When you're an Experimental Psychology student like me, there's a huge probability that you'll be…read morespending most of your time in the library checking out books, looking for journals to cite in your final paper, and using the computers to cram one of your class requirements. With the New Rizal Library in Ateneo, you can do all of this in the nick of time. The New Rizal Library is home to a wide collection of books and journals for your cognitive needs. The library has five floors that you can explore. The first floor is where Ateneo graduates can research materials and information for their further studies. The second floor is the multimedia resource center which can be used for media equipment. They also have rooms that you can reserve for your psychological experiments or film viewing. The third and fourth floor house a wide collection of books, journals, and magazines for research purposes, while the fifth floor, which is the most crowded area of the library, has the study hall where can students meet-up for group projects and discussions. If you're already done studying for all of your classes, you can go to the library to sleep or to make palamig.

Need to do some research? No place better than here!…read more Arguably the most comprehensive, full-service academic library in the Philippines today, the Rizal Library serves as a study, teaching, and research support facility to the university community and researchers from the outside. The new library has 5 floors that houses the circulation and reserve sections, information commons with ample seating and open-access computers, a multimedia center, and technical services facilities among others. Most conveniently, they have online international database access terminals like Euromonitor (a magic tool for business students where they can get FREE research studies on consumer markets for reference) and JStore, a vast interdisciplinary academic journal archive, along with sooo many others! The library also has collections of rare Filipiniana materials including a Jose Rizal exhibit of his own memorabilia, personal donations of Filipino historians, writers, scientists, and other distinguished scholars in the Pardo de Tavera Collection, a microform center, a library of women's writings, an American historical collection, and others. It's a pretty complete library and they hold regular site visits, seminars, and training sessions for librarian groups in and outside of Manila to develop library science and services in the country. They frequently tie up with other top university libraries for projects as well. It's open to outsiders too, so students from nearby universities like to come visit and use the facilities to aid their own work. Personally, I love the Rizal library for its modern yet scholarly atmosphere, making it such a good place to study, do work, or y'know... sleep. Haha! It's super comfortable, albeit a little cold inside, but nothing a snuggly jacket won't fix! The roof deck is mainly an open study area with group tables, but it sometimes transforms to a temporary event space... like when there's a big NBA or UAAP game on. It's not all stuffy school stuff at the Rizal Lib. ;)

You know you're a big deal when you're known in Metro Manila as "Main Library" (or MainLib for UPD…read morestudents, with their constant need to shorten everything). Not Gonzales Hall, not the UP School of Library and Information Sciences, not the UP-Diliman library. Just Main Library. PROS: It houses SLIS on the third floor! Librarian ng Bayan!; It is huge and expansive and would hold even the most obscure books your major subject may need (unless someone else borrowed it already). They also have records and archives that are older than you or your great grandma; They have an online database as well for easier book hunting. Very ideal for research. CONS: There's no air-conditioning but there are industrial fans. So get ready to hold on to your papers and books and notebooks as these babies could blow your clothes off; Facilities are not as updated or "hi-tech" as other universities' libraries; It may get scary and it smells like old books and old people, but just think of it as the spirits of the countless academics doing research here years ago. TL;DR: Bask in the glory of this gargantuan structure of knowledge, just don't mind the old computers.

As a UP Diliman student, there are three reasons as to why I visit the Main Lib: there's a required…read morefilm-viewing session in one of my classes, I need a quiet place to sit down and do nothing, and I need a book which is not available in my home college's library. Nevertheless, the Main Library houses a vast collection of books, compilation of researches, back issues of newspapers, films that you could not just download online, etc. For me, the Main Lib is a classic place because it brings you back in time, especially when you use the manual newspaper reader (which is very cool, try it once!). On the upper floors, you can find the original oblation statue, and marvel at it up close. Even if the Main Lib does not have air conditioning, the fans are there for you! Just sit on an angle wherein your papers would not be blown away in an instant.

As a writer, one of my passions is reading, and I've always been protective of my books. So it was…read morequite a surprise for me to find out that a man named Nanie Guanlao actually set up the entire front part of the house he grew up in along Balagtas St. in Makati as a free library. No library cards, no membership, no anything. The rules are simple: there are none. You can take a book, you can leave a book, or you can do both. You can come once and leave with 10 books, or keep/leave a book every week. Spreading from the steps to his house and leading all the way inside, over 500 books sit there waiting for new readers to explore their pages. My first time there, I ended up taking home "The World According to Garp" and "2001: A Space Odyssey." What started as Nanie's personal collection has become a repository for learning and exploration, a project for Nanie's family, and a neighborhood curiosity. As a believer in the power of words to inspire, motivate, and transform, I applaud Nanie and hope against all odds that there could be people like him in every street in every barangay in every city of the country. One can dream, after all.

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I have had too many bad experiences in different city halls (QC, Makati and Mandaluyong, to be…read morespecific) so I was extremely surprised when I arrived at the San Juan City Hall. The city hall can easily been seen from Pinaglabanan Street. It is also not difficult to park here since there is ample space provided for vehicles. Since they had just moved to this location, everything looks clean and new. The facade alone already looks welcoming and inviting. Upon entering, there is a reception desk with 2-3 employees ready to assist those who approach them. The lady I spoke to quickly directed me to the windows I needed to go to. I love how the building is well-lit and airy. It did not feel cramped or dirty like other city halls. They also have specific windows with proper numbers and labels for specific needs (i.e. a specific window for getting your cedula, another window for property tax, another window for barangay clearance, etc.). Another plus is that you can pay for what you need at that specific window. No need to go to a centralized cashier and go back to the previous window. This saved me so much time! I went there to get my cedula (CTC) and to pay property tax and I was out of there in 15 minutes! Their staff were efficient and did not dare ask for any money beyond what I had to pay for. (BIG disapointment in other city halls!!!) Another big plus for them was their well-kept restrooms. I have never been to a government office with an extremely clean restroom. ;) Kudos to their janitors who maintain them! I was so thrilled with my experience here that I no longer dread having to go back after a year for my annual errands. I really hope they maintain this and act as a model for other city halls as well.

Good day! AMA University Library needs listings of Business Administration and Engineering books…read more We would appreciate your sending us a list of books avaiable locally for our faculty and deans to check and recommend books for purchase. Our address is : University Chief Librarian, email : deorense@amaes.edu.ph and or dickorense77@gmail.com Contact No. 09293172259 Thank you and best regards, Dr. Dick E. Orense, EDD.

I love this bookstore for the reason that it sells stuff, more than just books, that I can't get…read moreanywhere else. They have really cute trinkets that can be used in school or in the office. Place is usually not crowded and it really has the quiet library vibe, minus the irritable librarian. I also admire the sales people because they are very helpful and they always assist you in finding the book or magazine that you need. If you're the busy mom or the ate that doesn't want to be bugged by the kids while shopping, there is a small nook here where you can leave the little rascals and keep them occupied while you go around the mall. Just make sure they are old enough to stay by themselves or you can have yaya watch over them. Books are arranged neatly according to topic and field so you can easily locate the ones that you are interested in. So if you're the bookworm who loves to immerse himself in a lot of reading, this is definitely the place to go to.

CAMP lib has been one of my lurk arounds in UP Manila. Of course, this is the only place in UP…read moreManila where I could take naps. Well, studying is also my intent going there. The place is fairly new because CAMP just moved to a new building. I kinda miss the older one because it was more spacious than the one we have right now. However, I'm still not complaining about the new one because despite the smaller space, it's still enough because there's not a lot of people inside except during lunch breaks. What I also love about now is that they're now open even during lunch breaks and every Saturday which really helped during our thesis work. I just hope the librarian gets doesn't complain especially on instances where discussions get intense. Well, that's something you really can't take away from librarians. They really take silence seriously even if there's no one else in the room that you'll bother.

While this is the administration building of UP Diliman, where the UP officials hold their offices,…read morethis is so much more. First, this is the beautiful iconic building with stately pillars that greets the student or guest coming in UP. And of course, there's the Oblation statue in front that is characteristic of all UP campuses. Behind the hall is a field of green grass and an ampitheater where people hang out and play. It is relaxing to just sit on the ampitheater and take in the view, especially close to sunset. It is quiet here. Sometimes, you can buy from roving UP vendors like the magtataho as you take in the view. The sunset in Quezon Hall is particularly dramatic, especially with the Oblation statue in the frame. On the green grass behind the hall is also where my university graduation was held. This is in fact the perfect and symbolic venue for the university graduation if the weather is perfect.

When you enter UP-Diliman from the University Highway, you are greeted by the enormous structure…read morethat is Quezon Hall, the iconic building that can singularly represent the whole campus. PROS: The Oblation is found right in front of the building. It is the unequivocal symbol of the University of the Philippines. Plus, you can never go wrong with a statue of a naked, muscular guy. (Trivia time: The REAL Oblation's really found inside the University Library. So that one's a copy.); The architecture can be described as a massive, iconic structure of grandeur; You can find most of the administrative offices here. And from my one or two visits to the Chancellor's office (don't ask why), you could say that the interiors are really classy and splendid. CONS: It looks a little distant and empty from afar, maybe because barely any student activity happens in the building. Except the occasional protests and the yearly commencement exercises. TL;DR: Like a Filipino of stature, it is huge and powerful and classy but equally as distant and unapproachable. Maybe except to take pictures with.

The Hideout Café. You could take its name seriously and let it be your little nook right in the…read moremiddle of the Maginhawa - Malingap food crowd, away from its hustle and bustle. It's quiet and reserved and has the coffee shop vibe without the elitism (char). Hideout serves coffee, deserts, sandwiches, pasta, and breakfast food. Apparently, they got the shop's name from a bible verse. And they play Christian rock songs inside. Do what you will with that information. PROS: Interiors are well-lit and nicely furnished. The wall graffiti is an interesting, intricate piece to look at while you wait for your food; The food is made with effort and presentation. It tastes fresh and well-cooked; Their bread is crisp outside and soft inside; As per my friend's input, Mr. Owner is not too bad on the eyes as well (yeah, I'm putting that on PROS). CONS: Your food takes a while to be served; Not the place to go all-out busog; Not as spacious as I expected from the outside. TL;DR: Regardless of religious affiliation, The Hideout Café is a good relaxing spot to rest your soul with good food.