{"id":7385,"date":"2016-08-18T16:34:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T08:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2016-08-18T16:34:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T08:34:05","slug":"free-for-life-at-the-national-library-nlp-card-now-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/08\/18\/free-for-life-at-the-national-library-nlp-card-now-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"Free for life at the National Library! NLP Card now optional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The internet may have officially taken over as the go-to resource for students and teachers alike, but libraries, like the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), are still the best option for those who want reliable sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7388\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/National_Library_of_the_Philippines_Main_Entrance-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"National_Library_of_the_Philippines_Main_Entrance\" width=\"850\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Main entrance of the National Library of the Philippines (Photo by <a class=\"new\" title=\"User:Fmgverzon (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=User:Fmgverzon&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Franz Miko Verzon<\/a> via Wikimedia Commons)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Imagine the smile on people\u2019s faces when NLP announced on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalLibraryofthePhilippines\/photos\/a.257480891124072.1073741828.252748414930653\/529189223953236\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a> that they will no longer require anyone to have a library card to access their archives. All you need to do is present a valid ID and register at their IT Division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">For those who still want to avail of the NLP card, it\u2019s only P100.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The National Library acts as the country\u2019s repository of our printed and recorded cultural history. They have a wide range of resources, and it\u2019s not limited to books and other printed materials. There\u2019s an extensive multimedia collection that you won\u2019t find in other libraries or websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The National Library is located at T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila. It is open from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They observe local and national holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Here\u2019s a handy infographic from NLP which talks about what you need to know:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7386\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/graphic.jpg\" alt=\"graphic\" width=\"384\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/graphic.jpg 384w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/graphic-120x300.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalLibraryofthePhilippines\/\"><em>National Library of the Philippines Facebook page<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoutmag.ph\/section\/culture\/books\/national-library-opens-doors-free\/\"><em>Scout Magazine<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The internet may have officially taken over as the go-to resource for students and teachers alike, but libraries, like the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), are still the best option for those who want reliable sources. &nbsp; Main entrance of the National Library of the Philippines (Photo by Franz Miko Verzon via Wikimedia Commons) &nbsp; Imagine the smile on people\u2019s faces when NLP announced on their Facebook page that they will no longer require anyone to have a library card to access their archives. All you need to do is present a valid ID and register at their IT Division. For those who still want to avail of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/National_Library_of_the_Philippines_Main_Entrance-e1471509235942.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7385"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7389,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385\/revisions\/7389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}