People’s Center and Library for Leyte and SamarPeople’s Center and Library for Leyte and Samar is a Registered Property, Province of Leyte; Registered Property, Tacloban City located at Tacloban City, Tacloban City, Region VIII.
Historical documents recording the rich cultural heritage of the people of Samar, Leyte and the Philippines; a collection of dioramas of the 82 ethnic tribes of the Philippines; a collection of books on the humanities.
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Along Real Street is the People’s Center and Library. It houses volumes of books from the United States, Europe, and other countries. It is often visited by local students as well as researchers coming from other parts of the Philippines.
HISTORY
It was built in 1979 headed by the former President Ferdinand Marcos. This Greek historic building has a wide range of literary collection that was supposedly bought the President Marcos’ wife, Imelda, in the US from a college library that closed down. Also, historical documents recording the rich cultural heritage of the people of Leyte and Samar can be found inside.
SIGNIFICANCE
May believe that the People’s Center and Library for Leyte & Samar is the oldest library in Tacloban, if not in the entire Eastern Visayas.