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About libraries in the Philippines

Requested from NLP by C. Ann at 04:27 PM on Sep 28, 2023.
Purpose: Undergraduate thesis capstone
Date of Coverage: 09/08/2022 - 09/08/2022
Tracking no: #NLP-281276726896

Ann 04:27 PM, Sep 28, 2023 

Hello! I would like to know the differences and purposes of each Library in the Philippines:

1. National Library
2. Congressional Library
3. Regional Library
4. Provincial Library
5. Municipal Library
6. City Library
7. Barangay Library
8. Public Library
9. School Library
10. Academic Library
11. Special Library


These answers from the official will give me assurance for my undergraduate research thesis. Thank you so much!


September 29, 2023

Dear Cherry Ann,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 28, 2023 04:27:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

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You asked for About libraries in the Philippines.

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