The Asian Children's Festival (ACF) is an annual event organized by the National Library Board in Singapore to promote the habit of lifelong learning and to create and provide opportunities for the creative and joyous learning of Asian content and culture among children. The National Library Board ( Abbreviation: NLB; Chinese: 国家图书馆管理局 Malay: Lembaga Perpustakaan Negara; Tamil Singapore Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning" a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations
Managed by Singex exhibitions, the event started out in 2001 and has attracted more than 300,000 participants each year. In 2005, the event was held between 7 November and 27 November with the opening at the Woodlands Regional Library. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont It was held from 15 November to 26 November in 2006. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"
External links
- Asian Children's Festival - Official website