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22—25 May 2025
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22 May (Thu) 23 May (Fri) 24 May (Sat) 25 May (Sun)

Don’t miss out on this year’s public programmes from workshops to performances at the National Library Building!

22 May (Thursday)

My Very Own World of Flowers and Butterflies (Session One) Workshop {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza 백지혜 Baek Jee Hye
My Very Own World of Flowers and Butterflies (Session One)
22 May | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Workshop | Korean | L1, Plaza
백지혜 (Baek Jee Hye)
Pergilah Tigo! Kejar Mimpimu! Go Tigo! Chase Your Dreams! Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza
Pergilah Tigo! Kejar Mimpimu!
Go Tigo! Chase Your Dreams!
22 May | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
 Max & Pax: ABC of Singapore Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
Max & Pax: ABC of Singapore
22 May | 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 Kaghati Kolope si Raja Angkasa Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
Kaghati Kolope si Raja Angkasa
22 May | 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Book Launch | English | Malay | CTPL Submarine Room
 Drawing Self-Portraits Through My Eyes and Yours Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 박현민 Park Hyunmin
Drawing Self-Portraits Through My Eyes and Yours
22 May | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop | English | COF Korea Country Booth
박현민 (Park Hyunmin)
Finding Magic Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
Finding Magic
22 May | 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 “Can I Borrow a Dad?” – Picture Book and Crafting My Dad Out of Clay Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 허정윤 Huh Jungyoon
“Can I Borrow a Dad?” – Picture Book and Crafting My Dad Out of Clay
22 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
허정윤 (Huh Jungyoon)
New Titles by BriBooks Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
New Titles by BriBooks
22 May | 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room

23 May (Friday)

From Page to Stage: A Storytelling Workshop for Grandparents Workshop {category_name} {/categories} L5, Imagination Room Yazid Jalil storytelling reading
From Page to Stage: A Storytelling Workshop for Grandparents
23 May | 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Yazid Jalil
Dokkaebi’s Magic Club Performance {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza
Dokkaebi’s Magic Club
23 May | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Performance | English | L1, Plaza
 A Night with Dad Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 이금이 Lee Geum-yi
A Night with Dad
23 May | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
이금이 (Lee Geum-yi)
隐形的人：建筑工叔叔 / 值夜班 Invisible People series: Uncles at Work & The Night Shift Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
隐形的人：建筑工叔叔 / 值夜班
Invisible People series: Uncles at Work & The Night Shift
23 May | 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Book Launch | Chinese | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 The Re-Telling of 3 Whimsical Korean Folktales Performance {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza
The Re-Telling of 3 Whimsical Korean Folktales
23 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Performance | English | L1, Plaza
 Geo’s Journey to Self-Love Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
Geo’s Journey to Self-Love
23 May | 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 New Titles from Armour Publishing Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
New Titles from Armour Publishing
23 May | 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 Korean Mask Play Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 소윤경 So Yunkyoung
Korean Mask Play
23 May | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
소윤경 (So Yunkyoung)
What is Happening? Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 차은실 Cha Eunsil
What is Happening?
23 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
차은실 (Cha Eunsil)
A Gambit of Stories: A Showcase of Children’s & YA Books by Epigram Books Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
A Gambit of Stories: A Showcase of Children’s & YA Books by Epigram Books
23 May | 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room

24 May (Saturday)

CLASS Copyright School Challenge – Award Presentation Special Event {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza creative-writing-competition copyright-school-challenge
CLASS Copyright School Challenge – Award Presentation
24 May | 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Special Event | English | L1, Plaza
 Meet the Brave Haenyeo Under the Sea! Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 오미경 Oh Mikyeong
Meet the Brave Haenyeo Under the Sea!
24 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
오미경 (Oh Mikyeong)
Music of the Mountains Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza
Music of the Mountains
24 May | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
 Birth Story Workshop Workshop {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room Josef Lee Woo Yen Yen storytelling writing
Birth Story Workshop
24 May | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Submarine Room
Josef LeeWoo Yen Yen
Come and Explore with Sue in Sue’s Splashy Surprise : A Pond-ering Adventure Performance {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza storytelling
Come and Explore with Sue in Sue’s Splashy Surprise : A Pond-ering Adventure
24 May | 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Performance | English | L1, Plaza
 My Very Own World of Flowers and Butterflies (Session Two) Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 백지혜 Baek Jee Hye
My Very Own World of Flowers and Butterflies (Session Two)
24 May | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
백지혜 (Baek Jee Hye)
新加坡的童年 My Singapore Childhood Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
新加坡的童年
My Singapore Childhood
24 May | 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Book Launch | Chinese | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 What Does My Breath Look Like? Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 한라경 Han Rakyoung
What Does My Breath Look Like?
24 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
한라경 (Han Rakyoung)
AFCC Translation Hackathon Workshop {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Programme Room 2 Amanda Ruiqing Flynn Rashikin Rajah Jay Panicker translation creativity picture-book narratives diversity
AFCC Translation Hackathon
24 May | 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Workshop | Chinese | English | Malay | Tamil | CTPL Programme Room 2
Amanda Ruiqing FlynnJay Panicker Rashikin Rajah
Dear Author, YOU ARE WRONG! Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
Dear Author, YOU ARE WRONG!
24 May | 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 Young Writer Anthology (2024) Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
Young Writer Anthology (2024)
24 May | 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room

25 May (Sunday)

The Greatest River Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza
The Greatest River
25 May | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
 Brick by Brick: Using 6 Bricks to Connect with Stories Workshop {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room Melissa Leong play-learning narratives storytelling
Brick by Brick: Using 6 Bricks to Connect with Stories
25 May | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Workshop | English | CTPL Submarine Room
Melissa Leong
A Warm, Wide, World: Illustrating Climate Change for Children Workshop {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Programme Room 2 Darel Seow Dorcas Tang Wen Yu illustration children environment climate-change
A Warm, Wide, World: Illustrating Climate Change for Children
25 May | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Darel SeowDorcas Tang Wen Yu
Making Booger Koji Workshop {category_name} {/categories} COF Korea Country Booth 허정윤 Huh Jungyoon
Making Booger Koji
25 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | Korean | COF Korea Country Booth
허정윤 (Huh Jungyoon)
SKIS Korean Traditional Performing Arts Showcase Performance {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza
SKIS Korean Traditional Performing Arts Showcase
25 May | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Performance | Korean | L1, Plaza
 பல குழந்தைப் பருவங்கள், பல ஜன்னல்கள்: வகுப்பறைகள், நூலகங்கள் மற்றும் பரிந்துரை பட்டியல்களுக்கான பல்வேறு இந்திய பட புத்தகங்களை ஆராய்ந்து தொகுப்பதற்கான ஒரு முயற்சி Many Childhoods, Many Windows: A Foray into Exploring and Curating Diverse Indian Picture Books Workshop {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Programme Room 1 Thejaswi Shivanand reading language-development narratives
பல குழந்தைப் பருவங்கள், பல ஜன்னல்கள்: வகுப்பறைகள், நூலகங்கள் மற்றும் பரிந்துரை பட்டியல்களுக்கான பல்வேறு இந்திய பட புத்தகங்களை ஆராய்ந்து தொகுப்பதற்கான ஒரு முயற்சி
Many Childhoods, Many Windows: A Foray into Exploring and Curating Diverse Indian Picture Books
25 May | 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop | Tamil | CTPL Programme Room 1
Thejaswi Shivanand
和小公主一起玩 Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
和小公主一起玩
25 May | 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Book Launch | Chinese | CTPL Submarine Room
 JUARA: The Story of Singapore’s Squash Legend Zainal Abidin Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza
JUARA: The Story of Singapore’s Squash Legend Zainal Abidin
25 May | 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
 Happy Birthday! With Timmy and Tammy Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
Happy Birthday! With Timmy and Tammy
25 May | 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room
 Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma: A DRAW OFF! Performance {category_name} {/categories} L1, Plaza Arif Rafhan Melanie Lee storytelling creativity play-learning
Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma: A DRAW OFF!
25 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Performance | English | L1, Plaza
Arif RafhanMelanie Lee
从远方来的朋友 Capybara Family’s Adventure in the Lion City Book Launch {category_name} {/categories} CTPL Submarine Room
从远方来的朋友
Capybara Family’s Adventure in the Lion City
25 May | 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Book Launch | Chinese | CTPL Submarine Room
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