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Hundreds of book lovers turned up at NUS Library's book adoption and exchange drive on Saturday (June 14) to pick up some of the discarded books from Yale-NUS College.Held outside the NUS Central Library, members of the public were given access to about 2,00'I just wanted a piece of nostalgia': Hundreds turn up at adoption drive to collect remaining Yale-NUS books
Hundreds of book lovers turned up at NUS Library's book adoption and exchange drive on Saturday (June 14) to pick up some of the discarded books from Yale-NUS College.Held outside the NUS Central Library, members of the public were given access to about 2,000 books.After the controversy over the disposal of hundreds of books in May, Yale-NUS College decided to host a donation drive for students, staff and their guests that month which saw «overwhelming response».'A piece of nostalgia'Over at NUS Central Library on June 14, AsiaOne noted hundreds of people, ranging from children to graduates to elderly, queuing up and collecting books. «I just wanted to grab a piece of nostalgia,» Yip, who declined to give his full name, said as he waited in the middle of a snaking queue.The 60-year-old, who studied economics in NUS about 20 years ago, added he was interested in collecting books on social sciences, humanities and history, as well as books on communication. Read more