Author: Jonathan Santos

The National Library of the Philippines (NLP), led by Director Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano, along with Public Libraries Division (PLD) staff Ms. Vida Dorea P. Mendoza, Librarian II, and Mr. Michael James R. Reyno, Librarian II, conducted technical assistance and observation visits to several public libraries in Negros Oriental. These include the Dumaguete City Public Library, Bais City Library, Tanjay City Library, Tayasan Municipal Library, and Valencia Municipal Library. During this activity, the NLP team also had courtesy calls with Local Government Units’ (LGU) Local Chief Executives...

Congratulations to 2024 Salanga Grand Prize winner Eric S. Roxas for his story ‘Monina’s Many Moles’ and 2024 Alcala Grand Prize winner Marcus Vito Z. Nada. Happy 41st National Children’s Book Day Celebration!  

Are you ready to compose the soundtrack for library advocacy? Join our 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐘 contest and let your music inspire unity, inclusivity and empowerment in our libraries! Submit your composition here: https://tinyurl.com/LISMbeats Complete the release form: https://tinyurl.com/LISMrelease Show us your creativity and passion through music!   

We are excited to announce our esteemed resource speakers and their insightful topics: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻-𝗖𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 – NBDB Accreditation / Registration 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗠. 𝗚𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 – Numbering System (ISBN, ISMN, & ISSN) 𝗜𝗿𝗮 𝗕. 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘀 – Cataloging-in-Publication (CIP) 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗹 𝗔. 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼 – Copyright Registration 𝗡𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮 𝗗. 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮 – Legal Deposit 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗠. 𝗨𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 – NLP as Book Launching Venue 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕. 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗮 – Presentation of AKDA Please note that all slots for Zoom and face-to-face attendance have already been filled. But don’t worry!...

Bisitahin ang eksibit na pinangunahan ng National Historical Commission of the Philippines sa pakikipag-tulungan ng NLP: “𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐚 ng 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧”. Bahagi ng eksibit ang ilan sa mga orihinal na mapa ng Pilipinas, kabilang ang ‘reduced copy’ ng 1734 Murillo Velarde Map, na kilala bilang “Mother of all Philippine maps.”   Bukas ang eksibit hanggang Hulyo 31, 2024, mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes, 8:00 n.u.-5:00 n.h. @nlp1887𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐍𝐨𝐰 🤓📚 Bisitahin ang eksibit na pinangunahan ng National Historical Commission of the Philippines sa pakikipag-tulungan...

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Showcase your creativity and support inclusive and empowered libraries! The contest is open to Filipino citizens aged 15-22. Students are highly encouraged to join, but no professional graphic designers allowed. Submit your entries that visualize the LISM 2024 theme, “LibVOCACY: Unity towards Inclusive and Empowered Libraries. Submission deadline: August 31, 2024 Submit your entries here: https://tinyurl.com/lism34graphicwhiz Download the logos here: https://tinyurl.com/lism34graphicwhizLOGOS Download the Art Release Form (Waiver) here: https://tinyurl.com/lism34artreleaseform If you have...

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𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖫𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗁𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗉𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝗉𝖺𝗉𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝖻𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗎𝗉𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟦 Library and Information Services Month (𝖫𝖨𝖲𝖬) 𝖡𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖱𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝖠𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽. 𝖶𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖡𝖫𝖨𝖲 𝖲𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝖫𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖫𝖨𝖲 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾. 𝖣𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝗎𝖻𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝖻𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. 𝖯𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖫𝖨𝖲𝖬 Sub-𝖢𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝖾 𝗈𝗇 Conference and 𝖲𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖿𝗎𝗋𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗆@𝗇𝗅𝗉.𝗀𝗈𝗏.𝗉𝗁.