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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 […]

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 […]

05 Aug 2011

WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Collection Maintenance

LAS is pleased to organize the third run of the WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Collection Maintenance on 6 – 7 September 2011. This 2 day course will be held at Agatha Room, Toa Payoh Public Library.

02 Aug 2011

August 2011 Update

New Chair – New Tagline Hi all readers, having recently taken over the chair for publishing, I would like firstly, to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Yeo Pin Pin for having done an excellent job for LAS through the years. We will not be missing her as I have obtained the Council’s support to […]

30 Jul 2011

How does it feel to say goodbye?

The most memorable thing about the dinner - other than Yit experimenting with prata and chocolate ice cream - trust me, don't go there, you just get weird sloppy brown prata - was when i shook the hands of those I had to say goodbye to. I remember especially Isabella shaking my hand really hard - so hard that the MacBook Air I was carrying was shaking in ...ahem..the air ;) Dinner folks, you might not know this but it was a major lump-in-throat moment that lasted all the way home on Northeast line.

22 Jul 2011

Guest Speaker Series July 2011

John Hickok, a Librarian/Instructor at California State University Fullerton and Chair of the American Library Association’s International Relations Roundtable Orientation Committee was invited by National Library Board to speak to librarians from Singapore on 19 July 2011 at the National Library Building – amongst which LAS members were also invited to attend. For those of you who had […]