Baguio-Quezon

I miss the old Baguio City Library. We used to call it the National Library, and it wasn't until I started working in Manila that I learned that the term refers to this huge Library near the Rizal Park Which I have not yet visited.

The old Library had a charm all its own. It was a wooden structure, and inside was a huge space where the tables and chairs were located in the middle and the books located by the walls. By the entrance is a reading area for newspapers and magazines. Back in high school, my friends and I used to take brisk walks to Burnham Park to catch a few minutes and read. We also spent many Saturday mornings in that Library. The smell of the books, the subdued lighting, and simply entering the wooden structure was an experience all by itself.

Sadly, the Library collapsed in the earthquake of 1990 and the surviving books found refuge in the City Hall.

The Baguio City Library has been in operation for a while now, a brick and cement structure with white walls. I was in a whimsical mood as I reflected on how it was in our high school days, and happy that the Library is back to serve its readers.

The Baguio City Library is located beside the Children's Park in Burnham.

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Posted in: National Library on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at at 11:34 AM