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In response to the growing population of the city, a branch of the library was opened in the Project 3 area in 1953 under the administration of then Mayor Ignacio Santos-Diaz. The following year, 8 additional branches were opened in different districts of the city. The Main Library transferred in
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along with City Librarian Emelita Villanueva on February 6, 2017. The building for the main library has been planned since 2010. The library building's facilities includes a cafe, a children's corner, a function room, and a puppeteer's room. Computers are also available for public use.
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The number of branches of the library grew to 21 by late 2016. This figure includes the main library. The main library re-opened once again in February 2017 in a newly built three-story building also located within the city hall compound.
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The main library vacated the old city hall building and moved to the Lion's International Building at Bernardo Park which stands in an area donated by the Lion's International to the city government. The main library moved to the New
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section, periodicals, archives and materials on local history. Resources on law research, extension library services, technical service, district libraries and inventory, and multi-media are offered on the library's second floor.
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The Main Library's location has moved or reassigned for several times throughout the history of the Quezon City Public Library. The library is currently housed within a three-story building within the
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Within the same year, City Ordinance No. 3559 was approved by the Quezon City Council approved which defined the powers and duties of the library's librarian and superintendent.
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In May 2017 it was reported that the collection of the main library comprises 18,131 books and 71 computers meant for public use of
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First inaugurated on August 16, 1948, the library initially operated in a one-storey building next to the old
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awarded the library third place in the 2016 Outstanding Public Libraries which was held in November 2016.
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The library can accommodate up to 1,000 people daily including those availing e-government services.
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building at the back of the Old Quezon City Hall along then-named Highway 54 (now
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Open to the general public, including people who are not residents of Quezon City.
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1957 to the Old City Hall Building where it occupied a more spacious space.
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complex while the library also maintain smaller branches within the city.
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The first floor of the building hosts the reference section,
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Triangle Park (Quezon City Central Business District)
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14°38′52″N 121°03′02″E / 14.64767°N 121.05061°E / 14.64767; 121.05061
Quezon City
Metro Manila
Philippines
Project 7
journals
www.quezoncitypubliclibrary.org
Filipino
public library
Quezon City
Metro Manila
Philippines
Quezon City Hall
Post Office
Epifanio De los Santos Avenue
National Library of the Philippines
Quezon City Hall Building
Quezon City Hall
Herbert Bautista
Filipiniana
online public access catalog
National Library of the Philippines
National Commission for Culture and the Arts


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