EMC continues to uphold the core values of Ateneo through social involvement programs with other libraries. The Library Project is an initiative that aims to share best practices and extend assistance to libraries through book donations, library linkages, benchmarking, and library personnel training.
Book Drive
Dr. Seuss once said, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” In our school, we are privileged to experience learning with good resources at hand and a great library where we can easily access books and materials to learn and grow more.
The Educational Media Center and the Loyola Reading Club are one in their aim to promote literacy as an integral life skill, as well as advocate the joy of reading beyond the four walls of the classroom. A book drive has been one of the main activities of the Loyola Book Club, now named the Loyola Reading Club. Adopting the EMC tagline, “Read for the fun of it,” the book drive aims to support schools in dire need of reading resources.
In this regard, the EMC and the LRC seek to continue this worthy cause by helping schools build their own libraries through donated books. Likewise, our librarians will assist schools in setting up their libraries and train library personnel on how to maintain them. This project was launched on 21 November 2022 during the Teen Read Week celebration.
This collaboration also endeavors to go beyond donating library materials and training library personnel. It aims to provide other learning needs, such as educational supplies, to its chosen institutions. For this school year, books and other educational materials that will be shared shall be donated to the following three (3) partner institutions:
- Holy Spirit Elementary School
- Saint Isidore High School / Father Leoni Memorial School Bukidnon Mission District
- Child Development Reading Center of Camella West Springville
If we are able to collect more than enough books for the said institutions, the remaining donations will be given to public school libraries in need.
The guidelines for the Book Drive are as follows:
For the Class:
- Donate as many books (brand new or pre-loved) as you can. Please ensure that pre-loved books are in good condition (e.g., no missing chapters or pages, no torn or sticky pages, and intact book covers).
- Please place all donations in clean, sturdy, and environment-friendly bags or recycled boxes.
- Please turn over all donations to the Educational Media Center assigned Drop Center (i.e., Counter 1 of the library).
- Dear class officers, kindly make sure to indicate your grade level and section on each bag or box you will be donating, together with a tally sheet of the books and materials donated by your class for checking. Please submit the tally sheet to Ms. Carol Esquilona (EMC) and/or Ms. Tina Alfonso (Dunne Satellite Guidance Office).
- Please ensure that all reading materials to be donated are appropriate.
Adopt a Library
In 2020, the EMC initiated a partnership with the Philippine Jesuit Prison Services (PJPS) by donating self-help magazines from the library and books from Forefront Bookstore to support Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) in their academic and reformation journey while serving their prison sentence. The donation has contributed significantly to the development of the ALS-College Library. EMC will continue to collaborate with PJPS through book drives and provide assistance to the best of the librarians’ and the library’s capabilities and resources.
Kapihan sa Aklatan
Another initiative of the EMC is the creation of a venue for the discussion and sharing of best practices among different libraries, including but not limited to the Basic Education and Rizal Libraries. Conducted annually, the event provides a platform for integration and collaboration.
