Kids’ Choice Award 2014*

The Day of Darkness by Zig Marasigan

Come to a town where the people fear a beast so might that nobody dare come near. They hide in a cave at the full moon to prevent themselves to be eaten by a monster soon. When two kids venture out when the moon is high, do you think their end would be nigh?

The Day of Darkness is about standing up to your fear and conquering your you. This book tells us that some good people can turn sour at an instant and how some bad people can redeem themselves and become good.

Amihan RamosJudge, Kids’ Choice Award 2014*A joint project of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY)

Visit http://asiaintheheart.blogspot.com for the top ten lists of Best Reads as chosen by Filipino Kid judges in the 1st Kids’ Choice Award.

Once every two years, the NBDB and the PBBY stage the National Children’s Book Award (NCBA). The award aims to honor books for children and teens that have reached a standard of high quality in design, illustrations, content and literary writing that appeal to

readers young and the young at heart. The 1st NCBA was in launched in 2010.

Storytelling sessions, literacy workshops and teacher training activities are but a few of the many relevant activities that librarians organize to make the Library Hub a functional place for the school community.

Location and geography are factors that teachers and coordinators consider when borrowing book bins from the hub. The Library Hub in Quezon province has set up a Bookmobile service to bridge this gap and connect children to books.

Get to know the Library Hubs better! Check out this link:

Library Locator – Department of Education, Philippines

http://www.deped.gov.ph/interactive-maps/library-locator-map

spells out nine basic standards for the practice of school librarianship and the management of its services, programs and operations.

The Library Hub, a project initiated by the DepEd in 2003, aims to make the access of books to school aged children easier and more fun. All regions in the Philippines that have Division Schools, in small, medium to large scale population are required to establish a library hub. Librarians of the hubs organize

The Philippine Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI) is the accredited professional organization of licensed

Filipino Librarians. The official organization of Filipino school librarians, the Philippine Association of School Librarians Inc. (PASLI), exists to help and assist its members from public and private schools develop continuously as competent professionals of

their learning communities.

Visit the blog of PASLI at http://paslinews.wordpress.com.

books in plastic bins that are borrowed and/or distributed to schools in the division.

PBBY – The Philippine Board on Books for Young People keeps you abreast with trends and issues on Philippine Children’s Literature and Young Adult Literature. http://pbby.org.ph

NBDB – The National Book Development Board spearheads book donations and workshops, grant provision projects and scholarship that promote book creation. http://nbdb.gov.ph/index.php

Ang INK – Ang Illustrador ng Kabataan is an association of Filipino Illustrators of children’s books. They stage exhibits in malls, parks and schools. http://ink.group.ph/

KUTING – Kuwentista ng mg Tsikiting is an association of Filipino Writers of children’s books and young adult books. Members can be invited for school visits. https://www.facebook.com/search/str/KUTING

Museo Pambata – The Museo Pambata has a book mobile that cater to poor communities in Manila. Their library services include a book donation campaign. http://museopambata.org/

Cultural Center of the Philippines – The CCP has a yearly film festival and plays for young people. The CCP library has a good collection of Philippine folk tale and children’s literature. http://culturalcenter.gov.ph/

This brochure is made by Zarah C. Gagatiga. Zarah is a teacher librarian at The Beacon Academy. She is a board member of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People. She is a published author of picture books for children in her native country, the Philippines. The book she co-authored with Dianne De Las Casas, Tales

From the 7,000 Isles: Filipino Folk Stories (Libraries Unlimited, 2011) won the World Storytelling Award in the US last February 2015.

She blogs at http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com.

Philippine Librarianship Act of 2004 (RA No. 9246)

An act modernizing the practice of librarianship in the Philippines thereby repealing RA 6966, entitled, “an act regulating the practice of librarianship and prescribing the qualifications of librarians”, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.

For more information on RA 9246, go to http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9246_2004.html

Did you know that Filipino librarians need a professional license to be considered as legitimate practitioners?

Librarians in the Philippines are licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) while the Board for Librarians is responsible for ensuring

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the quality of skills and competencies of licensed librarians are at par with national standards.

Filipino school librarians adhere to the School Library Guidelines, DepEd Order (DO) no. 56, s, 2011. The DO