SAVE THE DATE. PhilippineLibrarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) National Congress 201522-25 November 2016Waterfront InsularHotel, Davao City Theme:“Library as a Place: Continual Learning in the New Information Landscape” RATIONALE: According to the IFLA, “The Library isthe only place in many communities where people can access information thatwill help improve their education, develop new skills, find jobs, buildbusinesses, make informed agricultural and health decisions, or gain insightsinto environmental issues. These unique roles make libraries importantdevelopment partners, both by providing access to information in all formatsand by delivering services and programs that meet the needs for information ina changing and increasing complex society.” (IFLAStatement on Libraries and Development, 2015). While the concept of “Libraries as athird place” is not new, the local landscape of Philippine libraries, both as apublic and a democratic institution, reflects a different scenario in thegeneral population’s mindset. Librariescan be and are as welcoming as coffee shops, malls and bookstores, without thepatron having to spend and pay money to enjoy and take advantage of theresources; an idea that is still alien to many Filipinos. Lawsen (2004) stated that libraries can anddoes provide a venue where users, regardless of age, background and status,feel welcome, safe, and have access to information. Turning this concept into reality is agoal that PLAI envisions for Philippine libraries. The changing informationlandscape and needs of the users should be the driving force of libraries tore-think and re-design its roles, functions and services beyond the traditionalmeans. A library should no longer be defined as a place purely for academic/scholarlylearning. It should be an open and dynamic institution that offers anopportunity for all to learn, create, innovate, and participate as advocates ofchange and development. OBJECTIVES 1. To explore the concept of “Library as a Place” and the differentstrategies needed to transform libraries as a “Third Place”;2. To recognize the role of librariesas agents of development by implementing formal, informal and lifelong learningprograms in libraries;3. To examine how libraries canimprove their facilities, create new programs, develop collections and upgradetheir services to meet the changing information needs of a multi-sectoralsociety;4. To identify strategies on howlibraries can work effectively with different stakeholders of society to develop,deliver, and sustain programs, services, and access to information;5. To identify functions and areas ofcollaboration for libraries, archives and museums (LAMs) as venues whichpromote personal, intellectual, cultural and social development. SAVE THE DATE lang po muna. WATCH OUT FOR PROMO FARES AND BOOK EARLY TO SAVE.
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