Librarians correct unlicensed head of National Library on claim library science not taught in provincesMANILA, Philippines — An official of Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians pointed out Wednesday that there are more than 70 library schools nationwide after the head of the National Library of the Philippines wrongly claimed librarianship courses are not offered outside Metro Manila. The head of the National Library is not a licensed librarian. There are few colleges or universities offering Library Science course,” Escudero said during the meeting, citing that Sorsogon does not have an academic institution for aspiring librarians. He said the lack of librarians is also among the concerns of licensed librarians who wrote to him. "The mayor of municipality of Talayan in Maguindanao [said] it’s the first time that they heard that there is a National Library," he said.

Source: Philippine Star July 22, 2020 13:49 UTC