21st LIS Month and 78th National Book Week

     The University of Mindanao’s Library and Information Center (UM-LIC) had its 21^st LIS Month and 78^th National Book Week celebration last November 27, 2012 held at the UM Matina Gymnasium with its theme “ Libraries: Effects on Society”. This was spearheaded by the LIC’s Librarians as the working committee together with the help of BLIS students. This was participated by all the partner schools of the university both in Elementary and Secondary level.

Mr. Darrell D. Blatchley, owner of the
D'Bone  Collector Museum.

Autograph signing during the launching of the book
"The Bone Collector"

Participants from different colleges during the
 Library Conference

     The affair included different activities for the whole week such as the Book Launching of “The Bone Collector: the story of man who advocates of saving the earth from human destruction”; 2^nd UM Library Conference: A meeting of minds, a festival of papers; Quiz Bee; Visitation of UM Branch Libraries and Museum ( UM Panabo, UM Tagum, Panabo Museum, D’Bone Collector Museum); Amazing Race; Book Parade and Story Telling; Top Library Client Award; Friends of the Library Award; and Library on Wheels.