Annual report 2005-2006

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Annual Report 2006

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7. As the year draws to a close, I would like to extend my thanks to all
those who have helped me during my stint as the Chairman of the Hullett
Memorial Library Club. As my final contribution to the library, I present to
you the Annual Report for 2005/2006. A compilation of the EXCO’s work,
and a record of the events that have occurred this year, I hope that this
annual report will be both a useful resource, and a pleasant reminder of
events that occurred this year.
Thank You
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10. Chief Librarian
Joshua Heng
Joined HML club in 2004.
Deputy Chief Librarian
Ang Kuan Ming @ Zaw Shane
Joined HML club in 2003. Longest
serving member in HML club today.
Circulation Department
Manager: Li Yiyang
Joined HML club in 2004.
Assistant Manager: Ian Yap
Joined HML club in 2003.
Deputy Assistant Manager:
Law Kang Jie
Joined HML club in 2005.
Deputy Assistant Manager:
Chang Shu Jian
Joined HML club in 2005..
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11. Info-Com Department
Manager: Benjamin Joshua
Ong
Joined HML club in 2005.
Assistant Manager: Jonathan
Ng Pang Ern and Calvin Teo
Both joined HML club in 2005
Welfare Department
Manager: Muhammad Sadikin
Joined HML club in 2004.
Asst. Manager: Daniel Goh En
Qi
Joined HML club in 2004.
Publicity Department
Manager: Gan Yu Neng
Joined HML club in 2004.
Asst. Manager: Lim Yi Sheng
Joined HML club in 2004.
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12. Chief Librarian
Li Yiyang
Deputy Chief
Librarians
Muhammad Sadikin and
Daniel Goh
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13. Circulation Department
Manager: Kang Jie
Assistant Manager: Lee Si Kai
Programmes
Department
Manager: Gan Yu Neng
Assistant Manager: Rohan
Puthran
Welfare Department
Manager: Bao Rong
Ass. Manager: Chang Su Jian
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14. Annual General Meeting 2005
By Calvin Teo
The Annual General Meeting was held on the 6th of
July in the AVT. The meeting started right after school at
1530 hours.
This year, it was our pleasure to have Mr. Koh Chin
Nguang to grace the occasion as a Guest-of-Honour, while
our Welfare Manager, Yang Tze Wei, was the Emcee for
this event.
The emcee welcomed all who were present, and
handed the mike to Mrs Cheryl Yap, who gave us a short
briefing and speech. She also updated us on notable
events that happened the last year, such as . Following the
opening address, it was time for the chief librarian
2004/2005, Master Tay Zhi Yong, to make his speech. He
addressed several issues that pertained to the standards
of the librarians and their responsibilities, and reminded us
of memorable events that occurred.
The new executive committee of 2005/2006 was
then announced.
Next was the chief librarian 2005/2006, Joshua
Heng, to make his speech. He spoke about his
experiences in the library, his plan on how he would like to
turn the HML into a nexus of research and information, and
how librarians should continue in helping out in the library.
Following his speech, it was the investiture of new
Secondary 1 to Seconday 3 fellow librarians, presented by
Miss Mani, Mdm Ho, and Mrs. Yap. This ceremony
formally inducted them as true librarians. They then stood
at ceremony and took the librarian’s pledge.
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15. Next was the presentation of awards.
Accompanying the Commendable Librarian awards,
there were also the Most Outstanding Librarian and Most
Outstanding Friend of the Library, all given out by the
Guest-of-Honour. Tokens of appreciation and certificates
were also given out to the Secondary 4s in recognition of
their efforts, by Mrs. Cheryl Yap.
A multimedia slide show was the presented,
compiled by our Info-Comm Manager, Benjamin Ong. It
showed snapshots and snippets of events through the
year. We than promoted the year end IPOHadventure
2005.
The guests and librarians then proceeded to the
reception, provided by the parent volunteers and staff of
the library. This was followed by a photo-taking session.
Everyone enjoyed the scrumptious food, such as the
pizzas, cakes, jelly, chicken wings, muffins, and the like.
Of course, nobody could forget the dunking
ceremony, conducted at the fountain outside the HML.
The entire ceremony ended with a splash, as Zhi Yong,
Shawn Tan, Joshua Heng, and Shane’s head got dunked
into the pool water, our unofficial way to commemorate
the passing of leadership roles.
Overall, the AGM was a large success despite
some delays
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16. To illuminate the path ahead,
to bring light into this resplendent night.
  
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17. 
“I am the 8-
time
gambling
king (fool) ”
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18. “To illuminate
the path ahead,
to bring light
into this
resplendent
night”
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19. “Stop stop stop
stop stop. I
wanna vomit.”
小朋友, b
“Catching a
Firefly and
picking leave is
prohibited.”
“Aaaaaaaaa.”
(Falling down a bus)
“Moua-tis-koes”
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20. It’s MINES City,
no MINES
resort City, no
MINES beach
resort.. Ahh
MINDS
Something!
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23. 16th March 2006 saw the members of Hullett Memorial Library
Club gathering at the library for the first Library Club Members’ Day of
the year. A total of 37 librarians came for the event, much lesser that
what we have expected.
At 7.45, the librarians assembled at our very own Library
Activities Room for attendance taking. To start the day’s events, the
executive committee members introduced themselves and the library
staff members to the fellow librarians. In turn, the other library
members are requested to introduce themselves. The atmosphere was
very tense as this is the first time most of them are seeing each other.
The sense of camaraderie, which we all should have, was lacking
between them. To loosen them up, we then moved on to our first of
the many activities, the icebreakers.
The age-old game of Whacko started off the icebreakers. This
game saw the new librarians quickly becoming familiar with the Exco
members’ names. It also allowed the Exco to get to know the names of
the new members. Though it was the first time that some of the
members get to know the Exco, they were fast in making “lives” hard
for them. The next exciting game that awaited the members was
pomelo. The last icebreaker game was dog and bone. To make the
game exciting, we awarded marks for this game. This started the
award system that we came up with for the LCM Day. . At
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24. the end of the day, there will be surprises for the various teams.
The library was not in an excellent state and thus we had to
carry out house keeping. To spur them to finish as many shelves as
possible, we extended the award system to include this. Besides that,
we also had fun and challenging riddles and quiz. The Birthday Bash
that followed this was the one that everyone was dying for. The
Birthday Bash celebrates librarians whose birthdays fall in Term One.
As usual, there was good food and good fun as everyone enjoyed the
Nasi Lemak and the lovable jelly. House keeping resumed after that.
Then, it was Lunchtime!
After lunch, we shed our smelly P.E kit and donned our smart
white uniforms. And off we go on a shopping spree at Kinokuniya.
There, we were give the privilege to buy new books for the library. To
provide the library with new and wide variety of books, we searched
high and low for the books of high calibre much deserving to be in the
library’s collection. After the tiring book hunting session, we went to
the Library@Orchard. The library was amazing, with all the artistic
designs and a large collection of books.
With that, we came to the end of the exciting and enriching LCM
Day 1.
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25. The EXCO would like to give thanks to Mrs Yap for providing some cash
rewards, especially to the planning comm. Then we adjourned to the Bishan for dinner
and overnight grocery shopping. Then some of us went breakfast shopping and adjourned
back to school to bathe and sleep. We watched part of Initial D and Kungfu Hustle in the
LAR, before retiring for the night.
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27. OPEN HOUSE 2006
Written by Jonathan Ng, editing by Joshua Heng
“Good morning, welcome to the Hullett Memorial Library.”
Greetings resounded the foreboding entrance to the Library as throngs of parents and
Primary Six pupils hopeful in making it to our prestigious institution paid visit to the
pride of Raffles Institution – the Hullett Memorial Library…
The day for the EXCO and fellow librarians (who had signed up for the first shift) started
at an early 0830 hrs on the 15th July 2006, a clear Saturday’s morning. As final
preparations were being undertaken to tidy up the library, to welcome the visitors the day
to come would soon expect; books were shelved, shelves were re-read, and magazines
arranged to ensure that the library would be at its best. The drinks store that had been
open during the GE Open house was set up again, this time prominently outside the HML
fountain, to entice the departing guests on their way out. Before nine, when the Open
House would officially start, Mrs. Yap as well as Joshua briefed the librarians on what
the duties were, the route to take, as well as tips and tricks passed down from previous
events. The green blazers were handed out, and the first guests came in.
Before we knew it, all was in swing. As guests entered the library, led in groups by
prefects or by themselves, Chief Librarian Joshua Heng greeted them all with friendly
welcomes, before allocating them their guides for the tour. Touring was perhaps a most
memorable experience for us, be it our first attempt at it, or not. As most our librarians
gave their tours to friendly guests, some other unfortunate librarians encountered difficult
parents who posed seemingly ridiculous questions, or gave them negative feedback.
However, most parents were in awe at the spectacle our library beheld, be it its size, or its
sophisticated interior design.
Outside, the canned mango drinks and bottled water were selling fast, with new stock
being opened and placed in the cold box at a continuous rate. Librarians assigned to the
stall urged parents to buy the drinks and help contribute to a charitable cause. Some
generous parents even donated money towards the project.
Soon it came time for lunch, which consisted of macaroni sandwiches Kang Jie had
prepared for us as well as packed food from the RPA stall. Ian, Calvin and myself headed
off to J8 for lunch, as well as to get ice for our drinks, and bread for making more
sandwiches.
Upon returning, we handed over the ice and met the librarians on the afternoon shift,
although most of the EXCO stayed for the entire duration of the Open House. More
smiles welcomed the guests and more tours were carried out. It was soon 1530 hrs, and
the number of guests started declining. As Open House drew to a memorable close, the
cold box and unsold drinks were kept, the library tidied up and there was a short debrief
by Mrs. Yap before the library closed for the day.
And with that, Open House 2006 drew to a successful end, with the librarians having
showcased the library to prospective parents and students alike.
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