The Book Nook Los Baños Laguna

06/11/2025

The last stop for NBDB's Book Nook site inspection and monitoring in Northern Luzon brought us to the Book Nook Masinloc, Zambales in Collat Integrated School. 📌 📚
There, we were warmly welcomed by Book Nook Masinloc's Area Coordinator Aileen Amorante. Then, we presented the NBDB's programs and services, including the Book Nook Project. It was also a productive meeting with Collat Integrated School's faculty members, including Assistant Principal Kristine Caasi and Junior High School Custodian Milo Mamaril.
Following the fruitful conversation on the state of readership in Masinloc, the team interacted with the Junior High School students of Collat Integrated School and conducted a survey.
On behalf of the entire NBDB family, we would like to extend our gratitude for their continued commitment and support to the Book Nook Project! 🩵

29/10/2025

Part ✌of our Day 4 Book Nook site visit led us to the Book Nook Kita-Kita in Kita-Kita High School, San Jose, Nueva Ecija!
We met with Book Nook Kita-Kita Custodian Jayzel Macadangdang and discussed the daily operations of the site, as well as how NBDB can further support the Book Nook site. Afterwards, we had a reorientation of the Book Nook Project and presented the agency's various programs which they can avail of.
Of course, our visit wouldn't be complete without meeting the students of Kita-Kita High School! The team conducted a survey to find out their reading habits.
Overall, it was another productive day of staying true to our goal: Aklat Para Sa Lahat!

29/10/2025

Day 4 going strong! 💪
We visited not 1, but 2 Book Nook sites last Thursday, October 23!
First on our list was The Book Nook Alcala located in Alcala Central School, Alcala, Pangasinan. The team first had a courtesy call with the following officials: Dr. Maybelene Bautista - Division Education Supervisor, Learning Resources Management Section, Dr. Ferdinand Cabrera - Public Schools District Supervisor, and Dr.
Emory Manzano - School Principal.
Following the courtesy call, we then facilitated surveys for Book Nook Alcala Personnel and conducted the site inspection. Then, we met with Dr. Vivian Luz Pagatpatan, CESO VI from the DepEd Schools Division Office II Pangasinan. This was followed by a visit to the Alcala Municipal Hall where we were able to meet and converse with Alcala Municipal Mayor Atty. Manuel Collado, Alcala Municipal Vice Mayor Jojo Callejo, and Alcala Local Youth Development Officer Enrico Theodore Ramos.
Great things are happening here at the Book Nook Alcala! 🤝📖

28/10/2025

But wait, there's more!
During our Book Nook site visit in Northern Luzon, we stopped by the Book Nook SDO Quirino Library Hub in Gundaway, Cabarroguis, Quirino.
While we were there, the Book Nook SDO Quirino Library Hub prepared a short but meaningful program — including an open mic storytelling session! Our visit began with the Book Nook program overview by Quirino's Learning Resource Management Section, Mr. Felimendo M. Felipe, who is also the site's Area Coordinator.
Afterwards, we were treated with a storytelling session from award-winning guest storytellers Sunshine Bidhong and Rafael Gutierez. Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Madelyn Macalling also shared a message of support. Then, Mr. Ronald T. Bergado, Project Development Officer, introduced NBDB's Lionell Tobes who is also the liaison between NBDB and Book Nook SDO Quirino Library Hub.
The program ended with another book reading session from award-winning storyteller Teacher Jennifer Acosta. Overall, it was a productive visit that further strengthened our collaboration with the Book Nook SDO Quirino Library Hub!

28/10/2025

The first stop for the second day of NBDB's Book Nook site monitoring and inspection was at the Book Nook Cabarroguis, Quirino found in Dingasan Integrated School.
The NBDB team met with the site's custodians Mary Jane Fernandez and Nemfa Tumacder and presented the various programs of the NBDB in the presence of the school's faculty.
The team was also able to conduct surveys among grades 5 and 6 students who are frequent users of the Book Nook.
The site's custodians reaffirmed their continued support for their Book Nook and relayed its positive impact towards their students. 📚

28/10/2025

Lumipad ang aming team...🛫
Last October 20, representatives from the National Book Development Board's Readership Development Division began their week-long Book Nook site monitoring and inspection across Book Nook sites in Northern Luzon.
First on the list was The Book Nook Cabatuan, Isabela found in Luzon Elementary School. The NBDB team had a meeting with Book Nook Cabatuan's Area Coordinator, Aislynn Bermudez and the school's faculty. They then listened to a presentation on the various services provided by the NBDB and a refresher on the Book Nook Project.
After inspection of their Book Nook, the team then conducted a survey with present grade 5 and 6 students.
Here's to a continued commitment to nurture the reading culture! 📖🩵

06/10/2025

"The Book Nook Project, one of the NBDB’s major projects under its Readership Development Division, was launched in 2021. It adheres to the belief that “aklat para sa lahat” (books for everyone) should be a basic human right. With over 100 Book Nook sites scattered across the country, the NBDB remains committed to fostering love of reading at a young age by making Filipino-published books more accessible and easily available to students and young readers."

National Book Development Board - Philippines

Over 80 reading space advocates, storytellers and educators across the Philippines gathered for the annual Book Nook Conference 2025, organized by the National

30/09/2025

"The Book Nook Project has always committed to ensuring that love for reading is not just centralized in our urban capitals, but also nurtured in the remotest reaches of the Philippines."

Salamat National Book Development Board - Philippines

(Huli sa Serye)

23/09/2025

"Ang pagbabasa ay hindi isang pribilehiyo lang para sa iilan—ito ay karapatan nating lahat. Nang makita ng NBDB na ang malaking problema kung bakit di tayo nagbabasa ay dahil sa kakulangan sa ‘access’ sa libro, ginawa niyang possible na abot-kamay natin ang mga aklat sa tulong ng Book Nook Project. Talagang sakto ang motto ng book nook na ‘Aklat para sa Lahat.’"

National Book Development Board - Philippines

(Ikalawa sa serye)

19/09/2025

It's a with The Book Nook Project! 🎉

Here are more activities conducted by our Book Nook site partners from the, "Grand Hibla Lokal Day" during the 2025 Book Nook Conference held last August. 📖🎨

This culminating activity was held at the Nabitasan Integrated School in Iloilo City where the Book Nook Nabitasan is also located.

Site partners also expressed their enthusiasm in joining future iterations of the Hibla Lokal program which is the localized capacity building series of workshops of the Book Nook Project. 🎖

National Book Development Board - Philippines

18/09/2025

Ready for this ? 📽

Participants of the Book Nook Conference 2025 held a "Grand Hibla Lokal Day" at the Nabitasan Integrated School in La Paz, Iloilo City. 📝💪

Book Nook site coordinators were able to apply what they learned from the first two days of the conference, and were able to bring Filipino stories to life through creative storytelling. 📚

Hibla Lokal acts as the localized capacity building series of workshops of the Book Nook Project modified to suit the needs of the communities they serve. 🩵🧡

National Book Development Board - Philippines

31/07/2025

Maraming salamat, B**g Ramilo sa kaloob na mga kopya ng iyong aklat!