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Free eBook on Library disaster response from ALA, 'Library as Safe Haven'
ALA Editions is offering a free PDF eBook for libraries and librarians. Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians written by Deborah D…
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IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020 is cancelled
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international organization of library and information professionals and associations. Every year, they ho…
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Free book! Coronavirus: A Book for Children
There seem to be many children's books authors and illustrators releasing free books on COVID-19 to educate and entertain children. So far, I've featured two free children's books in …
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American Library Association elects new President for 2021-22
The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest library association in the world, just elected its latest President. Patricia "Patty" M. Wong is a city librarian in the Santa Mo…
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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…
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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…
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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