DOST – PLAI Webinar 2021
November 8, 2021 / 2.30-3.00 PM / Plenary Session 1
Resource Speaker: Zarah C. Gagatiga
Zarah Gagatiga is a school librarian, author of children’s
books, storyteller, and literacy coach. She is the PRO of the Philippine
Association of School Librarians (PASLI). She is recognized by peers in the
school library profession for her contributions to the growth of children’s
literature in the country.
Zarah is currently developing modules and toolkits on the
conduct of online book clubs, bibliotherapy sessions, and webinars and talks on
the restorative values of stories through storytelling for children and young
people.
TOPIC
Pursuing Persephone: School Library Advocacies That Keep Me
Alive
ABSTRACT
The essay discusses children’s literature, bibliotherapy and
peace education as advocacies that the writer has been pursuing for more than a
decade. Contextualized in the school library experience, examples and stories
of activities and programs on the above advocacies are pieced together. Collaboration
and community involvement are given emphasis as key factors that drive the
success of advocacy campaigns.
Keywords: advocacy, children’s literature, bibliotherapy,
peace education, school library, collaboration, community development
CONTACT INFORMATION
Zarah Gagatiga
09209672882
http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com
@thecoffeegoddess (Twitter) / @authorZarahG815 (FB) / @zarah815 (IG)
zarah.gagatiga@gmail.com
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