Book Bugs Rescuers: Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
1. Only individuals who have their own NLB library membership and with a myLibrary username are eligible to participate in this promotion. Anyone without a myLibrary username can sign up here: https://account.nlb.gov.sg/
This means that non-individual membership types, such as the following, are excluded:
(i) DEAR Organisations;
(ii) DIYREAD@Community;
(iii) Institutional Borrowers.
2. “Physical book” refers to any physical library material, including magazines and audiovisual materials.
3. “eBook” refers to eBooks, eMagazines and eAudiobooks borrowed via one of these websites or apps:
(i) NLB Mobile app;
(ii) catalogue.nlb.gov.sg;
(iii) nlb.overdrive.com or Overdrive app (NLB Collection only);
(iv) libbyapp.com/library/nlb or Libby app by Overdrive (NLB Collection only).
4. Points from borrowing Physical Books and eBooks
(a) Maximum daily points each patron may earn:
| Physical Books | 16 points / day |
|---|---|
| eBooks | 8 point / day |
| Both Physcial and eBooks | 24 points / day |
(b) Points from all borrowed items will be credited within 24 hours from the time of borrowing (and not immediately upon borrowing).
5. Points from Online Quizzes
(a) There will be a monthly online quiz available on www.go.gov.sg/bookbugs from March 2022 to November 2022.
(b) Maximum monthly points each patron may earn:
| Quiz in English | 6 points/month for score of 7 and above. |
|---|---|
| Quiz in Mother Tongue language in Chinese, Malay or Tamil | 6 points/month for score of 7 and above. |
Minimum monthly points each patron may earn:
| Quiz in English | 3 points/month for score of 6 and below. |
|---|---|
| Quiz in Mother Tongue language in Chinese, Malay or Tamil | 3 points/month for score of 6 and below. |
(c) Patrons can participate in a maximum of 2 quizzes per month: one in English and one in a Mother Tongue language (i.e. Chinese, Malay or Tamil).
(d) Points will be awarded based only on scores for the first attempt by each patron in the monthly English quiz and/or the Mother Tongue Language quiz.
(e) Points earned from the online quizzes will be credited within 5 working days after the end of each month’s quiz period. (E.g. for the quiz in March 2022, points will be credited by 7 April 2022, 2359 hours.)
6. Redemption of points for Book Bugs Cards
(a) Patrons redeem their points via the NLB Mobile app. Please note that a QR code and 8-digit code (for those without a QR code reader) will be generated under “Points and Rewards” on your account page as well as sent to the email address registered with your account.
(b) Redemption for 1 card requires 4 points. Once you have clicked “Redeem”, 4 points will be deducted from your account.
(c) Patrons are to use the QR code(s) or 8-digit code(s) to collect their card(s) from the Book Bugs card machines located at all public libraries (except library@chinatown, library@esplanade and library@orchard) from March 2022 to December 2022, during library operating hours.
(d) Please note that points earned from borrowed items under Clause 4 will be credited until 2359 hrs on 29 December 2022 and all un-used points earned from borrowed items during the promotion period (1 December 2021 to 29 December 2022) shall expire at 2359 hrs on 31 December 2022.
(e) All card redemptions at the libraries are while stocks last.