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TANGLAW Filipino-American Society of Long Island (NY), Inc.

A project of the Philippine Consulate General since 2002, READ PHILIPPINES continues to adopted by various Fil-Am organizations in the Tri-State area.  As of June 2008, the Consulate's listing shows 17 public and school libraries in the Tri-state area with Read Philippines collections.  Since the campaign was launched in November 2002, the Philippine Consulate General in New York has worked closely with the Filipino-American community and together, have donated over 500 notable books, videos and CD-ROMS to school and public libraries in the tri-state area.

As of June 2008, seventeen (17) libraries have  READ PHILIPPINES collections. There are nine libraries in New York located in Manhattan, Flushing, Elmhurst, Jamaica, Rockland County and in the Bronx. (none in Long Island both Nassau and Suffolk counties). There are  seven in New Jersey and one in Connecticut. 

Our mission is to gather and collect Philippine books on or before April 30, 2009 and this collection will be donated to the Sachem Public Library located at 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook, NY 11741.  READ PHILIPPINES will be permanently be displayed and the collection of children's and adult books will continue to be updated and maintained.

•  Donate Philippine books you own.
  

• Buy books from a bookstore of your choice, or any Philippine book distributor in your area, such as the Philippine Expression Bookshop c.o Linda Nietes at (310) 514-9139 or  bring back a book or two from your regular visits to the Philippines.
  
  
• Send checks to the Philippine Consulate General, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036-5095, payable to Read Philippines to buy books for you.

List of Recommended Books

• Kasaysayan: The History of the Filipino People (Volumes 1-10)
• New Vicassan's English-Filipino Dictionary
• Dictionary of Philippine Culture and Values
• U. P. Cultural Dictionary for Filipinos
• Conversational Tagalog
• Treasures of the Philippine National Museum
• Lugar: Essays on Philippine Heritage and Architecture
• 20th Century Filipino Artists
• National Artists of the Philippines
• Gongs and Bamboo: A Panorama of Philippine Music Instruments
• Sayaw: Dances of the Philippines
• GLIMPSES: Peoples of the Philippines
• The Tinge of Red : Prehistory of Art in the Philippines
• Noli Me Tangere
• El Filibusterismo
• Florante at Laura
• The Best Philippine Short Stories of the 20th Century
• Filipino Writing: Philippine Literature from the Regions
• Hiyas ng Panitikang Pilipino
• Pasko! The Philippine Christmas
• Kneeling Carabao & Dancing Giants: Celebrating Filipino Festivals
• Filipino Personality: Indigenous and Cross-Cultural Studies
• Bandila
• Philippines: The People
• Philippines: The Land
• Philippines: The Culture
• Mindanao: A Portrait
• The History of Burgis
• Philippine Social History: Global Trade and Local Transformations
• Great and Famous Filipinos

For more information, please contact your book coordinators Ramon Villongco (631) 742-3479 at chimo@optonline.net ; Mary Jane Lerias (631) 807-3681 or Tony Enriquez (631) 842-2850.

FOR MORE CHILDREN BOOKS LISTINGS, PLEASE SEE CLICK HERE. 

Read Philippines in Now Accessible in the Following Locations:

With the invaluable contribution of the Filipino American community, Read Philippines
collections are now accessible at the following location:

New York:

• The Mid Manhattan Public Library on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Lincoln Center, Manhattan
• New York Public Library - Donnell Library Center, Manhattan
• Philippine Pastoral Center at 62nd Street, Manhattan
• Queens Public Library - Flushing Branch
• Queens Public Library – Elmhurst Branch
• Filipino American Human Services, Inc (FAHSI) Center Library in Jamaica, Queens
• Finkelstein Memorial Library in Rockland Cty (c/o Phil-American Seniors Assn. of Rockland)
• College of Mount Saint Vincent, the Bronx 

New Jersey:

• Jersey City Public Library - Five Corners Branch
• The Philippine Community Center Library in Jersey City
• Passaic High School Library
• Clifton Memorial Library
• Paterson Public Library
• Bishop George Ahr High School Library in Edison
• Morris Town County Library

Connecticut:

• University of Connecticut Library in Storrs

Let Us Bring READ PHILIPPINES
in Nassau and Suffolk Counties!