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New realities brought forth by the pandemic accelerate the need for digital innovation, upskilling and sustainability. Discover the digital transformation taking place at work and businesses in the region with Sook Hoon Cheah, General Manager, Southeast Asia New Markets of Microsoft Asia Pacific. Keep in touch with developments in the region at https://www.eyeonasia.gov.sg/. To watch more Eye on Asia videos, check out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... #EyeonAsia #goglobal #nationallibrary

With practices such as social distancing becoming the norm due to the pandemic, what are some considerations for the reinvention of urban design for public spaces? Can placemaking, a concept that focuses on creating a lively community, continue to have a place in planning, designing and managing public spaces? Explore this as we get in conversation with Dr Silvia Tavares, Lecturer and Researcher at University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia), and Chintan Raveshia, Cities Planning and Design Leader at Arup Southeast Asia (Singapore).

Happy Deepavali, Singapore! May the festival of lights shine your way with bright sparkles of hope and joy! #Celebrations #Deepavali2020 Our library will be closed for Deepavali on 14 November 2020.

Shopping for grocery in the comfort of your home and having your purchases delivered to your doorstep is not a convenience available only with the smartphone era. This catalogue donated by Mr John Koh to the library was printed in 1959. It provided a price list of the grocery and personal care products offered by Pasir Panjang Provision Store’s home delivery service. Supplementary information, such as an English-Malay glossary and simple recipes, was also included. The catalogue and delivery service offered were targeted at the expatriate community in 1950s and 1960s Singapore. A browse through this catalogue gives you an insight into the lifestyles and culinary habits of Europeans living in Singapore. #catalogue #homedelivery

Starved for travel? Now you can travel back in time to old Singapore and Beijing through 'Memories of Two Cities', an online exhibition showcasing historical photographs of the two cities from the late 1800s to the 1960s! Jointly presented by the National Library of Singapore and the Capital Library of China, the exhibition features 376 old photographs from iconic landmarks and centres of commerce, to local customs and lives of the ordinary people. ... 'Memories of Two Cities' will bring you on a fascinating visual journey to old Beijing and Singapore. Begin your time travel here: https://memoriesoftwocities.nlb.gov.sg/ #memoriesoftwocities #onlineexhibition #history #china #singapore #beijing #memory #asia #southeastasia #travel #travelphotography #travelgram #citiesoftheworld #vacation #holidaydestination #visualexhibition #virtualexhibition Images: Courtesy of Capital Library of China, National Archives of Singapore, National Library Singapore

Recommendation to visit cemeteries and other interesting tips for visitors of Singapore. Find out what it means to do a #Singapoliday in 1911: http://bit.ly/NLStravellersinfo1911 #SingapoRediscovers #VisitSingapore

2020121 6-7 Zoom... https://go.gov.sg/nl-1dec ----- Join Librarian Lee Meiyu as she examines Kim Mui Hoey Kuan’s historical role and functions in Singapore and Kinmen through materials from the National Library’s collections. This programme will be conducted in Mandarin. Register via https://go.gov.sg/nl-1dec #NationalLibrarySG

Did you ever want to be a spaceman? As we fantasise about the next big trip in a post-COVID world, let’s take our imagination a little further by discovering what a voyage to space would require and why it is no walk in the park. Check out our eResources on Space Exploration for Dummies : http://bit.ly/NLSspacetravel #astronaut #moonwalk #spacetravel

Is widespread use of driverless cars and autonomous vehicles a reality of our near future? How will it revolutionise urban tourism and the way we explore a city? Get clued in with our eResources: http://bit.ly/NLSDriverlessCars

Join our speakers as they share the purposes of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education within Singapore’s education system. Just how will STEM education change or improve the quality of our lives in the future? Fri, 13 Nov 2020 6 pm 7 pm (SG Time) Conducted via Zoom... Free admission Register here: https://go.gov.sg/nl-13nov This series offers perspectives from researchers who work in Singapore schools that will enable the public to better understand education issues and gain practical tips on what can be done to help our children. #nationallibrarysg

Founded in 1846 in London, the Hakluyt Society has translated and published accounts of discovery voyages and conquests by the Europeans, such as The Journal of Christopher Columbus. Among the collection of such publications is the by Tome Pires, who lived in Malacca after Afonso Dalbuquerque's 1511 conquest of Malacca. Learn more about what Pires recorded of the region’s history and trade 500 years ago: http://bit.ly/NLSTomePires

Before green became the new black, veteran architect Tay Kheng Soon had proposed groundbreaking sustainability ideas in the 1990s for urban planning in Singapore. Tay’s concept to create a compact, high-density, multi-tiered and functional tropical precinct was captured in the initial and final drafts of the Kampong Bugis Development Guide Plan (1990). The two guide plans donated to the National Library showcased Tay’s progressive ideas of a car-lite society and self-sustainable estates.