Other collections include Plato for Beginners, Economics for Beginners and Sex for Beginners, literary books and readings on sexual reproductive health, gender, health, and environmental issues, legal and social issues.
Aside from maintaining a library center, the program includes collection and distribution of books from donors here and abroad. Davao Association of Colleges and Schools in cooperation with the Society for the Advancement of Film Education, helps in the facilitation, hosting and providing of networks.
Books and souvenir items can also be bought at the library located at the Lions Club Building along McArthur Highway in Matina. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
“The program seeks to develop the reading habits of our people by providing them with alternative reading materials,” said Jimmie- Loe de la Vega, DACS executive director.
The library also serves as the convergence point of the books that are collected and distributed.
Kyabaan Association, Inc. serves as “librarians”, in charge of managing the library.
The Book Club membership is open to everyone interested. Annual membership fee for students is fifty- pesos and seventy-five pesos for professionals. The amount goes to library services, according to Mae Fe Templa, the managing director of Kyabaan Association Inc. (KAI), which manages the library.
The library also hosts other activities such as book-launching reviews, newsmagazine reviews, poetry reading, public forum on relevant political issues and other forms of creative presentations of publications and multi-media materials about social realities in the Philippines.
“Our ultimate vision is to enhance the cultural, intellectual and social awareness of the Davao community”, de la Vega said.
“The books are for mainstream development towards social transformation and we hope we can contribute to transformative education,” Templa said.
Aside from the books and magazines, one can also purchase copies of Ibon books that are for sale or rent educational and documentary films from Lion’s Club and Department of Health at a cost of ten pesos each CD or VHS. (Grace S. Uddin/davaotoday.com)
