press release
Lockdown Cinema Club and .giff partner to raise funds for Film workers
In light of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, the Philippine film industry along with many other local businesses continue to be impacted as normal operations and…
press release
Globe launches eLibrary of free ebooks, interactive videos for K-12 students nationwide
Globe launches its eLibrary to give K-to-12 students, educators, and parents nationwide free and quick access to hundreds of ebooks and videos provided by the Department of Education (DepEd) and …
PLAI-WVRLC
PLAI-WVRLC donates to Iloilo City's COVID-19 relief efforts
Mayor Jerry Treñas with PLAI WVRLC Officers for the National Book Week last 2019 The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. - Western Visayas Librarians Council (PLAI-WVRLC) has donated 5,000 p…
library news
Get 'My Hero is You', a free storybook for children on COVID-19
My Hero is You: how kids can fight COVID-19! is a free storybook for children on how to understand and cope with the pandemic. The story was developed after a global survey on children's me…
research
Library Trends and other titles from John Hopkins University Press now free to access
Around 1,400 books and 97 academic journals published by John Hopkins University Press are free to access through Project MUSE until May 2020. One of the journals available for free access at …
my life
Everyday is like Sunday; or life on lockdown
In a matter of days, life as we know it changed. There is a calamity, but it's something that we cannot see. Earthquakes, fires, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, wars, and countless disasters ha…
press release
Best Online tools for working and studying at home
Here are your top online resources while working or studying at home Do more than just watching videos with double data from PLDT Home Wifi Studying or working from home, or mostly known as “t…
press release
Smart boosts COVID-19 response in Visayas and Mindanao
A member of the Cagayan de Oro COVID-19 response team uses Smart Infocast to send important messages to LGU and barangay representatives. PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. is supporti…
PLAI-WVRLC
Inviting Librarians and Storytellers: Read a Book Online
Do you have some stories you would like to read for children during this quarantine period? You can record yourself reading a story to be shared by Iloilo City Public Library online. This is open …
MLIS
New book: Internationalization of LIS Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
A new book on Library and Information Science education is out. Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region is edited by Reysa Alenzuela (The Univ…
Malditang Librarian has been blogging about books, librarianship, and Iloilo City since 2016. I am a member of Iloilo Bloggers Society and I write for IBS Digital Network.
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