School Librarian in Action

I got this announcement from my inbox today. 1. The duration of the Crash Program: 8 hours a day, 6 days a week, or a total of 48 cont...

The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. has a new set of Board of Trustess. If you are a Filipino Librarian who is an active member of t...

New books always get kids excited. By keeping library shelves stocked with new acquisitions and book display carts brimming with new titles,...

Taken last Christmas by a colleague, I posed for the camera Dream Girls style. The wig was my best accessory last Christmas Party in school....

Every year, new books for children are being published. Most are launched during the National Children's Book Day in July. This early, I...

I am not leaving the country for greener pastures. Not now. Not yet. I have, however, migrated from the Old Blogger to the New Blogger. What...

This week has been a flurry of library instruction lesson observations, staff reporting and initial evaluation, brainstorming for Big 6 less...

Here is the slide presentation of my seminar-workshop for PBBY Workshop series. Held last November 25, 2006 at Powerbooks Greenbelt, I was f...

Happy New Year to you all! My apologies for not informing you of my where abouts last holiday season. Blogger is going bonkers for reasons I...

Pinoy children will finally have their voices heard regarding the books they love to read. Read Or Die's Gawad Kabataan Para sa Panitika...

Read or Die, a book club for the Reading Pinoy is host to the first Pinoy Readers Choice Award. Organizers have short listed best books for ...

Gerald Brown of IASL shared this moving parable via email. I feel the compulsion to pass it on to my staff and colleagues. Isn't it that...

Many still perceive the library merely as a warehouse of books, equipment and resources. Such perception impedes the potential of libraries ...

In the fairy tale, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, a magical door to a cavern filled with priceless treasures could be opened using a most i...

I was with Gerald Brown, Honorary Ambassador of IASL, in the National Book Week Fellowship Night. The following day, we met again to discuss...

Today is the launching of the the 2006 National Book Week. Libraries all over the Philippines have organized activities to celebrate the occ...

I missed the launching of Becky Bravo's book, The Rocking Horse , last month. The book's illustrations were paintings done by Elmer ...

I have written in this blog many times on the Salanga Award given by the PBBY. This year, I was again, judge in the contest. And what good e...

Below is the PowerPoint presentation of my workshop session for the Petron Programang Kaakbay Conference. Delivered on October 28, 2006, I s...

More and more literacy campaigns are sprouting in the metro and nearby suburbs. A good sign of hope, that is. While our politicians rumble a...