Library Associations Singapore
20 Aug 2013
IFLA WLIC 2013 appeal for postings

Hi fellow LAS members, As the WLIC 2013 event is a pretty large-scale affair, it will never be possible for any single person to capture what has transpired.  I would like to appeal to all members whom, have attended the event to provide what they consider as highlights that they’d like to share with fellow […]

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Library Associations Singapore
20 May 2013
May 2013 – AGM quick updates

Hi all, Just a quick update that your new LAS Council for the year 2013 to 2015 has been elected. The following are members and their positions in the Council. The election went smoothly without any incidents or objections to the proceedings. It was one of the quickest AGM, I have had the opportunity to […]

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Library Associations Singapore
02 Aug 2012
ALIA Biennial Conference, Sydney Australia, 10 to 13 July 2012

This is a trip report submitted by Foo Soo Chin: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller, American writer , 1891-1980. Monday 9 July 2012 – Travel & Accomodations Journey to Sydney – The flight was early at 7am (Singapore time).  I was filled with excitement […]

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18 Jul 2012
Member Presentation at ALA

Member News – one of our fellow LAS member, Dr Lim Peng Han, presented a paper at the American Library Association’s  (ALA) Library History Round Table (LHRT) on 24 June 2012.  The paper was titled “The Japanese Occupation of Singapore and the Forgotten Libraries at the Civilian Goals at Changi and Sime Road Camps, 1942-1945.” […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
Dear Yolanda

All too suddenly, you left us. Your life is a gift from God and I am blessed that He brought you into my life … sharing friendship and faith created a special connection between us. You were a devout Roman Catholic, one who attended Mass daily, even when on holidays. When we shared a room […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
The Real Yolanda

Yolanda grows on you. She grew on me, and her memory is embedded deeply in my psyche. I remember her gentle manners, sweet voice, smiling face, her child-like giggles, chuckles and infectious laughter. I wake up every morning to see, in my bathroom, the cloth elephant tissue case she brought back from Chiangmai, and in […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
A Colleague and Friend

I first got to know Yolanda well after we shared a room at an IFLA Conference in Manila in the early eighties. She was reserved, not an easy person to get to know but once you became her friend, she was really, really nice, fun to be with and to share meals with. I was part […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
A Heart of Gold

Prim and proper with a serious demeanor, Yolanda nevertheless had a heart of gold. She loved to buy little gifts of chocolates and cookies for her fellow colleagues when we were working as part-time specialists at the NLB Digital Library Services Division located at the Geylang East Branch Library. She would smile sweetly and say […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
As a Boss

Miss Beh, as she preferred to be addressed this way at work, was my boss for 9 years during my time in Regional Language Centre Library and Information Centre.  She was strict, detailed-conscious and a keen supervisor in my initial years. I found myself rather fearful to speak to her, as she would correct my […]

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12 Aug 2011
Our Big Sister

“Yolanda-Our Big Sister” as we call her, was near and dear to my family. She suddenly left her loved ones with an irreparable loss on 17 December 2010. She had just returned from a pilgrimage tour of the Middle East. Her departure was silent, serene and peaceful. Having the opportunity to know Yolanda was a […]

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