Davao City Library & Information Center

Davao City Library & Information Center non-profit organization, solely for public service/information for the community-- the reading public

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ“ฃPursuant to ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ and ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ, please be guided by the following h...
26/12/2025

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Pursuant to ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ and ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ, please be guided by the following holidays and government work suspensions:

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) โ€“ Government Work Suspension (MC No. 111)
๐Ÿ“Œ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) โ€“ Rizal Day (Regular Holiday)
๐Ÿ“Œ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) โ€“ New Yearโ€™s Eve (Special Non-Working Day)
๐Ÿ“Œ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) โ€“ New Yearโ€™s Day (Regular Holiday)
๐Ÿ“Œ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) โ€“ Government Work Suspension (MC No. 111)

๐Ÿ“… Weekends โ€“ Closed

Accordingly, the ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ will be ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— from December 29, 2025 to January 2, 2025, including ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, and will resume operations on ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†).

Thank you for your understanding, and we wish everyone a safe and meaningful New Year celebration! ๐ŸŽ†โœจ

WORD OF THE DAY๐ง๐จ๐ž๐ฅ\๐ง๐จ๐ก-๐„๐‹\noun:When capitalized, Noel refers to Christmas or the Christmas season. Uncapitalized, noel ...
26/12/2025

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๐ง๐จ๐ž๐ฅ
\๐ง๐จ๐ก-๐„๐‹\

noun

:When capitalized, Noel refers to Christmas or the Christmas season. Uncapitalized, noel refers to a Christmas carol.

| We were greeted at the door by a group of carolers singing noels.

| Every year we send our family Christmas cards with our photo enclosed wishing everyone a joyous Noel.

WORD OF THE DAY๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž\๐“๐„๐Œ-๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ก-๐ซ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ž\verb: is to avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer in order to have m...
23/12/2025

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๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž
\๐“๐„๐Œ-๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ก-๐ซ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ž\

verb

: is to avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer in order to have more time.

| Pressured by voters on both sides of the issue, the congressman temporized.

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ“ฃIn observance of the Christmas Holidays, in accordance with ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ, please take note of...
22/12/2025

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ“ฃ

In observance of the Christmas Holidays, in accordance with ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ, please take note of the following dates:

๐ŸŽ„ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) โ€“ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ
๐ŸŽ„ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) โ€“ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†

Accordingly, the Davao City Library & Information Center will be ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— on December 24 and 25, 2025, and will resume operations on December 26, 2025 (Friday).

May this season be filled with peace, joy, and meaningful moments with your loved ones. โœจ๐ŸŽ„

On December 19, 2025, the ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (๐——๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–) successfully shared your generous book and edu...
22/12/2025

On December 19, 2025, the ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (๐——๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–) successfully shared your generous book and educational material donations with barangay reading centers and partner communities at ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น and ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น.

Every page opened becomes a new opportunity for learning, dreaming, and growth for children and families in remote areas. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ

Daghang salamat sa inyong suporta ug kasingkasing sa pagtabang! ๐Ÿ’›

WORD OF THE DAY๐ก๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ\๐ก๐ฒ๐ž-๐›๐ž๐ซ-๐๐€๐Š-๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ก-๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ\noun: refers to a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal...
22/12/2025

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๐ก๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ
\๐ก๐ฒ๐ž-๐›๐ž๐ซ-๐๐€๐Š-๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ก-๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ\

noun

: refers to a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal, such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot.

| Local scientists are studying the longevity of bats who use bridges and other aboveground hibernacula versus that of bats who roost all winter in subterranean caves.

WORD OF THE DAY๐ฃ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ\๐‰๐€๐–๐-๐ญ๐ž๐ž\adjective: Something described as jaunty is lively in manner or appearance. Jaunty can al...
19/12/2025

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๐ฃ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ
\๐‰๐€๐–๐-๐ญ๐ž๐ž\

adjective

: Something described as jaunty is lively in manner or appearance. Jaunty can also describe something, such as an article of clothing, that suggests a lively and confident quality.

| The server whistled a jaunty tune as she wiped the tables and set out fresh flowers in preparation for the dayโ€™s diners.

WORD OF THE DAY๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž\๐ข๐ก-๐’๐๐Ž๐–๐™\verb: To espouse an ideology, belief, etc., is to take it up and support it as a cause. ...
18/12/2025

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๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž
\๐ข๐ก-๐’๐๐Ž๐–๐™\

verb

: To espouse an ideology, belief, etc., is to take it up and support it as a cause. Espouse is usually encountered in formal speech and writing.

| The article explores some of the lesser-known viewpoints espoused by the charismatic leader.

WORD OF THE DAY๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ญ\๐ค๐ฎ๐ง-๐•๐„๐‘-๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ\adjective: usually used in the phrase "conversant with," describes someone who ha...
17/12/2025

WORD OF THE DAY

๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ญ
\๐ค๐ฎ๐ง-๐•๐„๐‘-๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ\

adjective

: usually used in the phrase "conversant with," describes someone who has knowledge of or experience with something.

| The ideal candidate for the sommelier position will have expert knowledge of the various wines served in the restaurant and be conversant with the rich world of viniculture.

WORD OF THE DAY๐๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐๐ž๐ฅ\๐ƒ๐‘๐€๐˜-๐๐ฎ๐ฅ\noun: is a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chanc...
16/12/2025

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๐๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐๐ž๐ฅ
\๐ƒ๐‘๐€๐˜-๐๐ฎ๐ฅ\

noun

: is a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chance. The game, played by children especially at Hanukkah, is also called dreidel.

| All the kids in the family look forward to playing dreidel together during Hanukkah.

๐Ÿ“šโœจ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป! โœจ๐Ÿ“šOn ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, the ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† visited ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜...
15/12/2025

๐Ÿ“šโœจ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป! โœจ๐Ÿ“š

On ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, the ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† visited ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น, where learners enjoyed a fun and engaging book reading session, storytelling, and an exciting Mobile Library tour experience that inspired their love for reading. ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ“–

On the same day, the team also served ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น through a Disaster Preparedness Orientation and Basic Life Support (BLS) and First Aid Training, equipping students with essential knowledge and skills to respond during emergencies. ๐Ÿš‘๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

A meaningful day of promoting literacy, safety, and community readiness! ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ“šโœจ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น! โœจ๐Ÿ“šOn ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, the Mobile Library visited ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป...
15/12/2025

๐Ÿ“šโœจ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น! โœจ๐Ÿ“š

On ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, the Mobile Library visited ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น, bringing stories, learning, and excitement to our young readers! ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ’›

The learners enjoyed engaging storytelling, book reading sessions, and an exciting Mobile Library Bus tour experience, sparking curiosity and strengthening their love for reading. ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ“–

Another meaningful day of sharing knowledge and inspiring young minds! ๐Ÿ’ซ

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203 C. , Bangoy Street, Brgy. 34-D, Poblacion District
Davao City
8000

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Wednesday 7am - 7pm
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