Office of the Municipal Librarian

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

The Municipal Library, a service-oriented institution, performs dual functions: that of a municipal library and that of a public library. As a Municipal Library it has continuously directed its efforts towards the development and preservation of its collection, facilities and resources to meet information needs of its clientele. As a public library, it acts as the central point of public library system in the municipality.

OBJECTIVES

• To provide reference services and resources to the public.
• To develop, in cooperation with the local government units, a system of public libraries and information centers throughout the municipality.
• To develop resource sharing and wider access of information among public libraries linked as one by PUBLIN (Public Library Information Network)
• To give awareness or exposure to students or any library users in the use of information technology.