Parliament: First National Reading Day To Be Held On July 30 To Help Nurture Love Of Books by straitstimes.com

This is an excerpt of an 11 April 2016 publication on straitstimes.com.

Parliament: First National Reading Day To Be Held On July 30 To Help Nurture Love Of Books
by straitstimes.com

SINGAPORE - From bringing special books to the offices of working adults to transforming an MRT train into a mobile digital library, the National Library Board (NLB) is going all out to woo readers.

This year, the NLB is starting a National Reading Movement to encourage people here to read, and will on July 30 mark Singapore's first National Reading Day.

It will also conduct a nationwide survey on reading habits to better understand how to promote reading in Singapore. ...continue reading »