Ilocos Norte aims to increase e-Library users
The provincial government of Ilocos Norte has launched a
program to promote its I-hub center at the Laoag Centennial Arena.
The provincial library programis called “Magbasa, Mag-Internet
at Manalo.”
MatildeNeri, chief of the I-hub center and officer-in-charge
of the Education Department of the Capitol said that the first five clientswho
are registered readers in the library and will make use of the center’s Internet
facility will be given free reading materials and other surprise gifts.
According to the Provincial Library, theI-hub center has
eight service areas but the most visited section is the Internet and multimedia
section with an average of 765 users a month.Neri said that the reason for the
rising number of users in the section was due to the free Internet usage and
film viewing.
After the improvement of the Local Revenue Code of Ilocos
Norte, the free internet promowas later changed to P10 an hour for the Internet
user or lower than the Internet rate of private computer shops.
The new library promo program is open from 8am to 7pm on
weekdays and 1pm to 5pm on weekends and will end up on December 2014.
To increase the services of the I-hub center, the provincial
government plans to set–up branches in the first and second districts of the
province to establish better Internet access for the students. (Gemma Rose
Benito) FOCUS
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