public libraries
Balay Mapanag Library, Museum, and Archives opens in Cuartero, Capiz
Photo from Balay Mapanag on Facebook Balay Mapanag , the Municipality of Cuartero Museum, Library, and Archives in Capiz opened today, February 25, 2021. The National Commission for Culture and Ar…
library news
Florida Atlantic University launch Spirit of America digital library
Spirit of America digital collection [ website ] Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Libraries launch the Marvin & Sybil Winer 'Spirit of America' digital collection The collection was d…
Local library news
Soon to Rise: Davao del Sur State College Virtual Library building
Photo from their Facebook page @DSSCOfficial Davao del Sur State College planning to build a Virtual Library The Davao del Sur State College is planning to build a modern virtual library worth 10 m…
new year
2020, a year in review
Ever since I started this blog, I would post every new year about how the past year has been and what I hope to accomplish in the next. (My new year posts since 2016 is under the ' new year …
news
F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby now in the public domain
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in the 2013 movie adaptation (© Warner Bros.) F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby , the famous novel set in 1920's America, is now in the public domain 95…
technology
UAE launches Nat'l Crypto Library to safeguard information
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched the world's first national crypto library to protect and secure confidential information in the country. This was initiated by the Cryptography Resea…
news
Ugnay: SMS learning service for students
Globe launches Ugnay, a learning platform using text or short messaging service (SMS). Though SMS has limited capabilities, it can be useful for those who have limited internet access. Ugnay aims t…
special libraries
Banned Books Museum opens in Estonia
A new Banned Books Museum recently opened in Tallin, Estonia. The museum houses banned books in several countries and aims to educate the public about literary censorship. According to museum found…
school libraries
Bill proposed to allow textbook scanning & digitization
Camarines Sur 2nd district Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte is proposing a bill for textbook publishers to allow the scanning and digitization of books for educational purposes, as long as i…
international library news
2020 Newbery Award Winner: Jerry Craft's 'New Kid'
This year's Newbery Medal awardee is Jerry Craft's graphic novel, New Kid . The Newberry Medal is an annual award given by the American Library Association's (ALA) Association for Libra…
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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