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✨ Join us for a one-day co-creation experience where your voice, ideas, and creativity take centre stage. Explore hands-on activity booths, from junk journalling to clay crafting, and spark meaningful conversations with peers who care about the same things you do. 📖🏺💬 What you share and create doesn’t end there. Your contributions will become part of “A–Z: The State of Youth” — a living, evolving glossary shaped by young people, capturing what matters now and what’s next. 🌱✨ 👉🏻 Register now: https://go.gov.sg/storiesunbound-28jun-tg Stories Unbound: A Library Jam | Our Living Library Collective 📅 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 ⏳ 10 am – 4.30 pm 📍 Imagination Room, Level 5, National Library Building This programme is open to youths aged 17–25.

Holding on to old photos of Bukit Batok? Our friendly librarians and archivists are here to help you digitise them as high-quality digital keepsakes. You will also be helping to preserve our community memories as part of the Bukit Batok Memories project. 👉 Register now via https://go.gov.sg/scanyouroldphotosday Bukit Batok Memories: Scan Your Old Photos Day 🗓 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 🕑 Various Sessions 📍 Programme Room, Level 2, Bukit Batok Library

📚 Join Hutsy on his first real adventure in an interactive story and craft session plus a special meet-and-greet opportunity with Hutsy himself! Suitable for children aged 7-12. 👉 Find out more at https://go.gov.sg/bukitbatoklibrary-prog-hutsy-tg Hutsy's Adventure Story and Craft | Reading Comes Alive! 🗓 Sun, 13 Jun 2026 🕑 3 pm – 4 pm 📍 Programme Room, Level 2, Bukit Batok Library

Come unravel the threads of memory and discover Singapore’s visual history through History Tapestry, a virtual gallery that weaves together narratives through data-driven curation. Start your journey: https://go.gov.sg/nl-history-tapestry-social

🍽️💻✨ How is AI transforming the way we eat, work, and create? Discover the hidden science behind food, learn how to craft more effective prompts for generative AI, and explore ways to automate tasks using ChatGPT and other AI tools. From flavour and perception to productivity and content creation, uncover how AI is reshaping everyday life and the future of work. 💡 👉🏻 Register now via: go.gov.sg/canaihelpyou-progs-tg #NLBsg #CanAIHelpYou

Looking for something fun to do this June Holidays? Head down to the Presidential Pop-up Library at Plaza Singapura for activities the whole family will enjoy! Here's what's in store for you: 💬 Discover inspiring quotes from our Presidents 🎙️ Listen to fascinating oral history recordings about our Presidents 📚 Read book recommendations personally curated by Singapore's Presidents ⏱️ Test your knowledge at our time-based quiz 🌟 Explore book recommendations from 30 iconic Singaporean personalities Best part? It's completely free! Come with your friends and family, or sign up for a complimentary guided tour (min. 10 pax) at https://go.gov.sg/presidentiallibrary-guidedtour to get the most out of your visit! 📍 Plaza Singapura, #03-85, 68 Orchard Road Singapore 238839 🗓️ Running till Sun, 28 Jun 2026

Ready to level up this June? Whether you're looking to build confidence, sharpen your sales game, dive into AI and machine learning, create your own app, or discover the wonders of nature — there's something here for every curious adult. Explore our programmes and grab your spot early! 👉 https://go.gov.sg/readults

✨ Good Help isn’t hard to find… and soon, you’ll see how! 🤖📚 A new interactive experience is taking shape across our libraries from June 2026. 📍 Coming soon at the National Library Building, Lobby, with more locations to come. Stay tuned to find out more! 👀🔗 For more info, visit: go.gov.sg/canaihelpyou-comingsoon-tele

Looking for family-friendly activities for the school holidays? ♻️👚 Turn recycled materials into fun and wearable fashion pieces in a hands-on creative workshop for little ones, guided by Jonnansical from Science Explorers. Suitable for children aged 4-6. 👉 Register now via https://go.gov.sg/bukitbatoklibrary-prog-craftcamp-tg Science Explorers – Craft Camp: Recycled Fashion (Clothes & Accessories Making) 🗓️ Sun, 7 Jun 2026 🕑 11 am – 12.30 pm & 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm 📍 Programme Room, Level 2, Bukit Batok Library

🤖🍽️ Explore the evolving relationship between AI, technology, and everyday life through interactive workshops and thought-provoking talks From transforming digital sketches into 3D holograms to discovering how AI is reshaping flavour, nutrition, and the way we live and work, uncover how technology is shaping the future in personal and unexpected ways. ✨ 👉 Register here: go.gov.sg/canaihelpyou-progs-tele These programmes are part of the “Can AI Help You?” campaign. Stay tuned for more updates. #NLBsg

What stories live in the meals you remember? Using your own cherished food photos as inspiration, learn to write a short story or poem. Join us for Bite-Sized Stories, a two-part writing workshop where you can pen your favourite food memories in a relaxed, beginner-friendly setting. No writing experience needed! 🍽️✨ 👉 Register now: https://go.gov.sg/sliceoflife-workshops-telegram ⭐ Bite-Sized Stories – Writing Workshops (Participants are required to attend both dates per workshop session) Chinese session: Fri, 19 and 26 Jun 2026 English session: Tue, 23 and 30 Jun 2026 🕑 2 pm – 4 pm 📍 Programme Room 1, Central Library 您记忆中的那些美食，藏着怎样的故事？以属于您自己珍贵的饮食照片作为启发，学习撰写一篇短文故事或一首诗。加入我们的“小故事 · 大滋味"两节写作工作坊，在轻松友善的氛围中，用文字记录您最爱的饮食记忆。参与者无须任何写作经验！🍽️✨ ⭐ 小故事 · 大滋味：写作工作坊 （每个工作坊须出席两节) 华文工作坊：2026年6月19日及26日（星期五） 英文工作坊：2026年6月23日及30日（星期二） 🕑 下午2时至4时 📍 中央图书馆节目室1 #NLBsg

Try a 7-day reading challenge: pick one bite-sized title from the Fastback collection (swipe right for featured picks), read a little each day, and tell us which book you finished by the end of the week! 😎🔖 🔗Find out more at go.gov.sg/nlb-fastback 📍Central Library & Punggol Library Fastback items have a 7-day loan period and cannot be renewed or reserved. Remember to check your account for the due date.

Experience Singapore's rich history through archival recordings from the audiovisual and oral history collections of the #NationalArchivesSG – now from the skies to your screen! Museum Showcase was presented in partnership with Singapore Airlines from December 2023 to march 2026, with 18 curated archival content series covering topics such as Singapore's aviation history and life in the 1960s. Find out more: https://go.gov.sg/museumshowcase-tg

Celebrate Children’s Season at the Former Ford Factory this school holidays! Immerse yourself in our galleries and hunt for the answer hidden within our displays using your activity booklet, available for collection at the counter. Once completed, present your answer to our friendly Gallery Officers to redeem your very own Former Ford Factory stamp! Admission is free for all Singaporeans and PRs. Learn more about the Former Ford Factory here: https://go.gov.sg/csfff-tg

The lives of Singapore’s community cats have been written and ready by many. Librarian and cat lover Kevin Seet takes a deep dive into the published heritage of community cats in the National Library’s collections. ➡️ Read here: https://bit.ly/4d65pkX

Our libraries and archives will be closed on Hari Raya Haji, 27 May 2026, Wednesday as well as Vesak Day, 31 May 2026, Sunday. Do continue to check out our eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers via the NLB Mobile app! #NLBupdates

⭐️ THIS WEEKEND | BRING YOUR FAMILY TO AFCC ⭐️ AFCC 2026 kicks off TOMORROW at the National Library Building! Spend a bookish fun weekend with: 🔸 Storytelling 🔸 Performances 🔸 Workshops 🔸 Exhibitions 🔸 Drop-in Activities! ➡️ Find more details and register for each programme at afcc.com.sg. 🎟 For more information on festival passes or public programme tickets, head over to bit.ly/AFCC2026Tickets. If you'd like to attend more conference programmes and workshops, tap on your Culture Pass and SkillsFuture Credits to purchase a Festival Talk and Workshop pass, for FULL access to AFCC for as little as $20*! * final amount is dependent on available credits

Meet Tan Pin Pin and Sonny Liew, recipients of the National Library Creative Residency in 2025. Watch above to learn more about their projects!👆

🖼 FREE exhibitions this Asian Festival of Children's Content! Check out these illustration and picture book exhibitions running in conjunction with AFCC 2026. All exhibitions are free to attend, so go ahead and bookmark them for your next weekend or school holiday activity! 1️⃣ Nami Concours 2026 Winning Works Exhibition (21–24 May 2026) L1 Plaza, National Library Building 2️⃣ Book Illustrators Gallery (21–24 May 2026) L1 Plaza, National Library Building 3️⃣ Italian Excellence. Pinocchio's New Clothes (21 May–28 June 2026) B1, Central Public Library 4️⃣ Peace and Friendship: An SJ60 Picture Book Exhibition from Singapore and Japan (23 May–20 June 2026, at the Japan Creative Centre) Celebrate the art of children's picture book illustration with us at these 4 exhibitions from May to June!

Calling all Sci-Fi fans! 🚀 Just in time for the Jun holidays, step into a world like no other at our newest Sci-Fi Pop-up Library at Parkway Parade, an immersive “library within an exhibition” experience supported by The Imaginariad where books, art, and imagination collide 👽📚✨ Featuring 3 iconic sci-fi worlds: Space Opera, Cyberpunk, and Dystopian Worlds, alongside close to 4,000 books, graphic novels, and comics, there’s something for readers of all ages to enjoy! 📖 Whether you’re a longtime sci-fi fan or simply looking for an out-of-this-world day out with family and friends, this pop-up library is the place to be! 🌠 🕐 Open daily from 14 May 2026 – 11 Apr 2027 ⏰ 10 am – 10 pm (including public holidays) 📍 Level 4, Parkway Parade, #04-K3 More details here: go.gov.sg/scifilibrary-launch-fb