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July 15 is National Children's Book Day!

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July 15 is National Children's Book Day!
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2014 National Children's Book Day poster by Asa Montenejo

To celebrate National Children's Book Day, a special children's book fair featuring the country's major children's book publishers shall be held from 9 till 2:30 pm at the Museo Pambata. The fair shall be open to the public and admission is free.

There shall also be a special workshop for librarians called, The School Library as Avenue for the Development of Life Skills (An Echo and Workshop Session of the 42nd IASL Conference in Indonesia) from 9-12 noon also in Museo Pambata. The workshop shall be facilitated by Zarah Gagatiga, Librarian, Beacon Academy and PBBY Board Member.

This workshop session will help librarians integrate life skills and well-being indicators in library management. Ms. Gagatiga will also discuss concepts in planning, implementing and evaluating programs and services for children and teenagers. 21st century trends in school library management and administration will also be presented as well as information on professional learning networks, particularly the International Association of School Libraries.

Participants will be charged a workshop fee of P500.

For inquiries about the bookfair and the workshop, you may emailpbby@adarna.com.ph or contact Lance at 3526765 local 120.

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Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series Launching

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Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series Launching
Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series, Bookmark’s series for children’s books, will be formally launched on February 5, 2014, Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 p.m., at the Last Chukker, Manila Polo Club, McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City.
The series features nine new titles, namely: A Passion for Science (Dr. Lourdes Cruz and Dr. Baldomero Olivera, Jr.), A Time to Grow (Margarita Dela Cruz Santiago), A Voice of Hope in a Time of Darkness (Susan Fernandez-Magno), BROCKA: The Filmmaker without Fear (Lino Brocka), The First International Filipino Diva (Jovita Fuentes), The Pangat, the Mountains, and the River (Macliing Dulag), I Know Where My Heart Is (Bro. Richie Fernando SJ), My Father, the “Soldier” (Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos), and My Role Model (Vidal Lory Tan.)
The Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series aims to present role models for young people to emulate. Each story in the series contains a central theme that exemplifies a moral value or characteristic or an exemplary incident in the life of each principal character.
Also to be launched are Pages written by Javier T. Delfin, illustrated by Gabi Dimaranan, The Day of Darkness written by Gutch Gutierrez and Zig Marasigan, illustrations by Gutch Gutierrez.

Original illustrations will be exhibited and be up for sale. The authors and artists will be present for the book signing.

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