Libary Hub in Guimaras

The Petron Foundation, in cooperation with the Petron Dealers Association is sponsoring the construction of a Library Hub in Guimaras Province. The Library Hub is a project conceptualized by the Department of Education (DepEd) in response to the problem of inadequate books and teaching resources supplies in the public schools system. The construction and establishment of the hub will be managed by SAS in coordination with the DepEd Office in Guimaras.

In a "hub" and "spoke" model, the Library Hub attempts to provide books and resources to the teachers, librarians and administrators of several school forms from a centrally located warehouse setup. A Library Hub contains approximately 25,000 books available for 3-30-100 schools. The books are grouped into bundles. Each school may borrow a book bundle and store them in their libraries or reading corners making it available to their teachers and students for a period of 30 days. Book bundles are then returned to allow other schools access to the same materials. Likewise, these teachers may then check out other book bundles of their interest.

By bringing books to the school and inside the classrooms, teachers and administrators can make these books an integral part of their teaching and support the learning process of the students with their use. The Library Hub in Guimaras will be of service not only to the 99 elementary schools but to the entire community as it will house a multi-purpose room that can be a venue to trainings, meetings and more.