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IFLA launches Resource Sharing during COVID-19 (RSCVD) Tool
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section recently launched an Inter-Library Loan tool for libraries all over the globe,…
Local library news
Free coloring book! Kurit Iloilo: A Visual Story Art Book
Get Kurit Iloilo: A Visual Story Art Book for free download. This is a coloring book published online by Kasingkasing Press and the Fine Arts Major Organization of the University of San Agustin, Ilo…
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DOST launches TanodCovid, COVID-19 tracing platform
Globe partners with DOST to improve COVID-19 reporting and tracing via TanodCOVID As the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic, Globe continues to do its part in keeping families connected during the…
webinars
Insights from PLAI webinar: COVID-19 Post-Quarantine strategies for Libraries
Last April 27, 2020, Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) in partnership with Emerald Publishing held an online lecture forum on the topic of COVID-19 Post-Community Quarantine Strategi…
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Free poetry samplers and comic from Gacha Press
Gacha Press, a local indie poetry publisher, has five poetry samplers and a comic for free download. The .zip download file contains PDF files of the following: Guerra Cantos by Carlos Piocos III Pa…
free library resources
For Art Lovers: New York's Guggenheim Museum art books are free online
More than 200 digitized art books and exhibition catalogs of New York's Guggenheim Museum art books are available for free online. The books are mostly on Modern Art. These have been available f…
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PLAI National Congress 2020 is cancelled
The annual National Congress of Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) supposed to be held in Iloilo City this November 24-27, 2020 is canceled. Due to COVID-19, social gatherings are not enc…
webinars
Webinar: DepEd on "new normal" in higher education learning
In the past few months, educational institutions—especially higher education systems—have shown their capacity to quickly adapt to learning challenges in the midst of a health crisis. Although the sh…
webinars
Free Mother's Day webinar for women entrepreneurs
Globe myBusiness to hold special webinar for mompreneurs in time for Mother’s Day Amid challenging times brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, entrepreneurs try hard to remain optimistic and …
webinars
For creatives: 0917 offers free 'Creative Xchange' online learning series on May 5-8
While the outside world used to provide us with avenues to relax and unwind, the new norm we are currently facing has subjected us to a repetitive routine that leaves most of us emotionally distr…
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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