READ Philippines Director, READ Philippines: John Entrada

Summary

Through the READ PHILIPPINES Project, the Philippine Consulate General in New York hopes to develop in young Filipino-Americans, their friends, and the community at large greater interest and awareness of the Philippines and its values, history and culture.

Since the READ PHILIPPINES campaign was launched in November 2002, the Consulate has worked closely with the Filipino-American community and together, donated over 500 books, videos and CD- ROMS to school and public libraries in the tri-state area where many Filipinos study or reside. CORE, Inc. has continued this success by creating more READ Philippines collections around the tri-state area.

CORE-READ PHILIPPINES has two components - Library Coordination and Community Outreach.

Recent & Upcoming Read Philippines Events

5th Annual "Write to Our Culture" Performance Showcase Fundraiser Thursday, November 6 @ 7:00pm
Retreat Lounge
37 W 17th St New York, NY 10011
Between 5th and 6th Avenues

Library Coordination and Book Collecting

The Library Coordination and Book collection committee is responsible for initiating a conversation with target libraries in setting up a READ Philippines collection. The committee primarily consists of Library Liaisons. These individuals are the contacts between the libraries, the community and READ Philippines. Committee members are responsible for soliciting book donations, maintaining and updating the collection and addressing any questions regarding the collection and READ Philippines.

CORE-READ PHILIPPINES has successfully established collections at the following locations:

• Queens Borough Public Library - Flushing Branch
• Filipino American Human Services, Inc. (FAHSI) Community Center Library
• New York Public Library - Mid-Manhattan
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center
• New York Public Library - Donnell Library Center

• Queens Public Library - Elmhurst Branch
• Philippine Pastoral Center in Manhattan
• Jersey City Public Library - Five Corners Branch
• Philippine Community Center in Jersey City
• Passaic High School Library
• Clifton Memorial Library
• Paterson Public Library
• University of Connecticut Library in Storrs

An important component of the program, which we are currently developing, is Community Outreach. While much of our efforts are placed in fundraising and soliciting donations in order to create the book collections, we also seek to encourage more people to visit the libraries, read the books and become excited about Filipino and Filipino American literature. So far, we have done this through community events such as readings, performance showcases, various fundraising events and a new community outreach project called the READ Philippines Book Club. In the future, we hope to develop more programming in collaboration with various community groups.

Other Initiatives

As of October 18, 2004, the program has a Filipino literature Book Club.

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