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𝟕 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 left before the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! Attend and meet our resource speakers to connect with their brilliant minds shaping the future of public libraries! For more details, you may refer to the poster below.  Memorandum Order: https://bit.ly/2024NCPLMemo Tentative Schedule of Activities: https://bit.ly/2024ConfSchedConference Guides and Reminders: https://bit.ly/2024ConfGuidesReminders List of Accommodations for NCPL 2024: https://bit.ly/ListofAccommodations Blank Invitation for Non-PL Participants : https://bit.ly/2024NCPLInvitation 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄! See you...

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3-day Orientation on Basic Administration for BJMP Personnel

The 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗕𝗝𝗠𝗣), the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 (𝗨𝗡𝗢𝗗𝗖), and the #NationalLibraryPH (NLP) conducted a 3-day Orientation on Basic Administration for BJMP Personnel last 3-5 April 2024 at the Epifanio Delos Santos Auditorium. The training, which is part of the tripartite Memorandum of Agreement between BJMP, UNODC, and NLP in relation to the implementation of the 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥-𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳-𝘞𝘢𝘺-𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 (𝘙𝘠𝘞𝘖) 𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢, was attended by librarians and library staff from the thirteen (13) selected pilot district jail libraries across the Philippines. Participants...

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#𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 Are you searching for a conference to enrich your summer plans? Join us at the National Conference for Public Libraries, hosted by the #NationalLibraryPH in collaboration with the Bohol Provincial Government, taking place from 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, at the Bohol Cultural Center. If you’re considering attending, here are five compelling reasons why your participation in this event is essential. Don’t miss out – secure your spot by registering today! 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/2024NCPLBF  This conference has 𝟕 𝐂𝐏𝐃 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 for registered librarians...

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NBDB Ceremonial Book Donation at NLP

Over 250 award-winning books were donated to the National Library of the Philippines by the National Book Development Board (NBDB). The ceremonial book donation was held on 4 April 2024 at the NLP 2nd floor lobby. NBDB Chairperson Dante Francis Ang II, with NBDB Director Anthony John Balisi turned over the donated books to NLP Director Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano and Asst. Director Edgardo B. Quiros. The ceremony was witnessed by NBDB Project Officers Kaye Dean and Len Micua and Communication Officers Marzeus Alegre; representatives of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP);...

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#TODAYatNLP: The Ceremonial Book Donation of the award winning titles of National Book Awards and National Children’s Book Awards from the National Book Development Board to #NationalLibraryPH.

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ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024

Narito ang kaganapan sa 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀 sa buwan ng 𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐋! Halina’t maki-𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 sa pamamagitan ng pag-follow, pag-like, pag-share at pag-subscribe sa NLP social media platforms, dahil sa #NationalLibraryPH mag-eenjoy ka dito!

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DID YOU KNOW?

PABASA Why do participants join the 𝗣𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗔? The truly devout cite that they do so to fulfill a vow or a promise in exchange for the recovery of an afflicted relative or friend, or in thanksgiving for such recovery. Others maintain that they join the pabasa in keeping with the Lenten message of sacrifice and prayer… Whatever reasons, secular or spiritual, the pabasa goes on. In some parts of the country, the singing of the pasyon has assumed the nature of a contest, with not a few families hiring out a public address system to amplify the pabasa or to seek out and invite professional singers...

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𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | Let’s check out some of the highlights of the 6th Gawad Pampublikong Aklatan! #NationalLibraryPH #6thGPA #GawadPampublikongAklatan2024

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“…𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲. 𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠…” (Message of Mr. Sam Chittick, Country Representative was delivered...

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“…𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗴𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶-𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗶-𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗽 𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻. 𝗦𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝗼, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗽 𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗸𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻. 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗼, 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗺𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘆𝗮, 𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗮. 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗴𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻...

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“… 𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚… 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 [𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨] 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚…” (Message of Hon. Benjamin C. Abalos Jr., Secretary of Department of Interior and Local Government during the 6th Gawad Pampublikong Aklatan on 22 March 2024.)

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𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬! The #NationalLibraryPH and the 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 (𝗣𝗜𝗔) have formalized their commitment to enhance access to information and to promote the cultural heritage of the country and other intellectual, literary, and information resources that promote literacy and lifelong learning across the nation through a 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 (𝙈𝙊𝙐) signing ceremony during the 6th Gawad Pampublikong Aklatan at the Epifanio Delos Santos Auditorium, National Library of the Philippines. 𝘐𝘕 𝘗𝘏𝘖𝘛𝘖 (𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵): 𝘗𝘐𝘈 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘐𝘐 𝘒𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘰, 𝘗𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳-𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭...

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PAGBATI SA MGA NAGWAGI SA 2024 GAWAD PAMPUBLIKONG AKLATAN (GPA)!

Higit 83 Natatanging Tapaglingkod at Tagapangasiwa ng mga Pampublikong Aklatan ang pinarangalan kamakailan, 22 Marso, para sa ika-6 taon ng Gawad Pampublikong Aklatan sa Epifanio Delos Santos Auditorium ng Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas, kasama ang mga kawani nito sa pamumuno ni 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗤. 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 at 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘁. 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗕. 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀. Dinaluhan ito ng mga kinatawan ng mga Pampublikong Aklatan mula sa iba’t ibang panig ng Pilipinas. Dumalo rin sa programa ang Tagapangulo at pinuno ng mga kaugnay na ahensya ng NLP upang saksihan ang programang pinangasiwaan ng Public Libraries...

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