OUR PICK FOR THIS MONTH Customer Appreciation Day 2017 NLB celebrates you and your love for our libraries! Head to the nearest (or your favourite) public library on 18 Nov, and celebrate Customer Appreciation Day 2017 with us! All Rights Reserved. ARTS 04 The National Library Board, Singapore disclaims all liability and responsibility for any loss caused to any person by any act or omission due to the material READ 06 contained herein. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted BUSINESS 10 in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, the National Library WELLNESS 12 Board, Singapore. Independent advice and opinions expressed by the OTHER HAPPENINGS 18 presenters do not denote endorsement by National Library Board (NLB), its staff, associates and affiliates. NLB reserves the right to cancel or postpone any BOOK REVIEWS programmes without prior notice. All information BY THE ALEXANDRIAN 28 is correct at the time of printing. For the latest updates, please visit NL PRESENTS 34 www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary DESIGN Oxygen Studio Designs Pte Ltd Dear Readers, 2017 is almost ending. If you haven’t got around to resolutions set earlier in the year, fret not. Join us for a host of exciting events happening at the libraries in November, and tick a few items off your list! Kick off the month by picking up a new skill. Try your hand at Western Calligraphy and pen a simple quote with brush pens in Hello, Brush Calligraphy (page 19). Continue flexing those fingers withOrigami Fun! (page 18) and challenge yourself to make an origami model in 10 minutes. Prefer a head-to-toe workout? Stimulate your mind with simple moves that you can incorporate into your daily routine in Mind Body Fitness by SACE/U3A – Brain Gym, then work up a sweat with 7 Sit-down Exercises to improve your balance and flexibility. Details on page 14. If building wealth is one of your resolutions, check out A Beginner’s Guide to Investment to learn about the myths and facts of investing. Financial literacy is just as important as building wealth. Find out about long-term decisions that can affect your financial stability in Dollars and Sense Learning Community. Details on page 11. Lastly, November marks Customer Appreciation Day 2017! Join us on 18 November as we celebrate your contribution and support for our libraries. Happening at all public libraries (except Yishun Public Library and library@chinatown), expect a slew of exciting and memorable programmes. Turn over to page 17 for programme details. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Editor: Nazreen Begum Scan this to visit GO Library NOVEMBER 2017 // www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary 03 ARTSEEN [Tales to Share] Tales of Horror [CANVAS/S] Textile Art with Mai Textile 3 October – 30 November Studio: Pop-Up Studio Level 1, Exhibition Area, 21 November – 17 December Woodlands Regional Library Level 2, Main Entrance, Tampines Regional Library Everyone has stories to tell, and we are on a mission to collect them! In this pop-up Delve into the art of indigo dyeing and shibori installation, contribute a tale through and get up close to the shibori artworks. writing or drawing. Better yet, continue a Each visitor is invited to unstitch a small part story that someone else has contributed, of a shibori artwork, specially created for this or help enliven some of the stories with showcase, to slowly reveal the final shibori your illustrations. pattern at the end of the showcase. No registration required. On the theme of “Horror” – it doesn’t have to be about the supernatural – share some mortifying experiences, or even the mundane horrors of life! Keep an eye out for local illustration group Band of Doodlers as they transform some of your contributed stories into fantastical drawings! No registration required. ABOUT ARTSEEN REGISTRATION DETAILS ARTSEEN seeks to to create a vibrant and social All programmes are free with required registration learning space, where artists, art enthusiasts, and and open to all unless otherwise stated. Please the community converge to engage in authentic register at the library e-kiosks, or through our artistic experiences. website www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary. To cancel a registration or request to be placed on the waiting list for a fully registered programme, please email [email protected]. To subscribe to our mailing list, please email [email protected] with the subject “Add me to EDM”. 04 NOVEMBER 2017 // www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary READ SAT WED 01 04 分享读书会 壹度书会 Chinese Share Read Book Club (Yidu Reading Club) 10.30 am – 12.00 pm 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Everest Room, Programme Zone, Woodlands Regional Library Serangoon Public Library 你喜欢阅读中文书吗？我们诚意邀请您 壹度书会是由爱好读书的年轻人所组 来参加我们的阅读分享会。每个月的第一 成。通过阅读、讨论和分享,实现思维的 个 星 期 三 ，我 们 都 会 介 绍 不 同 的 书 ，进 行 碰撞和情感共振的交流平台。 讨论，分享阅读心得。欢迎您加入我们的 Conducted in Mandarin. Find out more at 读书会。 www.facebook.com/yidushuhui THU THU THU 02 09 16 WED 08 WED 22 FUNdaMENTALs Reading Club THU 23 THU 30 10.00 am – 11.30 am Everest Room, 陪你看报纸 Woodlands Regional Library 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm A reading club formed to encourage the Programme Zone, confident use of English amongst adults in a comfortable environment. What better Toa Payoh Public Library way to polish your language, than through a 由《联合早报》和《联合晚报》组成的义工 poignant read? 团队将为您讲解过去一周的社会焦点、时 Come join us to hone your English 事 动 态 、娱 乐 与 生 活 情 报 等 各 项 新 闻 , 让 您 proficiency, discuss your views and bond 轻松了解天下事！ over a book. Make some friends along the way and go home feeling accomplished. 适合 50岁及以上人士参与。 For adults only. 06 NOVEMBER 2017 // www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary READ THU 09 MON 13 碧山乐龄读书会 Let’s Talk: Teh Tarik Chinese Seniors Reading Club 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm Programme Zone, Adults’ & Teens’ Zones, Programme Zone, Bukit Panjang Public Library Bishan Public Library Take part in this interest group for seniors to discuss about current happenings in 想结交新朋友、促进华语会话和分享您 Singapore. You may also pick up useful health 的 阅 读 经 验 吗 ？碧 山 乐 龄 读 书 会 每 个 月 tips, share an interesting recipe and more over 都会聚集一群活跃的乐龄朋友与图书馆 a cup of coffee or teh tarik. 馆员一同讨论书籍和文章。现在就加入 我们吧！ Take part in monthly book discussions with TUE 14 a group of enthusiastic senior citizens. Share how each book relates to your memorable The Golden Circle experiences and improve your Mandarin 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm conversational skills. Activity Room, Geylang East Public Library The rustle of a well-thumbed page, the whiff SUN 12 of age from a much-cherished tome – come appreciate the beauty of a good book with Thangameen Readers Club The Golden Circle, an English book club for seniors. Discussions will be centred around 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm fiction books, so join us for a stimulating Programme Zone, afternoon of lively conversation. Toa Payoh Public Library Thangameen Readers Club is a reading club formed to encourage the confident use of Tamil across generations. With short film WED 15 screenings, short story writing competitions and impromptu poetry contests, the club 交流点读书会 is the total literary package. This reading (Interacting@BPPL) group is facilitated by readers of Singapore Tamil e-zine www.thangameen.com. The 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm discussions will be conducted in Tamil. Programme Zone, Adults’ & Teens’ Zones, Bukit Panjang Public Library All are welcome. 喝 茶 、聊 天 ，分 享 书 籍 及 课 题 。我 们 邀 请 你来交流阅读心得，分享阅读成果，借此 提升对书籍的认知与课题的了解。活动入 场免费，无需报名。 Suitable for homemakers. Admission to programmes is free and open to all unless otherwise stated. Please register at library eKiosks or www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary. NOVEMBER 2017 // www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary 07 READ SAT THU 16 18 Malay in Minutes Pseudo Book Club 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm Activity Room, Level 3, Synergy Room, Geylang East Public Library Jurong Regional Library Would you like to converse in Malay with Calling all young adults aged 13 to 19 – learn your friends and neighbours? Join us in this facilitation skills with the Pseudo Book Club monthly book club where we use simple Malay and make new friends with like-minded people! books as learning tools. This is a book club facilitated by young adults, for young adults. Highly recommended for student librarians and all young adults who enjoy reading. SAT 18 Writing the City Writers’ Group THU 23 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Programme Zone, Organic Storytellers Meeting Toa Payoh Public Library 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm Writing the City Writers’ Group is a community Programme Zone, Adults’ & Teens’ Zones, of writers committed to the craft of writing. Bukit Panjang Public Library Our monthly workshops offer participants writing exercises, guest lectures, and Love telling stories to adults or children? Join exposure to literature from both established us! The Organic Storytellers welcomes adults and emerging writers. (above 21 years) who wish to develop their oral storytelling skills: to tell (not read) stories In creating a group where writers are to a ‘live’ audience, with the goal to inform, encouraged to give and receive feedback on entertain or influence. The monthly meetings their work, the Writers’ Group aims to give are facilitated by professional storyteller and writers the tools to take their writing forward. storytelling coach Ana Sousa Gavin who To register, please send an email to believes that everyone is born a storyteller.