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Celebrating National Children's Book Month in Cebu City?

Click on the picture below to read an invitation!


On July 20, the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) will be in Cebu City to give a FREE seminar. PBBY Chair and representative for librarians Zarah Gagatiga will be speaking about library activities, and as the PBBY representative for book reviewers I will be speaking about book reviewing.

I really hope to meet many of the children's books supporters in Cebu City! Again, please click on the picture above for more details. :o)

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  1. Wow, wow and wow! I'm from Cebu but I'm not a librarian. I'm a blogger, though. May I join?

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  2. Nancy, yes. I really want to meet you!

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  3. I would love that. I'll see you then. :)

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