ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15 Contents

Keep on Disc vering ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15 Contents

03 12 34 Joint Message by Chairman National Library of Singapore Sponsors of Libraries & Chief Executive Officer Discover Past Memories Donors Who Enriched Our 06 20 Public Libraries of Singapore Collections Board Members Rediscover Your Passion Partners Who Brought Our 08 28 Books to the Less Privileged Senior Management National Archives of Singapore at Home and Abroad Uncover Our Roots 09 35 32 National Library Board Generous Donors, Sponsors Asian Film Archive and Partners Who Helped to 33 Enrich the Library Experience Corporate Governance

Vision Mission Readers for Life, Learning Communities, We make knowledge come alive, spark Knowledgeable Nation imagination and create possibilities Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 03 3 JOINT MESSAGE BY CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

t has been a fulfilling year for NLB. We continue to Our public libraries took a leap forward with the through a publication titled Visualising Space, and enjoy the goodwill and trust of our customers and opening of our first two Next Generation public an exhibition named “Geo|Graphic: Celebrating Ipartners. libraries with their modern designs, innovative Maps and Their Stories”. The Singapore Memory digital services and customised learning areas. Project successfully funded 72 projects through its Our latest customer satisfaction survey conducted This is part of NLB’s “Libraries for Life”, a 10-year irememberSG fund, which captured personalised in September 2014 saw an increase in satisfaction strategic development plan to develop Readers for memories through various mediums and platforms. level from 4.38 to 4.39, out of a maximum score of Life, Learning Communities, and a Knowledgeable 4.50. Ninety percent of respondents said that they Nation. The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) reached are satisfied and happy with NLB’s services. We are out to members of the public through its Citizen glad with this encouraging result in 2014, which is a The National Library continued growing its Archivist Project, engaging them to transcribe old testament to our commitment to service excellence collection with the acquisition of World War II diaries handwritten records and caption archival photos at all levels, and spurs us on in our drive to better and pre-war newspapers. Southeast Asian maps online. NAS now has a total of over 1.11 million items serve the public. were added to its collection and proudly showcased in its Archives Online and Oral History portals.

These efforts were underpinned by the introduction of a powerful search engine which enables users to search across all our physical and digital resources. Our libraries and archives are custodians of rich information and content, and we are continually innovating ways to connect our users with our resources.

Spaces of Discovery

Last year, we launched several new spaces to encourage people of all walks of life to continue learning and discovering. The much-anticipated library@orchard was re-opened after seven years. Built around the theme, Design is for Everyone, it carries the largest public library collection on design and applied arts. We worked with students and lecturers from Singapore Polytechnic on design prototypes, and sought public feedback on its design, collection and services—a first for a public Mrs Elaine Ng Ms Yeoh Chee Yan library. Chief Executive Officer Chairman Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 04 4 JOINT MESSAGE BY CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

We re-opened Sembawang Public Library with a Discovering through as e-resources such as digitised newspapers, local new look based on a nautical theme, paying homage Technology music, literary works, manuscripts, speeches and to Sembawang’s maritime history. It is the second biographies. public library in Singapore, after Jurong Regional Our users’ needs and habits are evolving. The Library, to feature a designated early literacy growing popularity of mobile technology around collection. the world has changed the way people live, work Discovering Together and play. We take these needs and trends into Young ones benefited from the expansion of our account when developing new services, and ways of Our reading programmes continue to bring people mobile library services. Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho delivering our content to users. together. Two of our most popular programmes have Temple generously donated two vehicles to our achieved milestones, with both READ! Singapore fleet. Each year, these ‘mini-MOLLYs’ bring books We introduced the NLB Mobile app, which allows and kidsREAD celebrating their 10th anniversaries. and library programmes to 48,000 children from users to borrow books by scanning bar codes Since its inception, kidsREAD has reached out to 160 preschools. with their smartphones. The app can also be used more than 29,000 children. From this year onwards, to search the library catalogue, find activities at we have extended kidsREAD to children from Spaces catering to working adults were created. the nearest library, borrow items for one’s family families with a gross household income of up to In partnership with the Singapore Workforce members, and reserve and renew items. S$6,000 a month, up from the previous S$3,500, Development Agency (WDA), we launched the allowing more children to take part. LLiBrary which carries Continuing Education and For the convenience of users who are unable to Training (CET) materials and resources that focus on be at our libraries during opening hours, we have We have also reached out to the very young through career development and the upgrading of skills. also introduced self-service reservation lockers at our Early Literacy Library, and to seniors through library@orchard and Sembawang Public Library, the “Time of Your Life – Learning Journeys for the We worked with the Infocomm Development where users can pick up their reserved titles beyond 50plus” festival organised with the Council for Authority (IDA) to introduce Smart Work Centres at operating hours. We will be rolling out this service to Third Age. A Mother Tongue Language Festival has Jurong Regional Library, Geylang East Public Library other libraries. also been organised for library patrons of different and Toa Payoh Public Library. Individuals using ethnic backgrounds to celebrate reading together. the Centres can enjoy easy access to the libraries’ With the introduction of e-reading stations for collection of books, information resources, audio- browsing newspapers and accessing other digital We introduced the Reading Innovation Award for visual materials and programmes, including those resources, and our new Quick Reads service where preschools that have specially developed creative organised by the Centres, to enhance their working users can easily browse our ebook catalogues, reading programmes to inspire and foster a passion and learning experience. get recommendations and borrow ebooks just by for reading among young children. The awards scanning a QR code with their smartphones, library are based on the preschool centres’ creativity and The community had a hand in setting up spaces patrons can enjoy library services in many more ways. innovativeness; engagement with parents and the for learning, too. Through the Read@Community community; and their programmes’ effectiveness scheme, community groups tapped on our expertise The new OneSearch is a unified search engine and impact. to set up 150 reading corners, close to the people for the National Library, Public Libraries and NAS’ they serve. collections. It includes books, magazines and audio- On the information literacy front, the S.U.R.E. visual materials from our library catalogue, as well (Source, Understand, Research and Evaluate) Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 05 5 JOINT MESSAGE BY CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

campaign entered its second year. We worked with archival records and make them more searchable, to the forthcoming Punggol Regional library. the Ministry of Education to integrate information by transcribing handwritten records and captioning literacy content into the secondary school photos. As we continue to redesign our libraries, we will syllabuses. Since January 2013, over 9,000 teachers introduce new technologies which will create have been trained in information literacy concepts NAS co-published a reprint of The Battle For Merger, immersive reading experiences inside physical and skills. which comprises transcripts of a series of radio talks library spaces. Books and event recommendations by Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan will be made more personalised for our users Schools also benefited from the expansion of our Yew in 1961, on the political struggle over merger through smart displays and mobile devices. We Read@School initiative to promote reading among with the Federation of Malaya. will also extend our presence in spaces outside the primary and secondary school students. We now have libraries through digital displays at bus stops and over 300 schools participating in the programme. We grieved with the nation when Mr Lee passed MRT stations. away, and joined in the nationwide effort to NAS’ Archives Online database continued to grow, commemorate his legacy. NAS provided over 2,000 Citizens will be treated to inspirational content from with over 120,000 photographs, over 1,100 oral audio-visual clips and over 1,600 photos to support NAS’ rich holdings through a new constitutional history interviews and over 14,000 audio-visual exhibitions, television programmes, videos and gallery, which will display iconic records of records uploaded in 2014. other tribute materials created during the week of Singapore’s nation-building. There are plans to national mourning, some of which were screened at refurbish NAS and Memories at Old Ford Factory in Rediscovering our the 18 community tribute sites. We set up memory the coming years. History and Heritage collection booths at all our public libraries. We also curated an exhibition on Mr Lee’s public life and We could not have achieved all of these in FY2014 his inspiring and thought-provoking quotes at the without the passionate support of our partners, The Singapore Memory Project (SMP) started as National Library Building, as well as showcased a donors, volunteers and international friends. We a nation-wide initiative by NLB and is gradually gallery of books by and about Mr Lee at our libraries. would also like to thank our board members and evolving into a community-driven one. Its We are now in the process of digitally archiving the staff for their contributions. We will continue serving irememberSG Fund supported 72 projects by tributes that were collected from our public libraries our customers better and ensure our libraries and organisations and individuals to collect, interpret, and the various community sites. archives remain well-loved spaces of learning and and showcase Singapore memories. These projects discovery. are in the form of exhibitions, books, films and other products, and will be showcased over the course of Towards Future Singapore’s golden jubilee. Discoveries

We are grateful to the British Library, National We will continue to transform our users’ experience Ms Yeoh Chee Yan Mrs Elaine Ng Archives of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands’ and interaction with our libraries. Pasir Ris Public Chairman Chief Executive Officer Leiden University and the Utrecht University Library Library will re-open with new features by the end of for loaning some of the maps. 2015. The new Tampines Regional Library and Bedok Public Library will be our first libraries in integrated Through the Citizen Archivist Project, members of hubs. We will also be revamping other public the public are now able enhance the description of libraries over the next five years, and look forward Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 06 6 BOARD MEMBERS

Ms Yeoh Chee Yan Ms Goh Ann Nee Mr Dhirendra Shantilal Mr Timothy Teo Lai Wah Chairman Chair of Audit Committee Chair of Establishment Committee Chair of Finance Committee Permanent Secretary Chief Financial Officer Board Director & Head of Asia Pacific Director Ministry of Culture, City Developments Limited Fircroft St Luke’s Eldercare Ltd Community and Youth

Mrs Teng Soon Lang Mr Kwa Chong Guan Mr John Koh Mrs Chua-Lim Yen Ching Chair of Innovation & Chair of National Archives Chair of National Library Committee Chair of Public Library Advisory Committee Technology Advisory Committee Advisory Committee Independent Director Deputy Director-General of Education Executive Vice President Senior Fellow NSL Limited (Professional Development) and Head (Group Quality & Service Excellence) S. Rajaratnam School of Executive Director OCBC Bank International Studies Academy of Singapore Teachers Nanyang Technological University Ministry of Education Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 07 7 BOARD MEMBERS

Mr Arthur Fong Mr Derrick Goh Mr Kok Ping Soon Dr Lee Shiang Long Managing Director Managing Director & Head POSB Deputy Secretary (Development) Executive Director Greater China Market Head DBS Bank Ltd Ministry of Manpower Institute for Infocomm Research Bank of Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Mr Michael Koh Ms Neo Gim Huay Ms Rahayu Bte Mahzam Ms Sia Aik Kor Mdm Zuraidah Binte Director of Design Managing Director Deputy Registrar Deputy Chief Counsel Abdullah SC Global Developments Ltd Enterprise Development Group Syariah Court (Transactions & Administration) Commander Airport Police Division Temasek International Pte Ltd Civil Division concurrent Domain Commander Attorney-General’s Chambers (Air) (designate) Airport Police Division Singapore Police Force Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 08 8 SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Mrs Elaine Ng Ms Tay Ai Cheng Mr William Tan Ms Catherine Lau Ms Amarjeet Mr Eric Chin Chief Executive Officer Deputy Chief Executive/ Assistant Chief Executive Assistant Chief Executive Kaur Gill Director Chief Librarian/ (Corporate)/ (Public Libraries) Director (National Archives (Covering) Director Director Library Development of Singapore)/ (National Library) (Finance & Administration) & Planning General Counsel (Public Libraries)

Mrs Judy Ng Mr Lee Kee Siang Mr Patrick Yee Ms Sabitri Devi Mr Stanley Tan Ms Valerie Cheng Director Director Director Director (Covering) Director Director (Resource Discovery (Technology & Innovation)/ (People Management (Communications, Library Services Programme & & Management) Chief Innovation Officer & Development) Relations & & Management Content Development Development) (Public Libraries) (Public Libraries) National LIBRARY BOARD Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 099 National Library Board

The National Library Board (NLB) continues to nurture the spirit of discovery, lifelong learning and the pursuit of knowledge through a wide range of initiatives, programmes and services available at its network of 26 public libraries, the National Library and the National Archives of Singapore.

National Public National Archives 1Library 26 Libraries 1of Singapore

Over 8,000,000 Over 5,000,000 in print collection archival records

Over 3,500,000 Over 2,000,000 eBooks library members National LIBRARY BOARD Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 1010

Towards Greater Service Excellence

We continue to make our collections accessible NLB was awarded several accolades for the November 2014 - Global Enterprise & IT to all. Our visitors have expressed greater services we provide to our library users, our Architecture Excellence Award 2014 satisfaction with NLB’s services over the years. partners and the industry. We have done well in the 2014 Customer Our Technology and Innovation team won the Satisfaction Index. Our drive towards service April 2014 - Best Practice Award in the award for service innovation in the category for excellence was also recognised through various Excellence in Public Service Awards 2014 service innovation in the “Customer Oriented Business Models” category. accolades and awards. Our Resource Management team was recognised for improving the speed at which library January 2015 - Best Digital Advertising (Brand materials are processed, and for expanding Content) Award the range of materials in our collections. Our Customer colleagues in Stakeholder Communications The Singapore Memory Project’s outreach & Engagement also won the Best Practice campaign clinched this award at The Straits Satisfaction Award for their outreach and collaboration Times’ Digital Life Awards 2015. From exploring with volunteers and partners. The results were Queenstown to documenting food in Joo Chiat, Index better experiences and happier visitors! the project evoked nostalgia to get readers thinking about their past. October 2014 - Association Conference Organiser of the Year at the Singapore Experience Awards Distinguished

4.39 NLB received accolades for providing a

4.38 memorable and outstanding Singapore experience to over 3,500 Singapore and Awards international delegates during the International 4 Federation of Library Associations and

4.35 4.35 Institutions’ World Library and Information Congress 2013. 4.33

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Discovering More with OneSearch Showcasing Singapore to the World

In celebration of Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, NLB is presenting about 300 books to each of the 40 overseas libraries in 2015 under our “SG50 Gift of Books” project. These libraries include those in Australia, China, India, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and our neighbouring ASEAN countries.

The books, about Singapore or by Singapore authors, will create greater awareness of our nation’s unique heritage and cityscape among an international audience. They include topics on Singapore’s architecture, biodiversity, economic development, literature, and the arts and culture.

The National Library of India was the first to receive these books in February 2015 from Mrs Mary Tan, wife of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. This was followed by the National Library Our resources are now a click away! of China.

With NLB’s latest search engine, OneSearch, 26,000,000 Over NEWS users can gain seamless access to a wide range newspaper articles of publications, photographs, oral history 3,000,000 interviews and maps available from the National book titles Library, the Public Libraries and the National Archives of Singapore. 900,000 images This new search engine also enables users to gain a broader perspective on topics that they 220,000 audio-visuals are researching on by linking online databases and eResources, including digitised newspapers, 280,000 audio-visual recordings, manuscripts, speeches, records & papers biographies and many others. 42,000 MAG These eResources include NewspaperSG, an O ne Search magazines & articles archive of Singapore and Malayan newspapers dating back to 1831! Gift of Books 10,300 libraries books 40 worldwide DiscoverNational LibrarY OF SINGAPORE past memories National LIBRARY of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 1313

National Library of Singapore The National Library preserves the cultural and literary heritage of Singapore. It provides an aggregated source of information, especially information about Singapore, through a vast array of reference materials, online resources and campaigns. We continue to expand and enrich our collections to better serve our users. The National Library is also the custodian of the nation’s collective memory through the Singapore Memory Project (SMP).

Singapore’s History and + ++Over 8,700 Music Made Accessible tracks + 4,000 NLB has launched HistorySG and the refurbished MusicSG to + artistes widen the pool of eResources available to the community. MusicSG HistorySG is an online resource providing information on 2,500 significant events in Singapore’s history from 1299 to the present. lyrics Launched on 28 May 2014, HistorySG has more than 500 articles on politics and government, economy, society, arts and culture, 1,600 and external relations. HistorySG also features photographs, scores videos, audio clips and newspaper articles to provide users with a more holistic experience. 700 ++ albums To make Singapore’s rich music heritage more accessible to the community, we have redesigned our MusicSG portal with a new interface and expanded its collection. In addition to family + ++13 favourite tunes, the digital music archive has been updated with video profiles of infographics as well as prized scores penned by Cultural Medallion local Indie artistes recipients. To engage new and younger audiences, MusicSG also added the Indie music genre on the portal, and showcased a series HistorySG of video profiles of Singapore independent artistes.

We also published “Singapore Soundscape: Musical Renaissance of a Global City” to document Singapore’s music heritage. The book charts our nation’s history of traditional and popular music, and expounds on how Singapore’s music culture has evolved alongside larger political and economic changes. Classical Maritime Colonial Port Political Nation and Emporium Rivalry City Change Global City 1299-1599 1600-1818 1819-1945 1946-1964 1965-Present National LIBRARY of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 1414

The First Dedicated Library for Be Smart. Be S.U.R.E. Working Professionals

In a world of information richness, Together with the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), we opened the how can we be sure of the first library for Continuing Education and Training in November 2014. The LLiBrary information we read? S.U.R.E. is a is located at the Lifelong Learning Institute at Eunos Road, and caters to working national initiative launched to equip professionals interested in improving their skills and career development. It also the community with information supports campus educators and students from the institute. literacy skills to empower them to make discerning judgments in their quest for information.

S – Source. Look at the origins and ask “Is it trustworthy?” U – Understand what you’re reading. Search for clarity. R – Research by digging deeper. Go beyond the initial source. E – Evaluate by finding the balance. Exercise fair judgement.

Since its launch in 2013, the S.U.R.E. initiative has trained over 9,000 teachers on information literacy concepts and skills. We launched a campaign in 2014 with four community personalities, Adrian Pang, Vernetta Lopez, Dee Kosh and MunahHirzi Official (by Munah Bagharib & Hirzi Zulkiflie), to raise awareness of information literacy. Members of the public also had a chance to interact with invited guest speakers including Professor Nassim Taleb (in collaboration with the Public Service Commission) and Nobel & Millennium Technology laureates Michael Grätzel, Tim Hunt, Kurt Wüthrich and Michael Levitt (in collaboration with the National Research Foundation). National LIBRARY of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 1515

Geo|Graphic Exhibition (At a glance)

st festival 1 on maps

2 exhibitions art 4 installations rare maps 120 on Singapore

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Mapping from Our Past to Our Future

As a repository of Singapore’s literary heritage and knowledge, the National Library acquires and preserves rare materials and resources that document our history and identity. Finding new and interesting ways to engage Singaporeans in exploring and experiencing our history, we presented our first-ever festival on maps and mapping from 15 January 2015 to 19 July 2015.

Titled “Geo|Graphic: Celebrating Maps and Their Stories”, the exhibition was launched by Minister for Communications and Information Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, and showcased rare historical maps that offered visitors a glimpse into Singapore’s journey through the centuries. The festival was made up of two exhibitions. The “Land of Gold and Spices” exhibition featured never-before-seen maps of the region where various European cartographers have mapped the variant names of Singapore like Cingatola, Cina Pula, Sincapura and Singaporea, in different places. The “Island of Stories: Singapore Maps” exhibition displayed post-19th century maps of Singapore that captured the changes of our evolving city landscape. Four art installations by As part of our collection, the National Library acquired the David Parry Southeast Asian Map Singapore artists related to the theme of mapping Collection comprising 254 maps from the 15th to 19th century. The collection includes maps by were also featured as part of this festival, and an famed cartographers such as Abraham Ortelius, Sebastian Munster, and Willem Blaeu. interactive MAPS! exhibition was held at four public These maps were featured in the Geo|Graphic exhibition and are available on BookSG, a digitised libraries. collection of books and other printed materials related to Singapore and Southeast Asia from the In conjunction with the festival, we also launched National Library and its partner institutions. the book, “Visualising Space: Maps of Singapore and the Region”, which features essays by scholars and our staff about maps in NLB’s collections. National LIBRARY of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 1717

Capturing Our Nation’s Collective Memory

Memories link us to events and In celebration of our nation’s pioneers, SMP also launched two experiences in our past that shaped campaigns titled “The Greatest Gift of a Generation” and “KopiTimes”. our present. Preserving our nation’s The first campaign captured the memories of pioneering Singaporeans collective memory serves to promote through 20 video interviews conducted by younger Singaporeans, while and foster stronger community KopiTimes reached out to seniors with stories to share at local coffee bonds and greater social cohesion, shops. These campaigns showcased precious stories of our pioneers for and to strengthen the Singaporean future generations, and encouraged intergenerational conversations identity. Supported by the Ministry of within the community. Communications and Information and led by NLB, the Singapore Memory Pioneers featured in the videos included: Project (SMP) is a whole-of-nation The Tok Tok Man, a community performer at the Old Airport Road hawker centre movement that aims to capture Mr C. Kunalan, 5 Asian Games and 15 SEA Games medallist and document precious moments Mrs Joyce Foster, who shared the Pernankan culture, customs and culinary delights and personal memories related to with her son Singapore. Its irememberSG Fund Mr Lee Ah Lek, who recalled how he was selected to be part of the Singapore initiative encourages and empowers Military Forces in 1955 individuals and organisations to Syaira, Owner of Fluff Bakery, and her mother-in-law, who share a bond through develop content and projects that will their love for baking collect, interpret, contextualise and showcase Singapore memories, leading up to our Golden Jubilee.

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Singapore’s Past Told by the Community

Past Forward exhibits 72 ground-up projects supported by the irememberSG Fund that capture memories of Singapore through various mediums, such as films, animation, exhibitions, websites and publications. Launched in March 2015, the 72 projects were showcased in monthly exhibitions of different themes from April to August 2015 at the National Library Building.

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72 ground-up projects on memories of

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Remembering Singapore’s Founding Prime Minister

In honour of the memory of our founding Prime Minister, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the National Library held a specially curated exhibition on the key milestones of Mr Lee’s public life alongside some of his inspiring quotes. We also put together a special book gallery featuring a curated collection of books, archival photos, newspaper articles and recordings of Mr Lee’s speeches. Members of the public were also able to pen their tributes at the memory collection booths at our public libraries, as well as on our Singapore Memory Project portal. Tributes collected at our public libraries and the various community sites will be digitised and archived on the portal. RediscoverPUBLIC LIBRARIES OF SINGAPORE your passion PUBLIC LIBRARIES of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 2121

Public Libraries of Singapore The public libraries continue to promote lifelong learning and provide a wealth of information through their rich and diverse collections. Reaching out to the community, the 26 public libraries are adopting more distinctive and unique themes that cater to their users’ needs.

library@orchard is Back Our Next- library@orchard opened in October 2014 with a brand new library experience and concept. Themed “Design is for Everyone”, Generation the library features creative spaces for visitors to try their hand at design and share ideas with other design enthusiasts. The library also carries our largest collection on design and the applied arts.

Libraries A first for our public libraries, library@orchard sought feedback and suggestions from the public through the Design-Thinking process to develop its design, collection and services together with the Singapore Polytechnic Design-Thinking Team. The library’s unique features include Book Trees, integrated displays that feature selected books, artworks, videos and other Our libraries have always related content to inspire visitors on a particular type or style of design; and cocoons, pod-inspired seating that offer visitors been community spaces that personal and conducive spaces for creative thinking and learning. encourage the love of reading, bonding between families and To enhance the library experience, library@orchard also debuted a digital concierge and directory, which provide information communities, and the pursuit on the library’s collections and happenings, assist visitors in navigating around the library, and offer customer service help. of learning. Today, they have become vibrant spaces with an ever-expanding range of collections, features, programmes and services to bring a whole new experience to the next generation of library users. Many of our libraries now have their own distinctive flavour and style.

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Sembawang Public Library Our Library of Many Firsts

Opened in November 2014, Sembawang Public Library was revamped to better meet the needs of young families living in the area. We consulted library users and gathered their feedback on how the spaces could cater to their needs. The library’s nautical design, inspired by the area’s rich shipyard and shipbuilding history, provides spaces modelled after shipping containers where parents can read together with their children. Sembawang Public Library also carries our second Early Literacy collection, specially catered for children aged six and below. Parents can find books – focusing on the five key areas Our pioneering library, Queenstown Public Library, of playing, talking, singing, reading and writing has been listed as one of the 38 heritage markers in – to help with their children’s learning and Queenstown, Singapore’s oldest estate. The library development. was also gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in 2013. It was opened on For greater convenience, Sembawang Public 30 April 1970 by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, founding Library and library@orchard are the first two Prime Minister of Singapore. libraries with a self-service reservation system where library users can collect reserved titles QUPL is a garden-themed library with a focus on from designated lockers beyond the libraries’ green-related programmes. It has a community opening hours. garden under the Community in Bloom project by NParks, where members of the community come together to look after the garden.

Queenstown Public Library Heritage Status Library of many firsts st • branch library 1 • fully air-conditioned branch • computerised loan system • children’s corner • free movie screenings PUBLIC LIBRARIES of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 2323

Libraries of the Future

Expanding the reach of our library services, our public libraries have harnessed digital technology to give library users the convenience of using our resources anytime, anywhere.

Snap and Borrow with Simply Click & Read NLB’s App

With our NLB mobile app, library users can borrow books children sci-fi simply by using their mobile devices. They can also check fantasy their due dates, renew books online and borrow books One click on behalf of the whole family. The app even recommends travel to millions of books and events based on a user’s past reads. romance exciting eBooks NLB Mobile is part of myLibrary, NLB’s latest suite of online library management services.

The new eReads portal is an easy-to-use catalogue of Over NLB’s eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers. The 3.5 million collection covers a wide eBooks variety of subjects including 86,000 arts, economics, humanities, 11 Chinese titles philosophy, politics and science. It also features 3.3 million million encyclopedias, adult and English titles eBook usage children fiction books, audio 2,500 books, videos, and animated Malay titles To view video talking picture books for click or scan QR Code 300 children. Tamil titles PUBLIC LIBRARIES of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 2424

The Next Five Years Rolling Out Books to Our Little Ones

Libraries in Pasir Ris, Tampines, Bedok and Bukit Two smaller mobile libraries have joined our big mobile Molly Panjang will be revamped as part of NLB’s plan to library bus, “MOLLY”, to bring the joy of reading to reaches New upgrade our public libraries, while Punggol residents children. These new “mini MOLLYs” serve kindergartens 2mini MOLLYs will get a new regional library. and childcare centres in HDB estates. In addition to 80 bringing more than 1,500 books to the preschools, organisations reach New features in the libraries include quiet and each mini MOLLY also conducts activities such as out to 160 reflective areas for adults; collaborative spaces storytelling, arts and craft and sing-a-long preschools and for community learning; high-energy, interactive sessions. The smaller mobile libraries 48,000 spaces for young readers; as well as more inter- also visit welfare homes that cannot be & children per year generational learning spaces. There will also be reached by the bigger MOLLY. 60,000 e-reading stations and e-devices to facilitate a multi- visitors per year sensory learning experience.

Each library will be designed to reflect the characteristic of its neighbourhood. Pasir Ris Public Library’s concept will focus on leisure and rejuvenation of the mind. Tampines Regional Library will feature a modern-day kampong concept and include a culinary studio. Bedok Public Library will create a dynamic and inclusive sanctuary with access to adjacent outdoor activity areas. These libraries will also have improved access for the elderly and the disabled. 1 New Regional Library & Upgraded libraries over 4the next 5 years PUBLIC LIBRARIES of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 2525

Art for You and Me The SMART Way to Work

Bringing the arts closer to the community, we launched two Community Arts Jurong Regional Library, Geylang East Public Library and Toa Payoh Public Library and Culture Nodes at the Jurong Regional Library and Tampines Regional have joined the network of Smart Work Centres around Singapore! Operated by Library together with the National Arts Council last year. Residents who visit global flexible workshop provider Regus, and in collaboration with the Infocomm these libraries can enjoy a year-round line up of art-related programmes. Development Authority of Singapore, these workspaces offer professional office facilities closer to home. This convenience promotes greater productivity and a Jurong Regional Library holds a spread of live performances and visual arts better work-life balance. workshops. The library’s youth space, Verging All Teens, also showcases the talents of young people and emerging arts groups on a monthly platform. Located within the libraries, the spaces also leverage on the libraries’ collection of Over at Tampines Regional Library, our “ArtSEEN” node initiative organises books, information resources, audio-visual materials and programmes to enhance visual and applied arts activities for all age groups, such as workshops on the working and learning experience. watercolour painting and pinhole photography. PUBLIC LIBRARIES of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 2626

Rediscovering the Love for Reading

This year, two of our reading programmes celebrated 10 years of nurturing and rekindling the love for reading among the community. We also expanded our outreach to include workshops for active seniors and specialised programmes in Chinese, Malay and Tamil.

We Turned 10

Read! Fest 2014 was held in June to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Read! Singapore. Themed “Books That Moved Me”, the inaugural month- long festival included literary trails of children’s books by Singapore writers, a showcase of 40 redesigned book covers of familiar classics and book parties with Singapore authors. Reading enthusiasts also attended film screenings, drama performances, interactive storytelling sessions and book-inspired pop-up craft parties.

The Read! Fest 2014 anthology, “Tenacity: Stories Built to Last”, compiled favourites from previous years’ anthologies, as well as a selection of specially-commissioned poems by Singapore writers. The festival also featured a recommended novel in each of the four official languages, and 24 recommended children’s books and three East-Asian folktales selected by the Youth Book Selection Committee. These stories are available on eReads.

The Singapore Memory Project also debuted a series of heart-warming videos where adults were reunited with the books they used to own as children.

10 24 & Over 1st specially- 21 20 recommended 40 Read! commissioned Singapore Short books and folk redesigned 100 Fest poems authors stories tales for youths book covers programmes PUBLIC LIBRARIES of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 2727

Nurturing a Love for Reading and Learning

NLB launched three programmes and initiatives to share the joy of reading among the young and old.

We organised our inaugural Mother Tongue Language Festival in September 2014. The week-long festival featured over 50 exciting programmes including a Malay opera, a Tamil modern musical street performance, a workshop on Wayang Kulit puppet-making and Chinese cross-talk and dramatisation. These programmes engaged the preschool and primary school students and encouraged them to read in their mother tongue languages.

NLB also launched our inaugural Reading Innovation Award in March 2015. The award recognises preschools that have developed creative reading programmes to inspire and foster a passion for reading among young readers. This award will be given out We also celebrated the 10th anniversary of kidsREAD with Prime Minister Lee every five years to preschools for their creativity and innovativeness, engagement Hsien Loong in October 2014. kidsREAD is a nation-wide reading programme for with parents and the community, and the effectiveness and impact of their reading children from less-privileged families. At the event, the children were enthralled programmes. by the Prime Minister’s storytelling of the Balinese folktale, “Go to Sleep, Gecko!”. 10 longest-serving volunteers and 10 longest-running kidsREAD clubs were also To encourage lifelong learning and an active lifestyle, NLB and the Council for Third honoured for their dedication at the event. Age launched the first month-long seniors’ festival in October 2014. “Time of Your Life – Learning Journeys for the 50plus” offered seniors a series of talks and workshops To nurture and sustain the reading habit of young children from pre-school into in four languages on topics such as health, wellness, finance, and the arts across 10 primary school, we expanded the programme’s curriculum from one to five years public libraries. A 6-month roving exhibition, “Curious Minds, Vibrant Lives”, toured in 2013, allowing children who join at age four to continue until they are eight. Tampines Regional Library, Jurong Regional Library, Ang Mo Kio Public Library, Bedok Public Library, Jurong West Public Library and library@chinatown to highlight the Curriculum Reached importance of active aging and keeping one’s mind sharp in the golden years. expanded from more than 1 year 5 29,000 years children since 2014 For kids aged 4-8 To view video click or scan QR Code UncoverNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE our roots National Archives of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 2929

National Archives of Singapore As the official guardian of our nation’s heritage, the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) safeguards and preserves historical records and archival materials integral to our past. By making history more accessible and relevant to the community, we continue to encourage a deeper appreciation of our nation’s journey.

Preserving Our Past Together

Members of the public can pool their knowledge on Singapore through NAS’s latest initiative, the Citizen Archivist Project (www.nas.gov.sg/CitizenArchivist). The projec t aims to tap on the people ’s knowledge to help describe and transcribe our extensive collection of records on Singapore, making them more search- friendly for everyone. These records include over 140,000 photographs and about one million pages of handwritten manuscripts from the Straits Settlement Records. This initiative also promotes a greater interest in Singapore’s history and encourages more Singaporeans to connect with our national heritage.

Citizen Archivist Project

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Records at a Click Increase in use of Archival Records:

Archives Online is a portal that allows users to gain easy access to To entertain, inform and educate Singapore’s archival collection of photographs, maps and plans, oral history interviews and audio-visual recordings.

Among the records within the portal is a special collection of 45,000 aerial photographs offering glimpses of Singapore’s landscape from the mid-1940s to the 1960s. Users can also explore a myriad of other resources including radio and television broadcasts covering close to 137% 154% 60 years of Singapore’s broadcasting history; educational television programmes produced for schools; and oral history interviews with No. of No. of politicians, academics and everyday Singaporeans. TV Progs 41 Exhibitions 46 97 & Films 117 2012-2014 2012-2014 Archives Online 167% 72% Over No. of No. of 67 Publications 61 Heritage 1,110,000 >82,000 115 records available audio-visual recordings 163 & Creative including 2012-2014 Projects 2012-2014 >740,000 >3,500 photographs oral history interviews National Archives of Singapore Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 3131

The Battle for Merger Reprint Upgrading for an Enhanced Visitor Experience

NAS and ST Press reprinted the book, “The Battle For Merger”. The reprint was launched by Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Teo Chee Hean in October 2014. In conjunction with this, we supported an accompanying exhibition by the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Visitors were able to relive the political struggle over Singapore’s merger with Malaysia in 1961 as they listened to excerpts of 12 radio talks given by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. The exhibition later toured Jurong Regional Library, Ang Mo Kio Public Library, Woodlands Regional Library and Tampines Regional Library till March 2015.

NAS will be upgrading its facilities to offer visitors a more enriching experience of its resources.

The Memories at Old Ford Factory (MOFF), the historic site where the British surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, has been converted into a gallery. The gallery will be revitalised with an experiential exhibition on the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, and include more interactive features. The museum will reopen in 2017 in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore.

Our refreshed facilities will enable Singaporeans to deepen their understanding of Singapore’s history and crucial events that shaped our nation’s path to independence. ASIAN FILM Archive Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 32

Asian Film Archive The Asian Film Archive (AFA), a subsidiary of the National Library Board, preserves the rich film heritage of Singapore and Asian Cinema, to encourage scholarly research on film, and to promote a wider critical appreciation of this art form.

AFA Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Founded in January 2005, AFA became a subsidiary of NLB in January 2014. It now has 1,700 films in its collection. 1,700 films

First Singapore Film Cathay-Keris Malay Collection Classics Collection Inscribed into UNESCO’s films produced between Memory of the World 91 1950s - 1970s Over The AFA Cathay-Keris Malay Classics Collection of 91 films has been inscribed into the UNESCO Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Register, a listing of rare documentary 800 heritage in the Asia Pacific region. The Cathay-Keris film 16mm and 35mm collection, produced between the 1950s to 1970s, is part of AFA’s rich collection. film reels & D1 tapes Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 3333 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The National Library Board (NLB) is established under the National Library Board Act (Chapter 197) and is governed by the statutory functions and constitution set out in the NLB Act. A Board comprising the Chairman and 16 non-executive members from sectors such as academia, the finance and social sectors, and public institutions guides NLB in the performance of its functions to the public. With their diverse backgrounds and experience, members of the Board are well placed to provide NLB with strategic leadership as well as to put in place effective controls to meet the highest standards of governance. There is also one observer from the Ministry of Communications and Information.

The Board reviews and oversees NLB’s plans, performance and policies; ensures accountability in its operations; and develops mechanisms for gathering and responding to stakeholders’ feedback. Board members helm seven committees. These are: the Audit Committee, the Establishment Committee, the Finance Committee, the National Library Advisory Committee, the Public Library Advisory Committee, the Innovation & Technology Advisory Committee and the National Archives Advisory Committee.

An Internal Audit Unit further strengthens NLB’s corporate governance. Reporting directly to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and administratively to the Chief Executive Officer, the Internal Audit Unit reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of NLB’s internal control system. This includes evaluating policies, procedures and systems to assess the integrity of financial and operating information, compliance with laws and regulations, and economical and efficient use of resources.

All NLB staff also uphold public trust by complying with a Code of Ethics and Conduct. NLB staff are empowered to report potential ethical breaches confidentially to the Board’s Establishment Committee.

As a charity, NLB adheres to the recommended guidelines set out in the Code of Governance for Charities and Institutions of Public Character proposed by the Charity Council (the Code). NLB openly discloses its corporate governance practices covering board governance, conflict of interest policy and other relevant governance practices and controls on an annual basis. Any deviations from the Code are also explained as part of this annual submission. NLB continually seeks to improve governance to maintain the trust and confidence of our stakeholders.

The members of the Board are paid allowances based on a tiered structure, which takes into consideration the different workload and responsibilities held by the various members. Fourteen of our Board members receive an annual allowance of between $10,000 to $25,000, while two members receive an annual allowance of between $5,000 to $10,000. The annual remuneration of our three highest paid executives is between $310,000 and $500,000. This comprises their salary, bonus, benefits and employers’ CPF contribution.

NLB proactively manages its reserves judiciously to ensure funding sustainability for operating expenditure as well as long term commitments. The quantum of minimum and maximum cash reserve, taking into account working capital needs and long-term commitments, is reviewed and approved annually by the Finance Committee of the Board. Our Board regularly reviews our financial results and position via quarterly management reports. The cash reserve as at the balance sheet date was below one year’s annual expenditure. Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 3434 SPONSORS OF LIBRARIES

library@chinatown “My Tree House” Mobile Libraries The World’s First Green Library for Kids CP1 Pte. Ltd. Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple City Developments Limited Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

DONORS WHO ENRICHED OUR COLLECTIONS

Mdm Chew Hui Im Mr Koh Seow Chuan Mr Ma Lun Mr Soh Shong Ying Nanyang Sim Clan Association and Mdm Chin Kwee Chin Dr Larry Francis Hilarian Ms Meira Chand Mr Soon Dit Woo Singapore Teochew Sim Clan Association Mr Farish Ahmad-Noor Mr Lau Kin Hang Mr Michael Peter Fong Mr Tan Poh Soon Peh Clan Association Mr George Hicks Mr Lee Kip Lee Mr Mohamed Latiff Mohamed Mdm Tan Tahn Joo Singapore Children’s Playhouse Mr J M Sali Mrs Lee Kip Lin Mr Ong Siew Peng Mr Wan Beng Seng Singapore Federation of Chinese Mr John Koh Ms Lin Cheah Mr S R Nathan Mr Yeo Oi Sang Clan Associations Mr M K Narayanan Mr Shi Ying Genealogy Society Singapore Siong Leng Musical Association

Partners who brought our books to the less privileged at home and abroad

Acacia Welfare Home, Singapore Kidsville Student Care Centre NTU Hall of Residence 11 Overseas Sony Electronics Asia Pacific Muscular Dystrophy Association Boys’ Home and Girls’ Home under KK Women’s and Children’s Community Involvement Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, (Singapore) Ministry of Social & Family Hospital Programme at Nagarkot, Nepal Naya Raipur, India Singapore Cheshire Home Development, Singapore Love and Serve Project, Bedok NTU’s “PYAW” project of Rotaract Stars Reading Club Society of the Physically Disabled Club of NTU, Singapore Care Corner Family Service Centre Church of Christ Villa Francis Nursing Home Singapore Association of the (Woodlands) Marsiling Primary School special PAP Community Foundation [HQ] Visually Handicapped Eco Health and Wellness Centre reading project PCF Sparkletots Punggol North Project Deliver Me Pte Ltd Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PS Peter Cung Centre and Pacific Foreign Domestic Worker Singapore Rim Bible School at Myanmar Asian Women Welfare Association Association for Social Support & National Book Development Singapore Management University Training (FAST) Disable People’s Association Council of Singapore Singapore Pools Jenaris Home @ Pelangi Village Handicaps Welfare Association National University of Singapore Singapore Sailing Federation Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 3535 GENEROUS DONORS, SPONSORS AND PARTNERS WHO HELPED TO ENRICH THE LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Programme Partners Marshall Cavendish Singapore Film Society AC101 Programmes National Arts Council Maya Dance Theatre Singapore Heart Foundation National Heritage Board AK Creations Metropolitan Festival Orchestra Singapore Indian Development Assumption High School National Junior College Anchor Green Primary School Ministry of Education (Committee Association Bukit Panjang Government High National University of Singapore Asian Women’s Welfare Association to Promote Chinese Language Singapore Lyric Opera School Chinese Calligraphy Society Learning) BASF Singapore Science Centre Cheng San CC Youth Executive Naval Base Primary School Ministry of Education HQ Arts Committee Berries World Singapore Symphony Orchestra Nexus (National Education Education Branch Chinese Heritage Foundation Singapore) Bishan Community Club Malay Sunflower Kinderhub @ AMK LLP mm2 entertainment Activity Executive Committee and Sunflower iKids Chung Cheng High (Main) Organisation of Illustrators Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Council Central Provident Fund Board Sunny Bunny Montessori Comics Society (Singapore) National Environment Agency (South People’s Association Centre42 T.H.E Dance Company Connexions International East Regional Office) Pioneer Community Arts and Checkpoint Theatre The Arts Fission Company Corporation Primary School NParks Culture Club Council for Third Age The Finger Players Crescent Girls’ School NTU Chinese Medicine Clinic Princess Elizabeth Primary School Dream Box Studios The Institute for Financial Literacy DesignSingapore Council NTU Perspectives Film Festival Raffles Institution Early Childhood Development The Necessary Stage Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay NTUC Health (SilverAce Redhill, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Agency (ECDA) The Straits Times Fajar Secondary School Lengkok Bahru and Telok Blangah, Siglap Secondary School F & N Magnolia Whampoa) The Theatre Practice First Toa Payoh Primary School Singapore Association for Mental Family Central Thye Hua Kwan Seniors Activity Flute and Music Academy NUS Centre for the Arts Health Centre (THK@ Bukit Batok East, Fei Yue Community Services NUS Chinese Calligraphy Society Friends of the Museums THK@ Taman Jurong) Singapore Film Society Filmic Eye Odyssey Dance Theatre Hong Wen School Tsao Foundation Singapore Lyric Opera Frontier Danceland Our Company Huamin Primary School UNESCO-NIE Centre for Arts Singapore Polytechnic Hear Records Institute of South Asian Studies Pangdemonium Productions Research in Education Sonare Music School Holy Innocents’ High School Institute of Technical Education Pansing Yamaha Music Asia Southeast Asian Ceramic Society Infocomm Development Authority College East Photography Club PAP Community Foundation (HQ) Yellow Box Studios Spanish Embassy of Singapore of Singapore Japan Airlines Preschool Teachers Network Swiss Cottage Secondary School Inliven Center for Osteoarthritis Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary Ravindran Drama Group Solution Partners School Teck Whye Secondary School RAW Moves Institute of Technical Education LASALLE College of the Arts The Arts House Retired and Senior Volunteer College West English Language Institute of Meridian Primary School The Japanese Association, Programme Singapore (ELiS) Singapore Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Ministry of Education SAE Institute NTU Tamil Literary Society West Grove Primary School LASALLE Montfort Junior School School of the Arts The People’s Association (PA) Yellow Chair Productions Loyang Primary School Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore Dance Theatre Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Yusof Ishak Secondary School M1 Singapore Fringe Festival Nanyang Technological University Singapore Drama Educators Centre Ma Kuang Singapore Wee Kim Wee School of Association Communication and Information Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 3636 GENEROUS DONORS, SPONSORS AND PARTNERS WHO HELPED TO ENRICH THE LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Prominent Speaker Series National Archives UK Books Actually Chatsworth International School Greendale Secondary School National Museum of Singapore Boon Lay Community Club (Orchard Campus) Ground-Up Initiative Dr David Parry NUS Museum Bowen Secondary School Damai Seconday School Guang Yang Secondary School Dr John van Wyhe Urban Redevelopment Authority Bukit Batok Secondary School Da Qiao Primary School Griffiths Primary School Mr Dayne Cowan Utrecht University Library Bukit Merah Secondary School Development Bank of Singapore Haig Girls’ School Mr Nicolas Barker Bukit Timah Community Club Digital Storytelling Asia Pte Ltd Hasbro Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Siew Hock Meng The Greatest Gift of a Broadrick Secondary School Dramabox Haw Par Corporation Limited Generation: Life Stories Bukit View Primary School Dunman High Secondary School Health Promotion Board National Information Balestier Hill Primary School Deyi Secondary School Hindu Endowments Board Literacy Programme School of Art, Design and Media, Canberra Primary School Economic Development Board Housing and Development Board Nanyang Technological University CapitaLand Limited Edgefield Secondary School Huamin Primary School Ministry of Education Catholic High School East Coast Primary School Hwa Chong Institution Singapore Memory Project Nanyang Technological University Cedar Girls’ Secondary School F&N Foods Pte Ltd Holy Innocents’ Primary School National Research Foundation Central Singapore District Fajar Secondary School Infocomm Development Authority Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School Public Service Division Centre for Liveable Cities First Toa Payoh Secondary School of Singapore Agency For Integrated Care Professor Kurt Wuthrich Changkat Changi Secondary Football Association of Singapore Innova Junior College Professor Michael Gratzel Anderson Secondary School School FotoHub Holdings Pte Ltd Institute of Banking and Finance Professor Michael Levitt Anglican High School Cheng San Community Club FOX International Channels Institute of Southeast Asian Professor Nassim Taleb Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Chestnut Drive Secondary School Frontier Community Club Youth Studies Library Sir Timothy Hunt Army Museum of Singapore CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School Executive Committee (YEC) Institute of Technical Education Asia Pacific Breweries Limited Chua Chu Kang Community Club Fuchun Secondary School Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) Geo|Graphic: Celebrating Asian Film Archives Citibank Fuhua Primary School International Longevity Centre Maps and Their Stories Association of Women for Action and Civil Service College Fernvale Primary School Research (AWARE) (ILC) Singapore Commonwealth Secondary School Fairfield Methodist School Attorney-General’s Chambers Library (Secondary) Japan Airlines Assoc Prof Farish Noor Corporation Primary School Ayam Brand (Clouet Trading Pte Ltd) Gan Eng Seng School Jurong Bird Park British Library Courts Asia Limited Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) Gardens By The Bay Jurong Spring, Jurong Green CC Leiden University Library Crest Secondary School Balestier Hill Secondary School Genealogy Society of Singapore Jurong Health Services Maritime and Port Authority of Clementi Woods Secondary Singapore Beatty Secondary School Geylang Methodist Secondary Jurong West Primary School Changkat Primary School Mr Charles Lim Bedok Green Primary School School Juying Primary School Clementi Town Secondary School Mr Jeremy Sharma Bedok Town Secondary School Geylang Serai Community Club Juyuan Primary School CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent (Primary) Mr Michael Lee Bedok View Secondary School Girl Guides Singapore Jing Shan Secondary School CHIJ St Theresa Convent Mr Mustafa Sabbir Bhaskar’s Arts Academy Golden International Holdings Kaki Bukit Community Club Clementi Primary School Mr Sherman Ong Blangah Rise Primary School Google Keppel Corporation Limited Choa Chu Kang Primary School Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 3737 GENEROUS DONORS, SPONSORS AND PARTNERS WHO HELPED TO ENRICH THE LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Kent Ridge Secondary School Mulberry PR & Marketing New Town Primary School Pathlight School Singapore Chinese Girls’ School KK Women’s and Children’s Communications Pte Ltd Nexus Palm View Primary School Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Hospital My Ah Ma Make One Ngee Ann Polytechnic Punggol Green Primary School Union Kolam Ayer Community Club My Community Ngee Ann Secondary School Presbyterian High School Singapore College of Insurance Kranji Secondary School My Kind of Town Northbrooks Secondary School Pierce Secondary School Singapore Discovery Centre Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary Manjusri Secondary School North View Primary School Pioneer Primary School Singapore Federation of Chinese School Clan Associations Marsiling Primary School NTUC Club Qifa Primary School Keming Primary School Singapore Furniture Industries Macpherson Secondary School NTUC Eldercare Queenstown Primary School Kranji Primary School Council Nan Chiau High School Oak3 Films Pte Ltd Raffles Girls’ Primary School Singapore General Hospital, The Laborans Pte Ltd Nanhua Primary School Orchard Road Business Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) SGH Museum Lam Soon Community Club Youth Nanyang Girls’ High School Association Raffles Hotel, Singapore Executive Committee (YEC) Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan Nanyang Polytechnic OTCi Information Resource Raffles Institution Lions Befrienders Singapore Heritage Society Nanyang Technological University Parliament Library RediscoverSG Maha Bodhi School Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan National Archives of Singapore Pasir Ris Secondary School Regent Secondary School Malay Language Council Singapore Institute of Architects National Arts Council Paya Lebar Kovan Community Republic of Singapore Air Force Singapore Institute of Malay Heritage Centre Club National Community Leadership Resorts World Sentosa Management Management Development Institute PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Institute of Singapore Riverside Secondary School Singapore International National Council of Social Service Whampoa Radin Mas Primary School Foundation Maris Stella High School People’s Action Party HQ National Day Parade 2011 Singapore Management University McDonald’s Restaurants Pte Ltd School of The Arts National Day Parade 2012 People’s Association Science Centre Singapore Singapore Police Force Mediacorp Pte Ltd (TODAY) Perennial Real Estate Holdings National Day Parade 2013 Singapore Polytechnic Memories of Singapore Pte. Ltd Scrawl Studios National Day Parade 2014 Singapore Pools Methodist Girls’ School Ping Yi Secondary School Sembawang Community Club National Institute of Education Singapore Post Limited Millennia Institute Pioneer Secondary School Sentosa Development Corporation National Junior College Singapore Press Holdings Limited Ministry of Defence PlasticSoldierFactory Sengkang Secondary School National Museum of Singapore Singapore River One Ministry of the Environment and Poi Ching School Serangoon Garden Secondary National Population and Talent Water Resources School Singapore Sports Council Division POSB Ministry of Education Serangoon Junior College Singapore Sports Hub National Service Affairs Department, President’s Office Istana SgEatWithUs Singapore Tourism Board Ministry of Finance Ministry of Defence Professional Photographers SHL Singapore Pte Ltd Singapore University of Ministry of Home Affairs National Taxi Association Association of Singapore Shuqun Secondary School Technology & Design Ministry of National Development National University of Singapore Project 79 Siglap Secondary School Singaporean of the Day Ministry of Social and Family National Volunteer & Philanthropy Public Service Division SPRING Singapore Development Centre Public Utilities Board (PUB) Si Ling Secondary School South West Community Ministry of Trade and Industry NEBO Punggol Gardens Residents’ Singapore Art Museum Development Council Committee Singapore Children’s Society Keep on Discovering Annual Report 2014/15 | 3838 GENEROUS DONORS, SPONSORS AND PARTNERS WHO HELPED TO ENRICH THE LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

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