Librarians

**You’ve built a career—but are you building something that truly matters?** If you’ve ever wondered whether your skills could be used for something more meaningful, you’re not alone. Join us for an evening of professional networking and knowledge sharing focused on meaningful work and venture building. Connect with like-minded professionals, engage in meaningful conversations, and discover opportunities to contribute to a more sustainable future. This meetup is the perfect platform to expand your network, exchange ideas, and learn the secrets behind venture building. Let’s explore how your experience can help build a better future—alongside others who are turning that same restlessness into real impact. [Note: Do get a drink or food from the venue to support them]

Looking to grow your network, meet like-minded entrepreneurs, or simply unwind with people who get the hustle? Join us for a relaxed evening of our regularly scheduled 1st Thursdays **business networking in a casual setting**. Drop in, grab some food and drink, and start a conversation. Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this event is for anyone who values authentic connections over formalities. We can’t wait to meet you, see you there! **Why Attend?** * **Casual, No-Pressure Environment**: No formal speeches or sales pitches—just genuine conversations with fellow entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners. * **Expand Your Network**: Connect with people who understand the challenges and rewards of building a business. Whether you’re looking for collaborations, advice, or just good company, you’ll find it here. * **Share Ideas & Insights**: Got a business challenge or a new idea? Bounce it off others who’ve been there and can offer fresh perspectives. * **Tap into Regional Opportunities**: Our network extends to affiliated chapters in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Taiwan, giving you access to connections across Southeast Asia. * **No-grift Authenticity:** This event has been running since 2002 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, network with confidence! **Who Should Attend** * Entrepreneurs * Aspiring founders * Freelancers * Investors **Ground Rules** * **Buy your own drink and food:** While there is no entrance fee to attend, it is compulsory for you to buy something from the venue that is hosting us. No ifs or buts. If you are allergic to any and all food and drinks on the menu, buy anything off the menu and gift it to another person. If you already ate or drank before coming, buy a drink and put it in front of you as you will get thirsty during networking. * **No hard selling:** You are free to network and mingle, however you are not free to force others or the organizers to make the other attendees to sit through your pitch. * **Have basic decency and manners:** All kinds of people attends our networking sessions. You may not agree with many of them but that does not give you the right to name-call, insult or harass them because of that.

### **Curious about Argentine Tango?** Join our **Beginner Trial Class** and experience the magic of this elegant and passionate dance! No partner or experience is needed—we’ll guide you step-by-step in a fun and friendly environment. It’s the perfect way to try something new, meet great people, and discover the beauty of tango music and movement. Come with comfy shoes and an open mind—you might just fall in love with tango! Address: The Rhythm Room @ Clarke Quay. The Warehouse Block B #02-03, 3B River Valley Road, Singapore 179021 Trial Class fee: S$10

### 为什么练习霎哈嘉瑜伽？ 在繁忙的都市生活中，我们往往忽略了身、心、灵的健康。霎哈嘉瑜伽冥想恰恰是现代人的需求。它给予我们瑜伽，即天人合一的状态，通过精微能量来帮助我们恢复内在的平衡。这个修复是自然而然的。 这个力量是我们内在精微系统的一部分，其中还包括了七个能量中心和三条经脉。当我们处于平衡的状态，我们并不受过去或者未来的影响，也能处于无思无虑的状态。而这个力量在梵文中指的是“昆达里尼”。 “霎哈嘉”指的是自然而然，而“瑜伽”的意思是连接联合的状态。霎哈嘉瑜伽仅涉及冥想，并不涉及任何体位瑜伽。 我们的课程： 每逢星期四傍晚7点半 地点：AZ building, 140 Paya Lebar Road, #07-15 Singapore 409015 报名方式：请联系杨小姐（98564587)

**💡 Topic**: "Not just Insurance - How Benefits Drive Employee Retention" **🗣 Speaker:** Genevieve Tan **💡 Topic**: "Strong, but Tired: Why High Functioning People Burn Out Quietly" **🗣 Speaker:** Kaizer Monnatii 📅 **Date**: 6th Feb 2026 🕒 **Time**: 7.30AM - 9.30AM 📍 **Venue**: Amara Hotel **💰 Cos**t: $60/pax **👔 Attire**: Professional or formal. **Here's how you can join us.** Send your details to [https://forms.gle/Gt7UemdzUjgRG4ci7](https://forms.gle/Gt7UemdzUjgRG4ci7) \- The meeting date \(**6th Feb 2026** for this case). \- Your full name\. \- Your email\. **What you can get from our online Networking:** ✅ plenty of business contacts to expand your network. We expect about 35-45 business owners or self-employed from various trades. ✅ Introduction of yourself and your products/ services to the face-to-face meeting. **What this MeetUp is NOT:** This is not a platform for MLM companies' recruitment (nothing wrong with MLM companies; we welcome you but respect the meeting and do not do recruitment during the physical networking. It never works out this way in any case) **P.S.**: This is a BNI-setting networking event. Here is the **link to register** again; [https://forms.gle/Gt7UemdzUjgRG4ci7](https://forms.gle/Gt7UemdzUjgRG4ci7) Technological disruption has changed how businesses are run. The advent of technology has phased out many business models. However, no matter how advanced technology can be, human connection and relations remain essential aspects of the business. **How can we stay lean and keep ahead of competitors?** We welcome you to our online Business Networking Day, where you can meet with like-minded business owners to make connections and seek collaborations for business growth. If you are an enthusiastic business owner, you are in the right place. See you there. Join us for 120 minutes of guided networking with business owners from different trades, and find out how you can grow your business using our BNI platform of: ✅ weekly face time with members and visitors; ✅ quality referrals; ✅ Regular showcases for every member. To join us for our networking session, go to [https://forms.gle/Gt7UemdzUjgRG4ci7](https://forms.gle/Gt7UemdzUjgRG4ci7)

Hello Leader-Readers Happy New Year! I hope the festive season has treated you well, filled with good food, rest, and joyful celebrations. What better way to kick off the new year than by coming back to the library for February’s Book Club session! In collaboration with Book Lovers Club, we will be discussing Mind Over Money by author and BBC Radio 4 presenter, Claudia Hammond. Registration for the upcoming session is available at this link: https://go.gov.sg/nlbblc. A few things to note: * Registration is through myLibrary ID, do have it ready before proceeding with registration. * If all slots are taken up, you will be able to register into a waiting list via the same channel. * As slots are limited, please be considerate - attend the slot you have signed up for and be punctual!. If you are unable to make it, please drop me an email. * Registration closes on 6 February, 12pm. Cheers, SG Self-Development Book Club

Hello ladies! It's time for our monthly meetup! Let's get together and have dinner & drinks! Let’s welcome new international and local sisters to Wander Women, and catch up with each other's travel tales. If you're new, don't worry, more than half the ladies each time are new and coming on their own :) you never know what new friendships are waiting to be formed. **D’LIFE SIGNATURE @ CHINATOWN POINT** D'Life Signature (蔬品軒) is a popular vegetarian restaurant in Singapore known for its Asian fusion and Chinese ala carte dishes, offering healthy, plant-based versions of local favorites like Hainanese "Chicken" Rice, using soy protein for meat substitutes. They focus on fresh ingredients, bold flavors, and cater to dietary needs with dishes free from alliums (garlic/onions), often including dim sum, noodle bowls, and innovative creations, aiming to provide a satisfying and nourishing dining experience. ***Minimum order: 1 main dish and 1 drink*** Address: 133 New Bridge Rd #02-37 Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413 Nearest MRT: Chinatown MRT Menu: [https://dlifesignature.zzv.sg/](https://dlifesignature.zzv.sg/) See you!! Kaero (the lady with blue hair) [http://buymeacoffee.com/kaero](http://buymeacoffee.com/kaero)

Welcome! Gist below! :-) 1. Bring a book to the meet! 2. Buy a drink (and a bite if you're hungry). 3. Say hi to the folks. 4. Read! 5. We'll do a short round of intros and a short sharing at the end too. :) Come in and find us (we're probably the only reading group)! In the event that the place is full, we'll find a back up nearby. :-) This is a limited seats, small group event, so do try to update your RSVP early if your plans change! Thanks in advance!

Welcome! Gist below! :-) 1. Bring a book to the meet! 2. Buy a drink (and a bite if you're hungry). 3. Say hi to the folks. 4. Read! 5. We'll do a short round of intros and a short sharing at the end too. :) Come in and find us (we're probably the only reading group)! In the event that the place is full, we'll find a back up nearby. :-) This is a limited seats, small group event, so do try to update your RSVP early if your plans change! Thanks in advance!

Welcome! Gist below! :-) 1. Bring a book to the meet! 2. Buy a drink (and a bite if you're hungry). 3. Say hi to the folks. 4. Read! 5. We'll do a short round of intros and a short sharing at the end too. :) Find the folks with books! In the event that the place is full, we'll find a back up nearby. :-) This is a limited seats, small group event, so do try to update your RSVP early if your plans change! Thanks in advance! Nearest MRT: Serangoon (CC13/NE12)

Join us for our February Book Club gathering where we will come together to discuss *A Master of Djinn* by P. Djèlí Clark in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts.

Ciao a tutt\*! Let's meet Monday at 6.30pm at the **Columbus Public Library (Northside Branch)** in **Meeting Room 3** to speak in Italian for 1 hour. \*Note the change in location this week due to no space the Upper Arlington library.\* Keeping Monday for consistency but we can discuss if there are better days/times/locations! Perhaps we can do two times a week as well. TBD.

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

**Our February novel is: Julia by Sandra Newman** **This month is a classic, dystopian, fiction, literary fiction, women’s fiction, and science fiction novel. The book is 394 pages in print and 14 hours and 20 minutes on audiobook.** **An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell’s 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith’s lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.** Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It’s 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania. Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell’s 1984. All her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else. She is an ideal citizen: cheerfully cynical, always ready with a bribe, piously repeating every political slogan while believing in nothing. She routinely breaks the rules, but also collaborates with the regime when necessary. Everyone likes Julia. Then one day she finds herself walking toward Winston Smith in a corridor and impulsively slips him a note, setting in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story. Julia takes us on a surprising journey through Orwell’s now-iconic dystopia, with twists that reveal unexpected sides not only to Julia, but to other familiar figures in the 1984 universe. This unique perspective lays bare our own world in haunting and provocative ways, just as the original did almost seventy-five years ago.

Join members of the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast. There _might_ be a little snow, but there _will_ be effectively infinite serve-yourself coffee, so it evens out if you ask me. Just a reminder, while the other locations are great too, we’re at the Lane Ave one this time.