![]() ![]() Kristina Tom, “ Grab Your Pick From ,” Straits Times, 11 August 2006, 2 Lim Lee Ching, The Big Book Feast ,” New Paper, 4 July 2001, 28. Goy, “ 170,000 Books Snapped Up ” “ Get Cheap Books at Library Sale ” Chua Wei Ying, “ Double the Size, Double the Book ,” New Paper, 2 July 1999, 16. (From NewspaperSG)Ħ. “ Library to Hold Great S’pore Booksale ” “ A 2-1/2 Hour Wait to Buy Cheap Books ,” Straits Times, 20 July 1998, 27 (From NewspaperSG) “ Get Cheap Books at Library Sale ” Rahmat, “ Bag Books from just $1 ” Tan, “ 60,000 Turn Up for Library Book Sale ” “ 300,000 Used Books Up for Grabs at NLB Sale ,” Straits Times, 16 September 2012, 22. (From NewspaperSG)ħ. RSING 027.55957 SIN) “ Library to Hold Great S’pore Booksale ” Woon Wui Tek, “ Bukit Merah’s Big Book Bang ,” New Paper, 24 August 1994, 9 “ Branch Library’s Sale of Old Books Draws Crowd ,” Straits Times, 22 November 1996, 50 “ Pram Comes in Handy at Library Sale ,” Straits Times, 8 March 1997, 25. Azizah Sidek, et al., The People’s Library: 50 Years of National and Public Library Services (Singapore: National Library Board, 2007), 129–32. Jane Ng, “ Library Book Sale That Got Too Hot ,” Straits Times, 16 July 2000, 32 (From NewspaperSG) “ Library Sale Attracts a Crowd. Priscilla Goy, “ 170,000 Books Snapped Up at Library Sale ,” Straits Times, 20 July 2008, 14 Tan Judith, “ 60,000 Turn Up for Library Book Sale ,” Straits Times, 24 August 2009, 18 “ 170,000 Books Sold ,” New Paper, 20 July 2008, 27 Zaidah Rahmat, “ Bag Books from just $1 ,” Straits Times, 12 July 2008, 3 “ Bigger Venue, 250,000 Books on Offer This Year ,” Straits Times, 19 June 1999, 4 “ Get Cheap Books at Library Sale ,” Straits Times, 10 January 2004, H8. (From NewspaperSG)Ģ. “ Library to Hold Great S’pore Booksale ,” Straits Times, 17 June 1998, 2. 10ġ. “ Library Sale Attracts a Crowd ,” Straits Times, 19 July 1998, 31. 9 Since its launch in 1998, the National Library Board has also carried out a pre-event charity book donation. 8 The Library Book Sale has received overwhelming response from the public and long queues usually form before the sale opens. Books are sold for S$1 to $S2, and magazines for S$5 per pack of 10 or 20 issues. The materials are arranged by language, age group, and fiction or non-fiction. The average shelf life of a book at the sale is at least four years. 7 About 300,000 books and magazines are put up for sale each year, though the actual numbers vary from year to year, depending on the number of books weeded from the individual libraries. ![]() The book sale has been held almost annually since 1998, usually at the Singapore Expo in Changi and sometimes at the Suntec City Convention and Exhibition Centre. Hence the first centralised book sale was held in 1998 at the Suntec City Entertainment Centre, where 120,000 books were put up for sale. The National Library Board saw the event as a meaningful way to promote reading, literacy and lifelong learning as well as to recycle and extend the lifespan of books. 5 Due to the huge demand for used books, it was decided to centralise these ad-hoc book sales to give book lovers a wider choice of books to purchase. The money raised was used to fund library operations and to buy new books. The purpose of these book sales was to clear old and worn-out books in order to make space for new ones. The National Library, which used to be located on Stamford Road, held its book sale at the staff carpark area of its former premises. 4īefore the first centralised Library Book Sale in 1998, library book sales were held at individual libraries. 3 The Library Book Sale has met with great success, drawing huge crowds. The sale is usually a two-day event where used library books are sold cheaply. ![]() 2 Since then, the book sale has been taking place almost every year either at the Singapore Expo in Changi or the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. The National Library Board’s first centralised Library Book Sale was held at the Suntec City Entertainment Centre in 1998 1 in conjunction with the Great Singapore Sale. ![]()
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