Online And Onsite Activities At The Libraries This School Holiday

This year end, parents and their children can look forward to many fun-filled and exciting online and on-site activities from the National Library Board (NLB) during the school holidays. 

Online Activities

How Do You Feel? - Storytelling, Writing & Illustration Workshop With Quek Hong Shin 

Venue: Online | Zoom
Date: 3 Dec 2021
Time: 3pm to 4pm
Fee: Free | Register here

In this one-hour workshop, Hong Shin will read his book Universe of Feelings – a picture book published by Superhero Me, a local ground-up community arts initiative.

Participants will get to explore the many emotions that people experience, and how every one of us expresses our feelings in different ways. There will also be a segment called "Emotions vocabulary" where children get to learn words that describe specific emotions under the broad umbrellas of Happy, Sad, Angry, Calm and Scared. Hong Shin will also guide the children in drawing faces that express how they are feeling.

Recommended age: Children aged 5 to 7 

Raise-A-Reader Workshop

Venue: Online | Zoom
Date: 11 Dec 2021
Time: 11am to 12pm
Fee: Free | Register here

Reading in the Mother Tongue Languages, while using books that are fun, allows parents to introduce their rich culture and language to their child at a younger age. This is important considering children are currently growing up in a predominantly English language environment.

Melissa, a librarian managing Chinese language books in the public libraries, will introduce must-read Chinese children’s collections and share practical tips in choosing fun Chinese books for parents and children to kick start their reading journey together.

Storytelling And Drawing Activities From The Book "Up To Mischief"

Venue: Online | Zoom
Date: 11 Dec 2021
Time: 2pm to 2.45pm
Fee: Free | Register here

Join Serene Choo, the author of the book Up to Mischief as she tells the story of a little girl who brings a crab for a walk in the garden and the drama that follows.

Book Buzz For Children

Venue: Online | Zoom
Date: 11 Dec 2021
Time: 3pm to 3.45pm
Fee: Free | Register here

Recommended age: Children aged 7 to 12

Onsite Activities

Little Farmers

Venue: Choa Chu Kang Public Library
Date: 2 & 9 Dec 2021
Time: 11am to 12.30pm

Join this parent-child workshop on farming and food security, which includes a hands-on activity to grow your own vegetables! 

Recommended age: Children aged 7 to 9

Storytelling And Drawing Activities From The Book "Up To Mischief"

Venue: library@harbourfront
Date: 11 Dec 2021
Time: 2pm to 2.45pm
Fee: Free | Register here

Join Serene Choo, the author of the book Up to Mischief as she tells the story of a little girl who brings a crab for a walk in the garden and the drama that follows.

Materials will be provided to participants joining the session in-person.

DARE Storytelling With Hands-On CPR & AED Session

Venue: Jurong Regional Public Library
Date: 11 &12 Dec 2021
Time: 10.30am to 11.30am
Fee: Free | Register here

Join Dr Jade Kua for an interactive storytelling session on "How we save a Heart" and learn how to perform CPR and use the AED, together with your child. 

Think Like A Coder – Powerful Patterns

Venue: Online
Date: 12 Dec, 2021
Time: 11am to 11.30am 
Fee: Free | Register here

‘Think like a coder’ sessions are specially designed to develop computational thinking skills in preschool children. These are for absolute beginners. In this session children learn about patterns all around them and how that helps in creating loops.

Recommended age: Children aged 3 to 6

Archives Explorer 2021 | Online Workshop: Behind The Scenes With Our Conservators

Venue: Online | Zoom
Date: 4 Dec 2021
Time: 11am to 12pm
Fee: Free | Register here

Find out if you have the makings of a conservator! Step inside the Archives Conservation Lab to get a glimpse of our daily lives and learn how we preserve precious documents so that the future generations can continue to enjoy them. You will also learn how to make a book easily using everyday items in your household, perfect for journaling and scrapbooking.

This programme is part of the National Archives of Singapore’s signature programme series for children.

Celebrate Children’s Season 2021 With Former Ford Factory

Venue: Online 
Date: 20 Nov to 31 Dec 2021 (Tue to Sun)
Time: 9am to 5.30pm

Travel back in time to a trying period in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation. Through online activities and resources, find out what life was like and learn little-known facts about the black market, food rationing system, hardships endured by the people in the past, and more. Children aged 7-12 years old can also fulfil a simple do-it-yourself mission onsite at the Former Ford Factory to redeem a token!