Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela Library

November is Library and Information Services month and it is indeed fitting to have a library professional as PLV Library's Reading Icon. He is none other than, Mr. Elijah John F. Dar Juan.  Mr. Dar Juan earned his Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science at the School of Library and Information Studies of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP SLIS) in 2007. By God’s grace, he successfully passed the 17 th Librarian Licensure Examination in November 2008 and achieved First Place among the examinees. Mr. Elijah John F. Dar Juan is PLV Library's Reading Icon for the month of November. Being a professional librarian for a decade, he is equipped with specialized work and training experience in library and information work. He served in The University Library of UP Diliman for five years, four of which as a reference librarian and a cataloger. He was the pioneering Head Librarian of the Strategic Communication, Research, and Marketing Section o

Want to be a successful writer? Then you better check out our Reading Icon's collection this month of September because she is one! Marinette Panganiban is a former news writer and field reporter at Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC13). Currently, she is working as a content writer for a creative and digital marketing services agency. She also contributes articles about travel, food, and lifestyle at WhenInManila.com.  Marinette Panganiban will be having a talk with PLVians on September 29, 2018 morning.  If not at work, you'll find her at home holding a book, at the beach getting a sun tan, or in the kitchen cooking pies for Cottage Pie Manila.  Look into her daily humdrums and spontaneous trips by following her on Instagram: @whowhatwhereverph.  Take a look at Ms. Marinette Panganiban's personal reads today at the Reading Icon Bookshelf. Be inspired to read and be somebody someday.

Would you like to know what a successful businessman reads? Our Reading Icon for the month of August 2018 is Mr. Jerry Aguinaldo Lim and he is sharing some of his go-to reads. Jerry Aguinaldo Lim is PLV Library's Reading Icon for August 2018 Mr. Jerry Lim is a CEO who believes in the power of an organization's culture and the people that are tasked to run his company. He encourages people empowerment and leadership development within his organization and whose leadership style revolves around his strong belief that employees should always come first before his customers. At present, he is the Director and Chief Operation Officer of Central Corrugated Box Corporation as well as many other corporations, commonly serving as their President. He has also garnered many awards and recognition through the years: the Outstanding President - Rotary International District 38000 (2007), Gawad Dr. Pio Valenzuela Award - Leadership Category (2008), Certified Professional Indust

Let us welcome Teacher Mary Rose Lagunsad as the Reading Icon for July 2018! Teacher Mary Rose Lagunsad Mary Rose A. Lagunsad is one of the NCR Coordinators and Workshop Trainers/Facilitators of Pinoy Reading Buddies. She took her Bachelor ’ s Degree in Elementary Education with Specialization in Early Childhood Education from the New Era University.  She juggled her roles as a mom, wife, PNU MA Ed Special Education student, bibliophile & Academic Coordinator of Montessori Academy of Valenzuela, where she taught in their Elementary and High School Departments from 2002 to 2012. Teacher Marose, as she is fondly called, answered her calling to serve the underprivileged in 2012. She became a Kindergarten teacher from 2012 to 2017, a Grade 5 English and Filipino teacher last school year & at present a Grade 2 Teacher at Bitik Elementary School, the 1st Public school in Valenzuela City to become a PRB partner school.  She was a former Member and Parallel Session

The PLV Library is featuring Michael King Urieta as its Reading Icon for June 2018. You will instantly know that Mr. Urieta is indeed into books and reading by having one quick glance at his office. It is also apparent in the keen manner that he carries out profound discussions.  Michael King Urieta is a book collector, theater practitioner, and an event designer.  For 15 years of being in the theater, he has been part of around thirty productions, mostly with Gantimpala Theater, became part of its Aliw Award-winning children's musical Pagong at Matsing. Eventually, he migrated to do backstage work from then onwards. Having studied philosophy, his books range from Classical studies to Eastern wisdom, as well as a special liking to historical fiction and world history. With around 4,800 books in his personal collection, almost a fifth is dedicated to Christian history, liturgy, and theology. Formerly of the Public Information Office, he has been with the City Go

Nakatira sa boundary ng Rincon at Pasolo, si Jerry B. Gracio ay itinuturing ng mga kritiko bilang “isa sa pinakamatingkad na tinig sa panulaang Filipino sa kasalukuyan.” Nagsusulat din siya ng mga pelikula at teleserye, bilang senior writer ng ABS-CBN. Kabilang sa kanyang mga parangal ang Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Makata ng Taon 2005, ang Gawad Dr. Pio Valenzuela para sa Panitikan, ang University of the Philippines Centennial Prize for Literature, at dalawang National Book Awards para sa kanyang mga aklat na Apokripos at Aves na parehong ipinablis ng UP Press. Autor din siya ng Waray Hiunong sa Gugma/Walang Tungkol sa Pag-ibig na inilatha ng Ateneo de Naga University Press. Noong 2015, iginawad sa kanya ang Southeast Asia (SEAWrite) Award sa Bangkok, ang pinakamataas na parangal na ibinibigay sa mga manunulat sa Timog-Silangang Asia. Magkasabay na ilalathala ng Visprint sa taong ito ang Bagay Tayo at Hindi Bagay —na refleksiyon sa 13 taong pagsasama niya at ng kanyan

The PLV University Library is now featuring Sen. Win Gatchalian as its Reading Icon for February 2018. The Department is very grateful that he willingly shared ten of his books from his personal shelf collection. Here, PLVians and other Library visitors may learn more about being a legislator and the many facets of leadership. Let us learn more about him through this brief introduction: "Sen. Win is among the fresh new faces of the Senate. He has fifteen years of experience in public service during which he has led the change to achieve genuine education reform and to make inclusive growth a reality for all.  Under his professional and innovative style of leadership during three consecutive terms as chief executive, Valenzuela City was transformed from a sleepy factory town into a first class city—recognized by the Galing Pook Award as a Center for Innovations and Excellence in 2012, by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Incorporated as the Most Business-Frie

The PLV Library would like to extend its warmest appreciation to all students who visit and frequent the Library every month. As a way of saying "Thanks!", here are some lucky PLVians who received  a simple yet heartfelt gift from the Library. They got the chance to shop for school supplies at the Pandayan Book Shop located at the ground floor of the Student Center. We hope that you continue studying well and that the Library be a dynamic part of your daily school life. Again, thank you and hope to see you at the Library!

Our Reading Icon for January 2018 is Ms. Nancy Hira Lim, a long time instructor from the English Department of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela. She teaches Literature Research, World Literature, Philippine Literature, and Developmental Reading, just to name a few. One of her students mentioned that, "Miss Nancy prefers dealing with the classics. She is into books that never go out of style and she does not just settle on the literal level when reading or discussing. She probes in deeper, reading between the lines, and ponders about questions that could never be answered without reasonable wit. The cl assics never get old because it always reflects the society. Miss Nancy takes this as an advantage to relate the stories to her students in the class and makes it as a springboard for an exchange of ideas during discussions." Ms. Nancy Hira says that, "I was introduced to reading through my father during my intermediate grade in elementary, where we will sneak