Lucena City Library is a public library located at the 2nd Floor of the Old City Hall Building. It caters to the public in general, providing them different services like library information research and free use of internet on the Cybrary Section.
History
The Municipal Library of Lucena (then named Filemon Perez Memorial Library) was established on July 01, 1952, under the administration of the late Mayor Honorio Abadilla. When Lucena was inaugurated as a City on August 20, 1961, it automatically became the Lucena City Library.
On August 30, 1983, all of the Library’s collection had been burned down to ashes when the City Hall building was totally destroyed by fire. After that tragedy, the Library was once again rehabilitated along with the City Hall building in order to continue to give library service to the public.
The Cybrary Section
Lucena City Libray
Cybrary Section
City Social Welfare Development Officer, Mrs. Lourdes G. Ruanto, in collaboration with the City Librarian, made a project study for the City Library’s Modernization. Mrs. Ruanto then submitted the proposal study the Rotary International – Rotary Foundation. Then after one (1) year of constant communication with the foundation together with the Rotary Club of Cosmopolitan Lucena, Philippines, the project has been approved.
On July 13, 2009, Humanitarian Grant MGA No. 69019, RY 2008-2009 was awarded to the City Library by the Rotary International-Rotary Foundation international partners, Rotary Clubs of Hawaii, USA RI District 5000 thru the Rotary Club of Cosmopolitan Lucena, Philippines District -3820, by providing the Library with 15 computer units and 1 photocopy machine.
With this grant, the renovation of the City Library’s stockroom to an Internet Room was immediately approved by Mayor Ramon Talaga, Jr. He also provided roll-up blinds and two (2) air-conditioning units for the room which is now called the Cybrary Section.
Services
Lucena City Library
The Lucena City Library has variety of services like Reader’s Services, Citizen’s Charter, Technical Services, Administrative Services and Other Services.
Reader’s Services provides public access to general information and reference materials and is composed of different sections such as:
Reference Section – for common reference materials such as Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Atlases, Almanacs, and Yearbooks.
Circulation Section – covers General Information, Languages and Literature, Sciences and Mathematics, Religion, Philosophy, History, and Arts.
Filipiniana & Local History Collection – consists of all published materials which tackles about the Philippines in general, regardless of its author and language.
Reserve Section – books included here are strictly limited for library use only and are not to be used outside the library.
Periodical Section – contains magazines, daily newspapers, newspaper clippings, journals and other published periodicals that can be used for future references
Cybrary Section – provides free 1 hour usage of internet per person, per day, on a first come, first served basis.
Borrowing Regulations
For Reference, Reserve and Filipiniana Sections
- The books and other reading materials in the City Library are for “LIBRARY USE ONLY” with exception to the books in the Circulation Section which can be borrowed for 7 days.
- The Book Card must be signed by the borrower and leave it to the librarian-in-charge together with their IDs.
- Borrowers are responsible for the books and other materials they borrowed until they are returned to the librarian-in-charge.
- Borrowing of books must be done personally.
For Circulation Section
- The Library Card must be presented upon borrowing of the book
- Readers are allowed to borrow up to 3 books for 7 days and can be renewable when necessary.
- Books that are to be borrowed must be brought first to the charging desk before checking out.
- Check-out books are subject to recall when needed and must be returned on or before the due date.
Using the Internet
- Users may have free 1 hour internet access per person, per day, on a first come, first served basis.
- All Cybrary users must secure a Library Card from the librarian-in-charge
- The Cybrary section can only be used for research. Using the internet for social networking and other recrational usage is not permitted.
- The Cybrary logbook must be signed before using the computer.
- Saving of files will be done only by the librarian-in-charge. Users must provide their own storage devices such as flash drives or CDs.
Requirements for securing a Library Card
- Two (2) copies of duly filled-up Borrower’s Card Application Form
- Two (2) copies 1×1 picture
- Php 20.00 processing fee
Contact Information
2nd Floor Main City Hall
M.L. Tagarao St., Lucena City
(042)710-2021
Philippine Peso