Filipiniana Book of the Week: The National Artists of the Philippines

February is National Arts Month.  As January is coming to a close, the display of our Filipiniana Book of the Week kicks the occasion off.

The National Artists of the Philippines, volume 1
The National Artists of the Philippines, volume 2

Anvil compiled two volumes of faces that has given our country a name in Arts and Culture.  Volume 1 includes names of Philippines’ most brilliant treasures in the biographies of Napoleon Abueva (Sculpture 1976), Fernando Amorsolo (Painting 1972), Pablo Antonio (Architecture 1976), Francisca Reyes Aquino (Dance 1973), Francisco Arcellana (Literature 1990), and Levi Celerio (Literature and Music 1997).  On the other hand, the second volume includes artists from 1999-2003 such as Virgilio S. Almario (Literature 2003), Ang Kiukok (Visual Arts 2001), Ishmael Bernal (Film 2001), Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana (Theater Arts 1999), Jose T. Joya (Visual Arts 2003), and F. Sionil Jose (Literature 2001).

The title National Artist of the Philippines or Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas is given to individuals who have made significant contribution in the development of our arts and culture.  Declaration of this title is awarded to individuals by virtue of  the Presidential Proclamation no. 1001 (1972).

To know more about the awardees, these books are available at the HS Filipiniana section with call numbers, F 709.2 C89n 1998 and F 709.2 C89n 2003, respectively.

Sources:
National Artist of the Philippines – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2012, January 12). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved January 29, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Artist_of_the_Philippines
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Filipiniana Book of the Week: My First Book of Tagalog Words

Marami sa mga palabas ngayon sa telebisyon ay nasa wikang Ingles kung kaya’t parami nang parami ang mga batang Pilipino na matatas sa wikang banyaga.

Nakatutuwang pakinggan ang kanilang mala-Amerikanong Ingles kapag nakikita  sila sa mall man o sa paaralan, ganun pa man hindi dapat malimutan ng mga kabataan ang wikang  bahagi ng  kultura at pagkatao ng bawat Pilipino.

Ngayong Buwan ng Wika, muling ipakilala ang wikang Filipino.  Ang aklat na My First Book of Tagalog Words ay makatutulong upang maipakilala sa mga kabataan ang mga ordinaryong salita na ginagamit sa araw-araw na pakikipagtalastasan. Likha ni Liana Romulo at guhit ni Jaime Laurel, ipinakikilala ang salitang Filipino sa pamamagitan ng Ingles na tugma at berso (rhyme and verse) at nakatutuwang mga larawan.  Upang madaling matandaan ng mambabasa, iniayos ang mga salita ayon sa pagkakasunod-sunod sa alpabeto.

Halina’t tuklasin ang wikang Filipino.  Ang aklat na My First Book of Tagalog Words ay maaaring hiramin sa GS LRC Filipiniana.

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Video retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1HP1oeTwQg

Are You Ready For This?

 

Acquiring the LIBRO system (integrated library software) this school year only marks the first step in making the integrated Xavier School libraries fully-automated. After migrating all the data from InfoLib last year, now here’s the BARCODING stage. Barcoding is the process of providing machine-readable labels (barcodes) to each item that the library holds, linking the material to its bibliographic information in the OPAC. This action aims to facilitate easier and faster tracking of materials whether for circulation (borrowing) or inventory purposes. In fact, some teachers and students have already been assigned barcode labels for their personal library accounts. With this, the iLRC hopes to offer paper-less transactions in the near future as regards checking in and out of materials in the library.

 

Borrower of the Week : Mrs. Julie Bulayog, GS Filipino

 BORROWER OF THE WEEK 

 

Mrs. Julie Bulayog

GS Filipino 

Mrs. Bulayog usually borrows books that she uses  for her class. Being a grade 7 Filipino teacher, she is a frequent reader of Filipiniana story books in the library. Among the titles that she has borrowed are the following:

My Muslim Friend / CALL NO. +F Or2m   

Bertdey ni Guido / CALL NO. +F V71b

Anting-anting Amulet / CALL NO. +F B41a

Ang Batang natutong maging matapang / CALL NO. +F V71bn

Ang Makapangyarihang kyutis ni Mama / CALL NO. +F V71m

Ang Batang natutong magkusa sa paggawa / CALL NO. +F V71b

Si Carancal laban sa hangin / CALL NO. +F V71ch

The Magic of Apo Mayor / CALL NO.  +F C45m

 

contributed by Neri Villadiego, iLRC