Top 10 Facts About Chinese New Year!

1. Chinese New Year falls on a different day each year.
2. It is also known as ‘Spring Festival’.
3. In China, each year is linked with a different animal.
4. The celebrations last for 15 days.
5. Guo Nian Hao means Happy New Year!
6. Children receive red envelopes with money inside.
7. Chinese New Year ends with the ‘Lantern Festival’.
8. Before the celebration it is tradition to spring clean the home to get rid of bad luck.
9. Lion and dragon dances are very popular around this time.
10. Fireworks will be set off at midnight!

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Source: Top 10 facts about Chinese New Year! Fun Kids - the UK's children's radio station. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://www.funkidslive.com/learn/top-10-facts/top-10-facts-about-chinese-new-year/

TOP BORROWERS

Congratulations to the students and class for borrowing the most books from July to November 2022.

Congratulations to Kinder A and Grade 5A for winning the "Classroom Library Decorating Contest" held during the celebration of Literacy Month.

TOP BORROWERS

Congratulations to the students and class for borrowing the most books from July to November 2022.

Participate in and enjoy the events we have planned for you during Literacy Month!

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Teen Read Week

Teen Read Week is a week-long celebration of teens and reading. The event was founded by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in 1998. Teen Read Week is observed each year in October. For seven days, LRC intensifies its efforts to encourage teens to read for pleasure. Reading for recreational purposes boosts test scores and lays the foundation for future success as an adult. Participate in Teen Read Week! Visit the LRC and pick up or borrow a book or two!

50th Anniversary of the Declaration
of Martial Law

Proclamation No. 1081, which the late Ferdinand E. Marcos signed two days prior to his announcement on live television on September 23, 1972, signaled the start of a harsh decade of military rule.

Human rights were completely abused during this time, and freedom of speech was severely restricted. According to Amnesty International, between 1972 and 1981, around 70,000 people were jailed, 34,000 were tortured, and 3,240 were died. Desaparecidos, often known as political prisoners, have not been located to this day.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial law, the LRC features reference and story books about Martial law. Check them out!

Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society. Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist with at least 771 million young people and adults lacking basic literacy skills today.

Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa
Agosto 2022
FILIPINO AT MGA KATUTUBONG WIKA: KASANGKAPAN SA PAGTUKLAS AT PAGLIKHA

Sa pagdiriwang ng buwan ng wika, inihahandog namin sa inyo ang mga aklat na isinulat sa iba’t-ibang wika sa Pilipinas tulad ng: Cebuano, Chavacano, Ivatan, Ifugao, Maguindanaon, Maranao, at Waray. Ang mga aklat na ito ay maaaring hiramin sa aklatan ng XSN.

In celebration of “Buwan ng Wikang Filipino”, Pumplepie Books & Happiness an online seller of children’s books, will conduct an online book fair to the XSN community. The activity hopes to promote the Filipino language in various forms of literature. This will be held starting August 1 - August 31, 2022 at the bookseller’s official website.

All members of the XSN community will be given a 10% discount. Kindly use the promo code “XSNbookfair22” and your XSN email address at checkout. Nationwide shipping is free of charge for a minimum of Php 2000.00 per transaction.