Coffee Meets Book: A Date with Books (CTPL)

Has your reading life felt dull lately? It’s time to swipe right on your next favourite read! Join us for “Coffee Meets Book”, a speed dating event for books!

Explore different genres of books and meet like-minded book lovers in this event where we match people who want to talk about books instead of looking for relationships.

After all, it is a truth universally acknowledged, that any person in possession of good taste, is in want of a good read (and people to share them with).

Here’s how it works:

• Participants will be randomly assigned to a table with books related to a certain topic/genre.
• Participants will read for 15mins, choosing from any book on the table. A short discussion with the other people at the table follows.
• Participants can then choose to stay or move to another table with an available space.
• After 3 rounds, participants may choose to borrow an unclaimed book or leave empty-handed (No judgement, this is a safe space).

This programme is recommended for adults, but all are welcome.

About Read for Books

Read for Books is a charity book drive to raise awareness and share the gift of reading with the less privileged.

From 1 to 31 July 2024, for every 10 people who read for 15 minutes, one book or equivalent will be donated to WondeRead, KidsREAD, Ready to READ @ NLB, Starter kit &

Programmes for Babies and Toddlers, and MINDS, our selected beneficiaries for 2024, up to a certain number of books.

This year, Read for Books is supported by Bubbly Books, Focus Publishing, Mitsubishi RTM, POPULAR, Read With You, Scholastic Asia, Singapore Book Publishers Association.

Please note that photos and/or videos of this programme and its participants may be taken.

Important Notice 

This programme is open to members of the National Library Board, Singapore. Please ensure you have your myLibrary username on hand before proceeding with the registration. If you do not have a myLibrary username, you can create one here: https://account.nlb.gov.sg/ .

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Central Public Library – Programme Room 2, 100 Victoria Street National Library Board, Singapore, Singapore