33^rd LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES MONTH

Flagship Activities and Events

• VIRTUAL LAUNCHING AND PRESS CONFERENCE
  18 September 2023 via Zoom, NLP FB Page & YouTube Channel
  A brief discussion of this year’s theme, presentation of the official poster and microsite, and explanation of various LISM activities and contests.
• OPENING CEREMONIES
  6 November 2023, NLP Auditorium, Facebook Page & YouTube Channel
  A face-to-face event to formally kick off the celebration of LIS Month and promote the importance of libraries and librarians in relation to the theme.
• LISM EXHIBIT
  6-30 November 2023, Ground Floor Lobby, NLP Building
  Showcases key events, people, places, and publications in librarianship to emphasize the importance of celebrating Library and Information Services Month.
• LETS TALK!: DISCUSSION ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT
  7 November 2023, NLP Auditorium & Facebook Page
  A FREE seminar on financial literacy and records management that aims to foster the personal growth of librarians and the diverse communities that libraries serve.
• LAKBAY KAALAMAN – OUTREACH PROGRAM
  23-24 November 2023, Malay, Aklan
  A visit to the Municipality of Malay, Aklan to conduct face-to-face seminar and children’s activities.
• BOOK LAUNCHING – IMPACT STORIES: LIBRARIANS EDITION
  29 November 2023, NLP Auditorium, Facebook Page & YouTube Channel
  Launching of a coffee-table book featuring the stories of 100 Filipino librarians, sharing best practices, as well as chronicles of both failures and successes in the field of librarianship.
• CLOSING AND AWARDING CEREMONIES
  29 November 2023, NLP Auditorium, Facebook page & YouTube Channel
  Culmination of the 2023 LIS Month festivities and awarding of the winners of various contests held during the month-long celebration.

• Library Feud
  This is a fun game show for librarians, library staff and BLIS students. This game is about questions based on opinions or expectations that are asked in a survey before the show. The contestant must respond not with their own opinions and expectations but with guesses as to which answers were common or popular.
• My Day in the Library
  A Tiktok Contest where participants will submit videos that show how their day in the library went. Videos will be posted in NLP’s Tiktok account, and entries with the most heart reactions will win.
• Layb Testimony
  This contest demonstrates how the library has benefited participants’ lives. There have been times in their lives when it may be said that the library made a significant impact on them.
• Guess How Many Books are in the Shelves
  A picture of shelves of books will be posted in the NLP social media pages and in the Reading Room and participants will be asked to guess how many books are there in the picture. The one/s who will guess correctly (or the closest one) will win the prize.
• Lucky NLP Patrons of the Day
  Each NLP patron will be given a chance to draw a piece of paper from a box. Lucky users will be given special LISM merchandise based on what they were able to draw.
• Pinoy Children’s Book Character
  Pinoy Children’s Book Character aims to give Filipino families a chance to share a fun, healthy, and academically nourishing activity for the recycled art sculpture contest while also promoting excitement and a love of reading. It’s a great approach to show everyone that reading is a worthy and engaging hobby. Our favorite characters from Filipino children’s storybooks from the library is featured in this competition.