Calling all fans of National Library Board’s Book Bugs! Celebrate the Book Bugs and their role in cultivating a love for reading in children ever since 2016.
What is NLB’s Book Bugs?
Spanning across five editions, the Book Bugs programme aims to instill positive reading habits among young patrons while boosting book loans and library visits.
Players earn points by borrowing books or eBooks. These points can then be redeemed for Book Bugs cards.
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There have also been various quizzes, community events, and playoffs that give opportunities for players to earn bonus points and collect tokens.
The Book Bugs card game sparks children’s cognitive skills as they take charge of their gameplay.
The Book Bugs has resulted in children, particularly boys, borrowing and reading more during the campaign periods. This has also resulted in a positive impact on loans and reading extending beyond the campaign period. For instance in the 2022 edition, patrons who started borrowing from NLB during the Book Bugs campaign, continued to borrow about 11 books per month after the campaign.
As of April 2025, more than 486,000 patrons have participated in Book Bugs activities and events, with over 9.1 million cards redeemed.
The fifth edition of Book Bugs, Book Bugs: Tales of Travellers is set in the world of Bugcadia where participants collect Book Bugs cards and stamps in their Bugcadia Travel Guide.
Book Bugs: NLB30 Special Mission
As part of the National Library Board’s 30th anniversary celebrations, there will be a Book Bugs: NLB30 Special Mission that features a lineup of fun and engaging activities from June to August 2025.
Book Bugs: Unearthing Memories Exhibition
A first-ever exhibition Book Bugs: Unearthing Memories will feature all 425 cards across five editions of Book Bugs.
The showcase will be first available for viewing at the Central Library from 21 June to 22 June, and subsequently travel to five libraries from 24 June to 27 July. There will be one panel displayed per library:
- Book Bugs (2016): Punggol Regional Library
- Book Bugs II (2018): Tampines Regional Library
- Book Bugs: Explorers of Stories Past (2020): Jurong Regional Library
- Book Bugs: Rescuers of Stories Lost (2022): Woodlands Regional Library
- Book Bugs: Tales of Travellers (2024): Central Library
The full Book Bugs: Unearthing Memories exhibition will then be available for viewing at Asian Civilisations Museum from 29 July to 17 August. Patrons can become a Heritage Explorer with Empress and take part in special NLB30 Book Bugs activities at ACM. This will also be the last chance to collect the Empress commemorative card and limited-edition NLB30 Book Bugs tokens!
Bugcadia’s Annual National Tournament (A.N.T.)
Part of the Book Bugs: Tales of Travellers campaign, Bugcadia’s Annual National Tournament will also be held at the National Library Building from 21 June to 22 June, 1 pm to 6 pm.
In this finale event for the fifth edition of Book 2 Bugs, compete with other players in exciting “Classic Mode” or opt for friendly fun in “Storytelling Mode” where players can flex their creative muscles!
The A.N.T. will also feature fringe activities, a card trading area, friendly matches, and NLB30 Special Mission activities and token redemption.
Two Special Commemorative Cards
In celebration of NLB30, two special commemorative cards “Pagie” and “Empress” are available for redemption upon completion of the activities at the exhibition.
The cards will subsequently be available in Book Bugs card dispensing machines from 23 June to 30 June at all public libraries except Bukit Batok Public Library, Marine Parade Public Library, Central Arts Library, Orchard Library, and library@chinatown.
NLB30 Book Bugs Token Redemption Days
Participants who borrow eight books from 1 July onwards and complete an engagement activity can earn an exclusive NLB30 Book Bugs token on redemption days at selected public libraries:
- Tampines Regional Library: 12 July
- Woodlands Regional Library: 13 July
- Punggol Regional Library: 19 July
- Jurong Regional Library: 20 July
- Central Library: 26 July, 27 July
Get more details about Book Bugs: NLB30 Special Mission.
