Customer Appreciation month ngayon sa National Library. I'm not sure what's happening on other branches, but in Jurong they're giving away baloons and ID jackets. May children program din kaya there's a lot of children here right now to attend the storytelling hour. Sa mga members, ang book quota ay doble, that means I can now borrow 8 books. Sa mga mabibilis magbasa tulad ko, ayos yun. Ndi mo nga lang maappreciate if you opt to read your books slow because ndi naextend ang borrowing time.
Still ang daming nanghihiram, kaya yung mga bagong releases and hard-to-find books ubos kaagad.
Kadalasan, to borrow something, I just go online, reserve a book and pick it up in Tampines Library. Before though, I made it a point to visit as many library branches as I can because that's the one thing I didn't have the chance to do back home.
Ndi ko nga lang pa napuntahan lahat but among the ones I was able to see, there are three places that I favor going back once in a while: Tampines Library because that's the closest to my work place, Geylang Library because mas wide ang selection of books dun then Orchard Library since ito naman ang pinakamalapit na mapupuntahan ko for manga and american comics. Pero sa lahat, Jurong Library ang pinakafavorite ko, ndi lang bilang isang library but also as one of my favorite places here in Singapore.
It's in my list because I love the ambience. They also have Cafe Galilee here... ang sarap ng kape nila... at ng tuna puff. Maraming pumupunta dito but it's big enough that you can find a corner and then watch the people go about and do their business. Children running around, parents reading the morning paper... and yet it's not as noisy.
Ndi rin basta basta yung corner na pede mong puntahan. May mga tables with sofa chairs... may study table... may corners na solo mo lang... may corners na pede nyong gamitin magbabarkada... may dim light at may seat beside a window pane. Basta library goer ka, you'll be able to appreciate the comfort that this library can offer. The staff are all friendly too but at the same time not to eager to push their business to you so you have the peace and quiet that you want.
The main library, located in Queen Street near Bugis, is the newest one. The old one was demolished to give way to one of the biggest in asia. Oo sabel, mas malaki pa sa PUP library. Ang weird nga, kasi ang basement nun reminds me of the PUP library basement kung san natutulog kami pag lunch break. I haven't seen all the floors, mostly because when I went there karamihan restricted pa. Nice collection of manga and comics though, but maybe irereserve ko na lang yun kesa bumalik uli.
Pero talaga... ang sarap ng kape sa Jurong. langhap sarap. babalik balikan. kahit walang asukal. kahit walang gatas. kahit ndi sprinkled ng choco powder or cinnamon. amoy barako pero ndi kasing tapang.
ay... library nga pala ang pinag-uusapan.
Ocia! Storytelling in english open for all kids from aged 4 to 7 will start in a few minutes. Kelangan ko pang magreserve ng seat.
'til next, sabel.
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