local artist Yip Yew Chong’s artwork showcasing our nation’s diverse food culture. #NLBg

Ever forgot what you literally just read? When technology stores every fact and detail for us, our active memory gets less practice doing the heavy lifting. We explore why we forget so quickly in the digital age, and how a few simple habits can help you build real, lasting knowledge. ➡️ Read here: https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/why-you-forget-what-you-just-read-and-how-to-make-it-stick-4d02645ffe73

Can facts be just as compelling as fiction? 🤔📖 How can research-based works tell a compelling story? What can fiction reveal about reality? And is creative non-fiction really an oxymoron? Hear from Simon Tay, writer, law professor and Chairman of SIIA, as he draws from his book "Enigmas" and his award-winning fiction to explore the relationship between fact and fiction. ✍️✨ 👉🏻 Register now via go.gov.sg/au20oct-tg 🗓 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 🕖 7 pm – 8 pm 📍 Oldham Theatre, Level 3, National Archives of Singapore

A hawker centre favourite, Hokkien mee is making a comeback in Singapore, according to Dr Leslie Tay, author of the blog ieatishootipost. He also talks about the original guys who first made the dish in Singapore, what it takes to make a good plate of Hokkien mee and what is needed to ensure that hawker food continues to thrive in Singapore. Listen to the episode on BiblioAsia Podcast ➡️ https://go.gov.sg/hokkien-mee #NationalLibrarySG #BiblioAsia

Why do AI answers feel so convincing, even when we haven't checked them? From food recommendations to the day's news, it's become easy to ask AI first and think second. We unpack how to be a discerning AI user, and what AI can and can't do. ➡️ Read here: https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/is-ai-your-thinking-partner-or-just-doing-the-thinking-for-you-38d520950f61

Fish head curry is a popular (and expensive) restaurant dish today, but this wasn’t always the case. Spice queen Devagi Sanmugam remembers when only poor people ate it. She delves into how the dish came about, spells out why fish head curry uses different spices from meat curries, and explains how a clay pot makes all the difference. Listen to the episode on BiblioAsia Podcast ➡️ https://go.gov.sg/fish-head-curry #NationalLibrarySG #BiblioAsia

🎉 New Book Bugs cards are here... and Broc’s Shop is opening soon! 🥦🎉 Borrow books for a chance to collect Broc’s Buddies cards and exchange them at Broc’s Shop for special items! Stay tuned for the dates! 👀✨ In the mean time, redeem our latest card release! ☁️ Meet and collect our collaborative Arroki Bug: Lumi (@sciencecentresg), living high above the clouds in an ethereal wellness village. Learn more about how to redeem your new cards via: go.gov.sg/bookbugs-cardrelease2-tg 📗 Pick up Comic Episode 2: The Secret of the Shards at any participating library and discover what happens when the Arrokians' healing pool is poisoned.. #NLBsg #ReadSG

🚌 Drawing on photographs and documents from the Tay Koh Tat Collection, Senior Librarian Peck Ngiam explores the story of one of Singapore’s early bus operators and a time when getting around the island looked very different. ➡️ Read here: https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/from-coins-to-contactless-stories-behind-public-buses-in-singapore-198a33220a04

🗓 Mark your calendars, parents! Ready to discover and read? ✨📚 Early READ Fiesta is back, NLB’s annual celebration of reading for families! This year’s theme is “Where Reading Meets Discovery”! 📕🍬✨ Discover the magic of reading through activity booths, programmes, sensory stations and more. Visit the stations and redeem a special gift, while stocks last! 🎁 Take the Book Buddy Quiz and discover your book buddy! 📚👯 👉 Find out more: go.gov.sg/erfiesta2627-overall-tg ✨ Join us from 10 am – 5 pm: 📍 Woodlands Library: 13 – 14 Nov 2026 📍 Punggol Library: 21 Nov 2026 📍 Central Library: 5 – 6 Dec 2026 📍 Jurong Library: 19 – 20 Mar 2027 Plus, visit the #ReadSG Challenge booth on 14 and 21 Nov to earn bonus coins and make reading together as a family even more fun. The Early READ Fiesta is part of ReadSG, NLB's national movement to make reading a lifelong habit and a shared culture that nurtures curious minds, critical thinkers and informed citizens. Read more, Be more. #ReadSG #NLBsg

"So, what do you do?" If your job title disappeared tomorrow, how would you describe yourself? 💭 Read why your job can be part of your identity without being all of it, and how reading can help you make room for the rest. ➡️ Read here: https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/without-your-job-would-you-still-know-who-you-are-b556f1c2526a"

🤖 AI is moving beyond the hype and into the things we do. This October, register for these programmes and explore the evolving relationship between AI and everyday life through a series of talks, conversations, and real-world perspectives. 👉 Register now via: go.gov.sg/canaihelpyou-octprogs-tg Create music, plan smarter journeys, build your first mobile game, and explore what it means to lead in the age of AI. Along the way, discover how technology is shaping our lives in ways that are creative, personal, and sometimes unexpected. ✨

🎉 The Time of Your Life Celebration is returning! Rediscover familiar stories through reading, interactive exhibitions, and programmes at libraries islandwide. 📚✨ 👉 Register now via https://go.gov.sg/toylcprogs-tele Stay tuned for more details to come! But first up, explore our programmes to kickstart your journey this October. 🗓️ The Time of Your Life Celebration is part of ReadSG. NLB's national movement to make reading a lifelong habit and a shared culture that nurtures curious minds, critical thinkers and informed citizens. The ReadSG Challenge is NLB's national reading initiative that invites Singaporeans to rediscover the joy of reading through a simple daily reading habit. All it takes is 15 minutes a day to build a reading habit. That's about the time between three MRT stops, waiting for your bus, or enjoying your morning coffee. Start your reading journey today! Read more, Be more. #NLBsg #ReadSG

Deafness refers to partial or complete hearing loss, and people may experience and identify with it differently. Deaf and Hard-of-hearing persons may also communicate in different ways, including through sign language, speech, lip-reading, and other forms of communication. At NLB, we strive to make our libraries and programmes more accessible through initiatives such as providing sign language interpretation, live captioning and note-taking, as well as an Accessible Collection featuring books that share the stories and experiences of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing persons. 💜 Swipe through to discover how we can better support Deaf and Hard-of-hearing persons, and explore books that build understanding and celebrate Deaf experiences. 📚 Visit us at https://go.gov.sg/accservices-tele-sep to learn more! ✨ #NLBsg #Accessibility