Mandate

The National Library of the Philippines (NLP) is the repository of the printed and recorded cultural heritage of the country and other intellectual, literary resources and information sources.

Vision

By 2027, the National Library of the Philippines shall be the premier library in the country, with an extensive collection of library resources available in different forms and media, providing excellent customer service experience through automated library facilities and online services, driving the intellectual, social, and cultural progress of the Filipino society.

Mission

The National Library of the Philippines is an ISO certified national repository of printed and recorded cultural heritage in the country that acquires, organizes, conserves, and preserves Filipiniana resources and provides equitable access to information resources on various platforms, and delivers world-class customer service for Filipinos.

Quality Policy

We, at the NLP, as a repository of cultural heritage, commit to acquire, conserve and preserve all printed and recorded Filipiniana resources, ensure equitable access and provide inclusive and resilient services to support, intellectual, cultural and national development in accordance with the applicable requirements while continually improving our quality management system.

To uphold this commitment, we shall:

• Espouse human resource welfare and development and values formation programs to harness the fullest potential of our people;

• Implement responsive policies, programs, and initiatives;

• Acquire and generate the best-available library resources; and,

• Integrate risk and quality management systems into the processes across the organization, particularly in policy formulation, decision-making, planning, service provision, performance evaluation, and improvement processes.

It further commits to complying with statutory and legal requirements and continuously improving our quality management system.