Celebrate Father’s Day with NLB in advance! A perfect date for going-to-be fathers, fathers, grandfathers and children!
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Date & Time |
Venue |
Programmes |
June 2009 |
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Sunday, 14th12.30 pm – 4.30 pm |
The Plaza, National Library Building |
Launch of 10,000 Fathers Reading! 2009 |
Friday, 19th7.30 pm – 8 pm |
Bukit Panjang Public Library |
10,000 Fathers Reading & Storytelling! |
Sunday, 21st2 pm – 6 pm |
Tai Hwan Terrace Park |
10,000 Fathers Reading! Roadshow |
Wednesday, 24th7 pm – 8 pm |
Pasir Ris Public Library |
10,000 Fathers Reading! & Storytelling! |
Saturday, 27th12.30 pm – 4.30 pm |
The Plaza, National Library Building |
10,000 Fathers Reading! Roadshow |
Sunday, 28th2.30 pm – 4 pm |
Bishan Public Library |
10,000 Fathers Reading! welcomes Faith’s book – “Happily Ever After” (storytelling, book launch and parenting workshop) |
July 2009 |
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Sunday, 19th11 am – 4 pm |
The Plaza, National Library Building |
10,000 Fathers Reading! – “Joy of Reading with my Dad!” |
June – August 2009 |
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Closing date for submission of storybook review card: 1 August 2009 |
At all regional & public libraries (except Library@Esplanade) |
“Read a story with my Dad!” storybook review cards for all children up to 12 years old. Book vouchers are up for grabs! |
O Give Me Patience, but Hurry Please: Practical tips for Longsuffering Parents
by Satish Khattar
Available in all good bookstores
A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR
Like most of you, I too was a wonderful parent. Then I had kids. Theory is fine but the daily grind of managing kids is quite another matter. Add to this the fact that no two kids are ever the same.
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Tell the world why you love your dad. Or share a memorable story about him and you. Pictures are welcome too. Email your post to 10000_Fathers@nlb.gov.sg
READ!Aloud
Janet George, Society for Reading and Literacy
Gain a better understanding of how READ!Aloud can instill the love of reading for your children and bond with your children. How to choose a good READ!Aloud book will also be taught.
Date: Saturday, 12 May 2007
Time:1.00 - 3.00 pm
Venue:Jurong West Community Library
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Date: Saturday, 12 May 2007
Time: 2.30 - 4.30 pm
Venue: Tampines Regional Library
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Live Inclusive Storytelling: A Programme for Parents And Teachers
Ms Louise Coigley, Speech and Language Therapist and Storyteller
In this session, learn how story-telling can be a practical and insightful approach to working with children and teenagers. Using rhythm and role, rhyme, repetition and ritual, Louise will present you with the different aspects of story-telling craft through poetry, drama and wonder tales. She will also guide you through voice and body exercises.
Date: Thursday, 17 May 2007
Time:7.00 – 8.30 pm
Venue: Bishan Community Library
Registration is required. Please call 63323255 to register.
In partnership with Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore).
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Date: Saturday, 19 May 2007
Time: 2.30 - 3.30 pm
Venue: Tampines Regional Library
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Choosing Appropriate Books for Children
Joy Han, Little Skool-House International
An interesting and hands-on interactive session awaits the participants. Teachers from the Little Skool-House International would be sharing invaluable tips on how parents can enhance storytelling sessions with their children. The activities include using puppets and masks to tell a story and an innovative and creative way of making your own stories.
Date: Saturday, 26 May 2007
Time: 2.30 – 4.00 pm
Venue: Queenstown Community Library
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Nilam Mencari Mahkota (conducted in Malay)
Teater Ekamatra
Nilam Kelana, seorang budak berumur 8 tahun, ingin menjadi Putera tetapi tidak mempunyai mahkotanya tersendiri. Justeru itu, dia mengembara ke dasar lautan untuk cuba menemui mahkota Sang Nila Utama yang, menurut lagenda, tenggelam di sekitaran Lautan Nusantara. Dalam pengembaraannya, Nilam bertemu dengan haiwan-haiwan lautan, seperti si ikan Lumba-lumba, yang turut menolongnya menghadapi rintangan dan cabaran apabila ia timbul di dasar lautan.
Dapatkah Nilam berjaya menjadi Putera? Ikutilah pengembaraan Nilam mencari mahkot”
(In search of his lost crown, a young boy ventures out and eventually embarks on an adventurous journey into the unknown. This dramatization involves children and their parents participation to continue the storyline by acting it out.)
Date: Saturday, 19 May 2007
Time: 3.00pm -
This initiative would not be possible without the strong support from our partners:
As a father, I cannot say it is always a joy to read to my children especially if it is the 50th time that I am reading the story (to the extent that I can regurgitate the whole story). To allay the boringness, I discovered that each time I read to my kids (now ages 12 & 9) I will engage them differently by (i) emphasizing on different aspects of the story and (ii) taking the opportunity to bring in related topics to broaden their knowledge and imagination. This, to me, is the greatest satisfaction in reading to my kids and knowing that they learnt something new. Reading with your child is one of the best time for fathers to bond with their kids. Till today, my kids are still asking their Daddy to tell them a story before bedtime – be it from a book or stories from brain bank.
Mr Cheong Chee Tham
