Author: Jonathan Santos

Nakikiisa ang Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas sa paggunita ng ika-120 taong anibersaryo ng kapanganakan ng tinaguriang “Manunulat ng mga Manggagawa” at isang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Literatura, Amado V. Hernandez.   Ipinanganak noong Setyembre 13, 1903 sa Hagonoy, Bulacan ngunit lumaki sa Tondo, Maynila, si A. V. Hernandez ay nakilala bilang isang mahusay na makata at manunulat sa wikang Tagalog. Ang kaniyang mga akda ay karaniwang tungkol sa pagsusuri at pagpuna ng lipunang Pilipino noong kaniyang kapanahunan.Siya ay namatay noong Marso 24, 1970.   Noong Oktubre 21, 1977, ang...

The National Library of the Philippines with the National Committee on Library and Information Services – National Commission for Culture and the Arts is inviting everyone to join the Virtual Launching and Press Conference of the 33rd Library and Information Services Month (LISM) which will be held on 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗟𝗣 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 and will be streamed live at NLP YouTube Account. The 2023 LISM theme, flagship program and calendar of activities will be presented to all the participants, including the representatives of the different libraries in the country and members...

Interested and qualified applicants should signify their interest in writing (Application Letter) and submit/upload it through the FY 2023 NLP Recruitment Online Form at http://bit.ly/3EBxPSA together with the following documents not later than September 25, 2023. 1. Fully accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS) with recent passport-sized picture (CS Form No. 212, Revised 2017) and Work Experience Sheet which can be downloaded at www.csc.gov.ph; 2. Performance rating in the last rating period (if applicable); 3. Photocopy of authenticated certificate of eligibility/rating/license; and 4. Photocopy...

“As a people we have come of age. We must move forward, just and firm but merciful and humane, closely united, animated by the same social aspirations to happiness, bound together as a political state by the wise dispositions of our Constitution and our laws. God helping me, I shall strive to this end.” Then President Sergio Osmeña spoke these words to close his speech on November 23, 1944 in Tacloban, Leyte entitled “A Government of Law.”    As the National Library of the Philippines and the whole nation commemorate the 145th Birth Anniversary of President Sergio Osmeña, Sr today, September...

September 8 marks the World and National Physical Therapy Day! The National Library of the Philippines joins the celebration this year by featuring selected library materials about physical therapy. The focus for this year’s World PT Day is arthritis, with an in-depth look at some forms of inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis, and the role of Physical Therapists in increasing awareness and effectively managing these conditions, and facilitating individuals in maintaining an  active and mobile lifestyle. In the Philippines, the National PT Day is...

ANNOUNCEMENT! DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION IS EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13, 2023. Entries should be submitted via Google Form: https://bit.ly/ChildrensLibraryAward2023

ANNOUNCEMENT! DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION IS EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13, 2023. All nominations/submissions should be submitted via Google Form: https://bit.ly/ChildrensLibrarianAward2023 . Submit your entries now!

The National Library of the Philippines joins the celebration of International Literacy Day (ILD) with the theme “Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies.”   Spearheaded by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), ILD has been celebrated annually around the world since 1967 to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society.   According to UNESCO, literacy...

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬! The NLP, in partnership with the Association of Librarians in Public Sector (ALPS), Inc. and the Provincial Government of Laguna through the Laguna Provincial Library (LPL), will conduct the 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (11th CCYAL) with the theme: 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗣𝘂𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻 on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭-𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 at the 𝗦𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀, 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮. Target participants for this conference are public and school librarians and staff, public and school library officers-in-charge, registered...

Ang Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas ay nakikiisa sa buong bansa sa pagdiriwang ng 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 ngayong buwan ng Setyembre na may temang “𝗞𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻.” Sa pamamagitan ng Proklamasyon Blg. 675, s. 2004, idineklara ang buwan ng Setyembre ng bawat taon bilang National Peace Consciousness Month. Ito ay upang maitanim nang higit pa sa kamalayan at pang-unawa ng mamamayang Pilipino ang proseso ng kapayapaan, para palakasin ang suporta sa pagtamo ng pambansang kapayapaan. Proclamation No. 675, s. 2004: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/…/proclamation-no…/ #NationalLibraryPH #Peace...

The National Library of the Philippines joins the Philippine Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the whole nation in celebrating the 𝟭𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. This is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 1050, s. 1997 which declares the month of September of every year as the Civil Service Month, and in observance of the establishment of the Philippine Civil Service by virtue of Public Law No. 5 issued on 19 September 1900. In 2021, CSC introduced a 10-year overarching theme, “𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀.”...