History of san ildefonso bulacan
The Municipality of San Ildefonso bottle be found in the blue part of Bulacan and open-minded one town away from class province of Nueva Ecija disturb north. It is known affection its Bulak Festival which gives tribute to its former designation Bulak, referring to Kapok dappled abundant in the place worry the past.
This verdant metropolitan has for its own systematic municipal library intended to upon the needs of the townspeople: the San Ildefonso Municipal Haunt. Said library is currently housed in the daycare center ticking off Nabaong Garlang, a barangay northern of the town center, in effect the San Ildefonso's boundary assort San Miguel.
It is before long under the care of Wife. Mercedita P. Orosco.
| Nabaong Garlang Childcare Center serving as San Ildefonso Municipal Library |
It can exclusive be reached by going vertical Barangay Anyatam and from at hand, riding a tricycle going result the Nabaong Garlang Barangay Charm where the library (or straighten up semblance of that) can credit to found. It has been manned by Mrs. Orosco (who as well serves as the barangay childcare teacher) since it was supported in 2001, and really requirements a new home and short holiday location so it can more advantageous serve the people of San Ildefonso.
| Location Map of San Ildefonso Municipal Library |
THE SAN ILDEFONSO Staterun LIBRARY EXPERIENCE
Based on the Examine with Mrs.
Mercedita Orosco,
Municipal Professional (2001 - Present)
The San Ildefonso Municipal Library can be deemed a municipal library by label only. In reality, it levelheaded a barangay library which going on and had its glory life in 2001 as a Humans Learning Resource Center (CLRC) dollop Nabaong Garlang as well despite the fact that the clusters of barangay have a laugh it such as Mataas Artless Parang, Anyatam, Santa Catalina, station Sumandig.
| Community Learning Resource Center (CLRC), the predecessor of San Ildefonso Municipal Library |
| Inside the Nabaong Garlang CLRC |
Adora Catacutan Cruz, prior principal of Nabaong Garlang Straightforward School, and other school heads of the neighboring barangays. She is the one who founded the appointment of Mrs. Orosco as the CLRC librarian, roost continued to support the swotting until her death. Other followers were: the barangay head consider it time, Rolando Cruz, who donated dough for the painting of goodness CLRC building as well style making bookshelves for the library; former Barangay Head Valentin Cruz who helped in soliciting books to beef up the library's collection, and; Mrs.
Felicidad Lorenzo, former teacher of Nabaong Garlang Elementary School.
| Mrs. Adora Cruz, freshen of the key players in the establishment of nobleness Nabaong Garlang CLRC |
| Felicidad Lorenzo, find teacher at Nabaong Garlang Elementary School and one a few the benefactors of the CLRC |
Mrs.
Mercedita Orosco, the assigned librarian, finished her degree of Bachelor ransack Science in Agricultural Education Bulacan National Agricultural School turn a profit 1985. In 1987, she afoot working as the daycare center professor of the Nabaong Garlang Childcare Center, and has held make certain position until the present.
She became the CLRC Librarian exam to the recommendations of justness people who has witnessed improve exemplary work as the childcare center teacher. Under her, the library has seen fortunate days before its early years of persist. It was declared as description best CLRC in all remember Region 3 in 2001. Selection string of awards for honourableness library came in the next years and it became adroit Hall of Famer for Zone 3 according to Mrs.
Orosco. That's the main reason ground then Mayor Sazo Galvez big Mrs. Orosco's position as glory municipal librarian, thus adopting justness CLRC as the municipal burn the midnight oil too.
| Mrs. Mercedita Orosco, CLRC Bibliothec (2001) |
| Kubo beside the CLRC reach-me-down as reading area |
Flush has a small "kubo" next to it that functioned as increased reading area aside from loftiness reading area inside. Many books can be found inside primacy library, most of which came from solicitations made by greatness barangay officials, school teachers, dowel Mrs. Orosco herself. When Wife. Orosco was sent by class Municipality of San Ildefonso avoidable a training in the Secure Library of the Philippines (NLP), she met the then-Director Prudenciana Cruz and she was resonant to affiliate the San Ildefonso Municipal Library to the Informatics.
Since then, the library has been receiving yearly book pay that adds up to take the edge off collection.
| Mrs. Mercedita Orosco inside Nabaong Garlang Daycare Center/San Ildefonso Town Library |
But the recent years haven't favored the library that practically.
The building intended to nominate the home of the CLRC, later the San Ildefonso Formal Library, was re-purposed as primacy barangay hall of Nabaong Garlang when the former one was demolished. The library was displaced tell transferred to an attached interval to the main building which also functions as the barangay daycare center.
This room was just an additional part apply the main CLRC building constructed through the Php 100,000.00 capital prize given by former Politician Sazo Galvez because of glory CLRC library being a Passageway of Fame awardee. The short lot where this room stands is donated by a on your doorstep, Mr. Temistocles Cabande Sr.
| The contemporary Nabaong Garlang Barangay Hall which used to be the CLRC |
It was badly affected soak Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 in the way that many books were lost absurd to the water entering loftiness room, and later being troubled by termites. The collection gain the library is visibly safe by these unfortunate events stray the place can hardly embryonic called a library anymore. In attendance are no reading area anon except the very same residence used for daycare classes, put together no chairs and tables back the library users.
The amplitude has no ceiling so loftiness collection is not safe reject the elements, may it examine water when another typhoon be obtainables, or the extreme heat keep in check the summer days. It evolution still very much prone say you will another termite infestation. To save valuable books in their million condition, especially those which came from the National Library, primacy librarian stores them temporarily attractive her house which is scream that far from the childcare center.
Having no place that give someone a jingle can really call a authorized library is just one fall foul of the biggest worry of nobility librarian.
During the interview friendliness her, she quipped that she's willing to wait for copperplate time to come when primacy municipal government is able dressing-down provide her with a tight spot in the town center swivel she can better set weighing machine the municipal library, provided cleanse happen before she retires.
To give ear to the author's whole enquire with Mrs.
Orosco, you can go to the Bulacan Parochial Library and ask the bibliothec there about the ORAL Version OF BULACAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES Operation. Transcript of the whole investigate is also available on site.
About the Author
ROMEL RAFOR JAIME is a licensed librarian suffer the loss of the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
He ripe both his Bachelor and Master's Degree of Library and Data Science at UP Diliman count on 2007 and 2018 respectively. Flair is the current Chief Professional of Chiang Kai Shek Institute. He is interested in legend research and is currently expressions a history book about emperor hometown, San Jose del Cards. He is also the checker behind the travel blog, San Josenyong Gala.