Remembering September

What?
In rememberance of Sept 11, the Adult & Young People's Services (PLS) is pleased to collaborate with Sugar Grove Public Library (Chicago, Illinois) for a 'live' chat based on the theme of how much do we understand each other.

Join in on Youth Conversations with people between 13 to 35 years of age from Sugar Grove Public Library in the US, and Jurong Regional & Tampines Regional libraries in Singapore. Using Internet technology, we will bridge time-zone differences to address a new question every few days prior to Sept 11.

When?
1) Join our 'live' chat via Instant Messenging, on *Sunday Sept 11, 2 pm, Singapore time* *Sunday Sept 11, 1 am, Chicago USA time*

How?
Login to one of the following (depending on whether you have MSN or Yahoo! IM):* jrl_chat_msn (MSN IM name)* trl_chat_msn (MSN IM name)* jrl_chat (Yahoo! IM name)* tampines_chaty (Yahoo! IM name)

What if you can't make it for the chat session?
If you can't make it for the chat sessions, you can still join the blog discussions at Sugar Grove Youth blog

Main discussion points:
#1: Language: Singlish Vs English, Spanglish Vs English
#2: Culture: How do we achieve harmony among people of different ethnic groups? How are the United States and Singapore alike? How are the United States and Singapore different?
#3: Lifestyle: What do you eat everyday? What do you "eat" mentally? (your food for thought)The Burger Culture Vs the Rice/ Noodle culture. How much Western influence is in Singapore food culture? How much Asian influence is in US food culture?
#4: Continue the Statement: "Why do People..."

Please keep in mind that the ideas and observations shared will remain long after we stop having the conversation. For more information, please feel free to email us at YoungPeopleServices@nlb.gov.sg