ub||c ||brary |s the |oca| center

of |nformat|on mak|ng a|| k|nds

of |nformat|on read||y ava||ab|e to
|ts user's
ub||c ||brary serv|ce sha|| a|m to
1 fac|||tate |nforma| educat|on
2 support and comp||ment research |n a|| f|e|ds of
endeavor
3 prov|de b|b||ograph|c access to the country's
|nformat|on resources and
4 prov|de who|esome recreat|on and benef|c|a|
use of |e|sure t|me
ometh|ng set up and estab||shed by
author|ty as a ru|e for the measure of
quant|ty we|ght extent va|ue or qua||ty
cr|ter|on
A ||brary that |s funded by the government
or from pub||c funds and |s tasked to serve
peop|e from a|| wa|ks of ||fe
ormu|at|on of pub||c standards ref|ects the fresh
concept of pub||c ||brary serv|ce and
organ|zat|ona| goa|s to st|mu|ate new
deve|opments and focus attent|on |n the f|e|d
tandards are used as gu|de when |mp|ement|ng
goa|s for deve|opment and sett|ng d|rect|ons for
the future

1he forego|ng m|n|mum standards sha|| serve
as gu|de to peop|e who are tasked to organ|ze
deve|op and ma|nta|n] susta|n pub||c ||brar|es
and the|r serv|ces
1o prov|de ||brary and |nformat|on serv|ce
respons|ve to the needs of the commun|ty
1o bu||d w|th|n each ||brary an |nformat|on
center about |ts respect|ve commun|ty |ts
resources h|story peop|e customs and
trad|t|ons etc and
1o deve|op nat|ona||y a network and ||nkages
among pub||c ||brar|es w|th 1he Nat|ona|
L|brary as the center |n order to fac|||tate
research and reference needs of patrons

ach pub||c ||brary sha|| operate under the
adm|n|strat|ve superv|s|on of the |oca| government
un|t and under the techn|ca| superv|s|on of 1he
Nat|ona| L|brary
A pub||c ||brary sha|| be managed by a profess|ona|
tra|ned competent and ||censed ||brar|an
1he pub||c ||brary as |oca| government ent|ty sha||
have as |ts |mmed|ate super|or the |oca| ch|ef
execut|ve or any |ega||y des|gnated |oca| off|c|a| |n
accordance w|th the Loca| Government Code
1he pub||c ||brary sha|| be manned by qua||f|ed and
profess|ona||y tra|ned ||brar|ans and sha|| be supported
by competent support serv|ces staff
uff|c|ent number of personne| sha|| be h|red to atta|n
qua||ty serv|ce
|ze of taff

eg|ona| congress|ona| d|str|ct prov|nc|a| and

c|ty ||brar|es sha|| have at |east four profess|ona|
||brar|ans three support serv|ces staff exc|ud|ng
those ho|d|ng non c|ass|f|ed pos|t|ons ||ke ut|||ty
workers
1he |ncrease |n the number of ||brary staff
defends on the |ncrease of popu|at|on of the
commun|ty served
upport erv|ces taff
1echn|ca| staff sha|| possess a d|p|oma]cert|f|cate
of at |east two year computer educat|on or |ts
equ|va|ent and w|th the requ|red c|v|| serv|ce
e||g|b|||ty
rofess|ona| ||brar|ans are
|nd|v|dua|s who are ||cense ho|ders

C|er|ca| staff sha|| have f|n|shed spec|a| stud|es
|n ecretar|a| c|ence or |ts equ|va|ent and w|th
the requ|red serv|ce e||g|b|||ty
L|brary a|ds shou|d have at |east f|n|shed two
years of co||ege educat|on or have had at |east
two years ||brary work exper|ence

ther taff
A ||brary shou|d have depend|ng on |ts s|ze
and ava||ab|||ty of funds the fo||ow|ng
personne|
Mointenonce personne/
*||brary equ|pment operator
*b|ndery personne| and
*messenger] ||a|son personne|
*ut|||ty worker
a|ary and ther 8enef|ts
a|ary for each pos|t|on sha|| be |n accordance
w|th the a|ary tandard|zat|on cheme
formu|ated by the Government and w|th other
|aws
1he pub||c ||brary sha|| be prov|ded w|th
adequate and reasonab|e budgetary
appropr|at|ons to carry out effect|ve|y
|ts p|ans and programs
1he ||brary budget sha|| cover the
fo||ow|ng |tems
ersona| erv|ces
Ma|ntenance and other operat|ng expenses
( M%
Cap|ta| ut|ay
1he co||ect|on must ref|ect the
ob[ect|ves of the ||brary and the
needs of the commun|ty served
1he co||ect|on sha|| |nc|ude books mu|t| med|a
and other non book mater|a|s
1he ||brary sha|| ma|nta|n the |oca| h|story
co||ect|on
1he s|ze of the ||brary co||ect|on |s dependent
on the a||ocat|on from 1he Nat|ona| L|brary
and from the budget]funds prov|ded by the
|oca| government un|t |n the annua|
appropr|at|ons


A m|n|mum or |n|t|a| co||ect|on of 3000
vo|umes of books |s deemed appropr|ate for
pub||c ||brar|es |n the reg|ons prov|nces c|t|es
and f|rst c|ass mun|c|pa||t|es regard|ess of the|r
popu|at|on
e|ect|on and acqu|s|t|on of books and other
||brary mater|a|s sha|| rest on the ||brar|an
w|th the ass|stance of her profess|ona| staff
A prov|s|on for at |east 10 annua| |ncrease of
the co||ect|on must be prov|ded each of any
pub||c ||brary category

8u||d|ng
1
1he ||brary sha|| be centra||y |ocated
w|th|n the commun|ty
1he ||brary sha|| be access|b|e to a||
||brary users by a|| means of
transportat|ons
n the deve|opment p|an of the |oca|
government un|t
the ||brary sha|| be a component of an
|ntegrated cu|tura| comp|ex
1he bu||d|ng sha|| prov|de access to
phys|ca||y d|sab|ed |nd|v|dua|s

Commun|ty popu|at|on the grow|ng ||brary

co||ect|on s|ze of ||brary staff and serv|ces to
be rendered
ach ||brary sha|| prov|de adequate space for
read|ng areas stack area work room
mu|t|med|a room storage room staff |ounge
to||ets for the ||brary staff and for the pub||c
and space for other fac|||t|es
rov|s|on sha|| be made for m|n|mum seat|ng
capac|ty of 4860 peop|e at any one t|me for
reg|ona| prov|nc|a| c|ty and f|rst c|ass
mun|c|pa| ||brar|es and at |east 3648 for other
mun|c|pa||t|es and at |east 1224 for barangay
read|ng centers


qu|pment and furn|ture sha|| be adequate
to generate an env|ronment conduc|ve for
the p|easant and effect|ve use of the
mater|a|s and serv|ces
urn|ture sha|| be funct|ona| and |n
harmony w|th the arch|tecture of the
bu||d|ng
qu|pment sha|| be se|ected proper|y |n such
a way that they w||| he|p |n the eff|c|ent
operat|on of the ||brary to keep abreast w|th
the t|me
Layout of equ|pment and furn|ture sha||
a||ow the smooth mob|||ty of readers and
mater|a|s