{"id":201738,"date":"2015-05-15T04:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=201738"},"modified":"2015-05-15T04:00:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T18:00:37","slug":"kilili-facilitates-book-donation-for-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/kilili-facilitates-book-donation-for-public-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilili facilitates book donation for public library"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_201739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201739\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Book-donation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-201739\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Book-donation-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"Delegate George Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP), standing fourth from right, and acting \u201cDirector for the Day\u201d Teddy Guiao, third from right, are surrounded by staff of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library during a simple book donation ceremony on Thursday. (Joel Pinaroc)\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-201739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delegate George Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP), standing fourth from right, and acting \u201cDirector for the Day\u201d Teddy Guiao, third from right, are surrounded by staff of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library during a simple book donation ceremony on Thursday. (Joel Pinaroc)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Delegate George Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) recently facilitated the donation of 50 boxes of books to the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sablan, this is a \u201cpersonal project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a personal project started in 2009. I met a teacher asking me for books I looked around at the Library of Congress, then I found in the Library a repository of excess books,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n<p>He found out that publishers of authors who get an ISBN number\u2014which the Library of Congress issues\u2014often give three or four books to the library.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe library keeps one copy, and the others are kept in the repository,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n<p>After securing the go-signal to get the books for donation, Sablan has been conducting the book donation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve given books to the other libraries and schools at the CNMI,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library\u2019s new management also reached out for the book donation.<\/p>\n<p>Long-time CNMI resident Teddy Guiao, who moved to Saipan in 1969, said he will invite other members of the man\u2019amko to visit the library and see the extensive lineup of books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will encourage them to visit,\u201d Guiao said.<\/p>\n<p>Guiao was appointed \u201cDirector for the Day\u201d of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library as part of the celebration of Older Americans Month\/Mes Man\u2019Amko.<\/p>\n<p>According to Guiao, the \u201cDirector for the Day\u201d is a regular program of the public library for the man\u2019amko.<\/p>\n<p>As \u201cDirector of the Day,\u201d Guiao received the donated books in a simple ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delegate George Kilili C. 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