Naga City Reading Centers Workshop Launched

The Naga City Public Library has conducted an intensive four-day seminar-workshop last August 16-17 and 24-25, 2005 on the establishment of barangay reading center with the Public Libraries Division Chief Sancho Domenden as main speaker.

The seminar-workshop was started with a ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the National Library, Naga City Government and the 19 barangays with Mayor Jesse M. Robredo,Vice Mayor Gabby Bordado Jr., Mr. Domenden and the 19 Barangay Chairmen.

The newly organized 19 barangay reading centers will now be added to the current 376 functional barangay reading centers registered with the National Library out of the 41,975 barangays in the country.

Completing the four-day workshops were lectures on different areas of library services. The resource persons were: Maria Velarde, Records Officer III, Naga City Mayor Office on the importance of records; Edna San Buenaventura, Director of Libraries, Ateneo de Naga University, on Selection of library materials; Emma Moran, Director of Libraries, University of Nueva Caceres, on Managing the services of the barangay reading center; Donabella Marilag, Chief Librarian, Naga College Foundation; and Sr. Paz Mercado, Director of Libraries, Universidad De Santa Isabel, on Identifying and organizing the library materials; Peñafrancia Ablay, Chief Librarian, Cam. Sur Polytechnic College , Naga Campus, on Preservation of library materials.


17 NEW READING CENTERS IN NAGA ORGANIZED

Promoting readership in the city is the main objective of the Raul S. Roco Library. A complete line of activities has been prepared to ensure that two-thirds of the barangays in Naga will have functional reading centers.Last August 16-17, and 24-25, the City Library partnered with the National Library to conduct an intensive seminar-workshop to 17 barangays in Naga City. The workshop was graced by the Public Libraries' Division Chief Sancho Domenden, Mayor Jesse M. Robredo and Vice Mayor Gabby Bordado Jr., along with the 17 Barangay Chairmen in the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement.

Immediately after the workshop, a field evaluation and site visit was conducted by Ms. Emma Aureus to specified barangay reading centers. Presently, 8 barangays were registered with the National Library, namely: Triangulo, Con. Pequeña, Con. Grande, Del Rosario, Bag. Norte, Santa Cruz , Caluag, Pacol, and Peñafrancia. The other 9 barangays are expected to be registered this year pending the submission of requirement to the National Library-Public Libraries Division.

These barangay reading centers will enjoy the benefits of the technical support and preparation being extended by the Naga City Library. In addition, a Library Assistance Drive entitled “LIBRARY KATUWANG” will be launched in March 3, 2006 aimed at providing each barangay reading center with library tables, shelves and chairs.