1. Cultivating Ideas to Drive Innovation in Libraries Liying Khoo National Library Board, Singapore

5. 26 Public Libraries National Library National Archives of Singapore Asian Film Archive

6. 2m members 27m visits 35m loans 11m digital user visits FY13 statistics

7. Innovation begins with an idea.

8. Innovation is translating creativity into something tangible and beneficial to the organisation

9. Support from the Top Platform to Innovate Changing mindsets Setting the Stage for Innovation

10. Proof-of-Concept (PoC) is a method of rapid prototyping

12. Nurture creativity and innovation in NLB Identify potential innovative projects Help staff turn their ideas into reality through PoC Afford recognition to innovative staff

14. Call for Ideas: BlackBox Roadshow

15. Call for Ideas: Learning Journeys

16. Call for Ideas: Innovation Workshop

18. BlackBox Competition

20. 1.5million cards redeemed, generating over 2 million loans Loans for 9-12 year age group increased by 30% Won ALA Innovative Library Project (2011) BlackBox 2008 winner Quest

21. Filesend: Send and receive large files securely and easily QuizSG: A fun mobile app to quiz yourself on facts about Singapore PixelStudio: NLB’s in-house video production team More BlackBox winners

22. Looking Outward: Partnerships & Co-creation

23. Open Data Programme Libraries@SG: An iOS app that searches for items from NLB’s collection. Users can bookmark them and read reviews BookeeSG: searches for NLB’s titles and checks if they are available

24. Open Data Programme

27. Support from the Top Platform to Innovate Changing mindsets Setting the Stage for Innovation

29. Thank you! Contact: Khoo_Li_Ying@nlb.gov.sg