City Youth Officials

Welcome Youth Officials! 

I heard  that the City Youth Month program of the LGU-Naga earned this year Galing Pook Award, and i congratulate the thinktanks of the project.

This afternoon, I received an invitation requesting to discuss  the features and orient the newly selected 2008 City Youth Officials of the Office functions and services.  a 10-minute idiot presentation is short as  expected.

As expected, Naga City Librarian, a position,  turned into a place for youth-hopefuls who would least choose na lang to help the library because of their interest in reading and apprehension of library works. 

I crossed my finger, and hoping that this time, the City Youth Librarian is a library science students or a would be librarians in the future who will consider the profession, something that they will inspire the youth, that the library plays an important role in nation building.

Bikoliana Section@naga library

Two years ago, I joined the local writers in promoting Bikol Language and Literature and organized a one-day Bikol Bookfest. The program highlighted with a lecture-talk on Mainstreaming the Bikol Language and Literature graced by the National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera, held at the Ateneo de Naga University Arrupee Hall. 

I also partnered the Arejola Foundation for Social Responsibility for the 2006 Premio Tomas Arejola para sa Literaturang Bikolnon.

The occasion gave me the oppurtunity to met and became acquainted with local writers.

My time and effort now is focusing on establishing a Bicol Section.

Arat!

Naga Library 2007 Statistical Report

For the year 2007, Raul S. Roco Library has successfully hold and partnered programs to promote the use of the City Library as the primary information center in Naga. Here is the statistical report which reflects how we have directed our energies to meet the increasing demands from our clients.

Library collections : 29, 782
Loans and borrowing activity

a) Total loans and renewals
Loans 5,280
Renewals899
total 6,179

B) Interlibrary loan (loans bet. libraries )

Request received from RSR staff and readers 105
Requests processed 70
Items supplied 5,058

Online services and resources activity

Online catalog usage 2, 668
Internet usages 895

Serving library users
a) information literacy (training in using library and information resources)

Orientation sessions 55
Participants 3,385

b) Inquiries

By telephone 574
By e-mail71
In person 3,995

c) Door count
Registered readers 14,302

To note, there was an increase of readers visiting the library because of promotional activities we have conducted. On the other hand, the decrease of the usage of Internet maybe link to the competitive cafe and for making the second floor a wifi area etc.... figures are figures. Before, I dont understand why I am doing this, but when I took over the administration, there can be no picture of how the library works, without an statistics…