The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the National Committee on Library and Information Services (NCLIS), and the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), conducted its Annual National Congress last November 22-25, 2022 at the Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo City.

This year’s Congress has the theme: “Working Together: Sustainability, Opportunity, Adaptability, Resiliency (SOAR)” NEMSU Librarians from Tandag, Cantilan, Lianga and San Miguel attended the said Congress.

There were plenary sessions and parallel sessions sponsored by sectoral library associations to discuss topics relevant to the different type of libraries (i.e., academic, public, school, and special).