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Libraries in the Philippines, similar to libraries in other countries, come in one of the four basic types: academic, school, public, and special libraries. Prominent libraries are the National Library of the Philippines and academic libraries.




National Library of the Philippines



The National Library of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas or Aklatang Pambansa ng Pilipinas, abbreviated NLP) is located in Manila. It is the official repository of information on cultural heritage and other literary resources.




Academic libraries


Many education institutions have an attached library:

University of the Philippines
Central Philippine University
Silliman University
University of Santo Tomas
University of the East
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University
Far Eastern University
University of San Carlos
International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Laguna




Other libraries


Some museums in the Philippines have their own libraries, for example the Lopez Museum.




Volumes


About 1.2 million volumes of reference and reading materials are available at the National Library, in which the Filipiniana and Asia Division alone own more than 100,000 Filipiniana books. The Diliman portion of the library of the University of the Philippines is composed of 1,132,483 volumes. The University of Santo Tomas Miguel de Benavides Library contains 822,000 books. The Central Philippine University Library has 250,000+ volumes. The University of the East Library has 177,900 books. 160,000 volumes are deposited at the International Rice Research Institute.




See also


List of libraries in Metro Manila




References



Media related to Libraries in the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons

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