| Wednesday March 20, 4:30 PM
NLB organises exhibitions, library tours
For
nearly a week in April, members of the public can sign up for guided
tours to explore over 50 Singapore libraries and see what makes them
tick.
From April 22-26, there will be daily guided tours at the
Woodlands Regional Library, the National Refence Library,
library@orchard (library at Orchard) and 46 community children
libraries islandwide.
Those interested in Southeast Asia's heritage and natural history
can register with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and the
NUS Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research for a tour of their
private collections and facilities.
The National Library Board says this is all part of a drive to
help its customers access information that its own libraries may not
have.
Paul Johnson, regional network development manager, National
Library Board, said: "The idea is to make the public more aware of
the kind of collections residing in these libraries. By doing so,
they'll have a better idea of where to search for the resources when
they need it."
The tours will be conducted during the Singapore Library Festival
which is held as part of the inaugural World Library summit to be
held on 24 April.
Over 1,000 professionals will be in Singapore to discuss key
issues in knowledge management.
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