Cebu City public library offers free Japanese language classes

Immae Lachica 02/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government is now accepting applicants for its free Japanese language classes program. Enrolment is from February 26 to 28. Ruth Chua, Cebu City public librarian, said they are offering a…

Cebu’s 24/7 public library hits 103K visitors in 2018, offers more services in 2019

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 01/01/2019

CEBU CITY – After attracting a large number of visitors in 2018, the country’s only 24/7 public library, looks forward to another fruitful year with the promise of more services and becoming a state-of-the-art library. With this,…

‘Nanay’ group launched at public library

PR 07/06/2018

Cebu Nanays for Nanays, a community of caring mothers happily learning from each other, was launched last June 28 at the Cebu City Public Library and Information Center (CCPL) with a talk on first aid and cardiopulmonary…

Your library, Mayor Radaza

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/20/2018

I entered the Lapu-Lapu City Public Library at 8:45 a.m. on a Tuesday with one thought in mind: “Do Oponganons know that they have a library?” My informal Facebook survey yielded “no” for an answer. The library…

Gramsci and the 24-hour library

Radel Paredes 04/14/2018

The announcement not so long ago by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to turn the Rizal Memorial Library into a 24-hour library surprised many of us, particularly those who used to frequent this public library housed in…

Garganera to commend CIT-U student, Tomas for extended library operations

Morexette B. Erram 03/16/2018

CREDIT should be given where credit is due. With this in mind, Councilor Joel Garganera said he will author a resolution which he will present to the city council in Tuesday’s session to commend college student Mitch…

Tomas promises library improvements

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2018

Mayor Tomas Osmeña visited the Cebu City Public Library for the first time since it opened on a 24/7 schedule last week to speak with students and ask them how else the city government can improve library…

No shorts, PDA at the library

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/13/2018

The Cebu City Public Library may be open 24/7 for the general public to use but that does not mean anyone can just enter wearing what they want. CCPL chief librarian Rosario “Ruth” Chua reminded library users…

Pledges trickle in for library, building face-lift

Nestle L. Semilla 03/11/2018

AS THE Cebu City government allows the 24/7 opening of the Cebu City Public Library, pledges are also trickling in for the renovation of the Dr. Jose Rizal Library and Museum where the public library is located.…

Two senators pledge support for City Library improvements

Nestle L. Semilla 03/11/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said that Senators Riza Hontiveros and Dick Gordon have pledge support for the planned renovation of the Cebu City Library. In his Facebook post, Osmeña said that Hontiveros made a comment to…

City to hire BINs to secure public library

Nestle L. Semilla 03/09/2018

TO ensure the security of students studying in the Dr. Jose Rizal Public Library especially during night time, the Cebu City government will hire personnel under the Barangay Intelligence Unit (BIN) to help secure the facility 24/7.…

Inside Cebu’s public library

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/09/2018

I share with everybody the excitement and anticipation of having a public library that is open for 24 hours, seven days a week. It is no secret that I feel protective of the Cebu City Public Library…

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