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work with me at Valenzuela City Library aka ValACE! 📚✏️ 📍Valenzuela City Library - VALACE cor. A. Pablo St., McArthur Highway, Malinta, Valenzuela 🕰️ Open daily 9am-12mn #workwithme #valace #thirdplaces #minivlog Hi, I'm Angelu. I'm Angelu and welcome to my series finding FREE Third Places in Manila. Finding FREE Third Places in Manila where I visit libraries, parks, museums. Third places are social environments that exist outside of our home and work. But the sad thing about third places here in Manila, halos lahat kailangan mo gastusan. Mga cafe, co-working places, gyms. Ito talaga yung kinaaaliwan ko sa ibang bansa whenever I travel. Kasi ang dami nilang free third places. There are public parks everywhere, libraries and other community spaces. Meanwhile here in the Philippines, third places are limited and most of the time commercialized. Imbis na parks and libraries, ang madami dito malls and condominiums. Filipinos deserve accessible, inclusive third places that don't require spending money to belong or participate. On the first two episodes of this series, EPISODE 01 National Library of the Philippines i visited the national library of the philippines and Quezon City Public Library. EPISODE 02 Quezon City Public Library and for the third episode, Valenzuela City Library (VALACE) A. Pablo Street Corner, McArthur Highway, Malinta, Valenzuela City. i visited VALACE on a Thursday. So inexpect ko naman na na maraming estudyante. And alam niyo ba VALACE is open everyday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Mon-Sun 9AM-12AM. Valenzuela City Library (VALACE) A. Pablo Street Corner, McArthur Highway, Malinta, Valenzuela City. Ang galing lang na yung mga estudyante pwede mag aral dito hanggang midnight. I'm sure this place is a big help for students who don't have a conducive study environment at home. PAGDATING KO SA VALACE I was asked to register on their website para magkavalACE Pass. Step 1: Visit valacepass.valenzuela.gov.ph Step 2: Click "Register for an account here" Step 3: Upload a clear photo of your valid ID. Step 4: Please verify and input all your personal information and click submit when you're done. Step 5: Show your Track ID to the Valenzuela City Library staff for verification. Step 6: Please remove all accessories and face the cameras directly. Step 7: Check your email inbox. You will receive your username and password here. Step 8: Go back to the ValACE Pass website and enter your Card Number and Birthday. Step 9: Check the OTP sent to your email and verify your number. Step 10: Click "Generate QR Code" to view your ValACE Pass. Step 11: Download your ValACE Pass by clicking "Download and Print ValACE Pass" on the QR Code. registration is online and took about 5 minutes. JJ543P JJ543P In compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (R.A. 10173), the Valenzuela City Library is committed to protecting your personal information. By submitting this form, you agree to the following: 1. Collection of Data: You consent to the collection of personal data provided in this form. I have read and agree to the Data Privacy Notice above, and confirm that all information I provided is accurate and complete. Application Filed! Your pre-registration has been received. TRACKING NUMBER whenever you visit. And since alam ko madaming magtatanong, yes you can visit kahit di ka taga Valenzuela. Ang first comment ko talaga about VALACE is ang laki niya compared to the other two libraries. ValACE BUILDING DIRECTORY 7TH FLOOR ROOF DECK 6TH FLOOR VALSPED EXTENSION EDUCATION 360° OFFICES SCHOOLS PARENT - TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OFFICE 5TH FLOOR TRAINING HALL 5A TRAINING HALL 5B TRAINING HALL 5C CONFERENCE ROOM 5A CONFERENCE ROOM 5B 4TH FLOOR TRAINING HALL 4A TRAINING HALL 4B VALENZUELA LIVE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR 3RD FLOOR COMPUTER SECTION LIBRARY FUNCTION HALL LIBRARIAN'S OFFICES 2ND FLOOR Valenzuela City Library FEATURED IN THIS SERIES GROUND FLOOR Valenzuela City Library ARTS IN THE CITY OFFICE It has six floors and merong library function hall, conference rooms and training halls. Kahit madaming tao, it was a really pleasant place and ang dami kong nagawang work. Fast and stable WiFi. Sockets are available. Solo and shared tables. Meron ding long tables for groups. Tingnan niyo naman the library was packed and ang dami talagang estudyanteng nagrereview and nag-aaral. Pero ang comment ko lang is during my visit and ang dami ding estudyanteng place was quite noisy. Nagda-daanan sa medyo maingay yung place for a library and parang wala ding bantay na nagsususuway to maintain the silence. VALACE also has a pretty decent book collection. May classics such as Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Fyodor Dostoevsky and more. Laki din ng collection nila. And Reader's Digest pero napansin ko sa collection nila is ang onti ng local books nila. It will be better if mag invest pa sila sa Filipiniana section nila. Nakakatuwa kasi hind limited ang visitors sa simpleng tables and chairs. Pag masakit na yung likod mo, pwede ka munang mag-relax sa mga bean bags na ganito. And guys, tignan niyo tong pila na to. To nakapila sa labas yung mga estudyante kasi puno na yung reading area ng library. The people really are yearning for more libraries. Nakita ko lang din to sa Facebook page nila. Ang dami din nilang activities na inorganize. community building efforts dito sa VALACE such as journaling meet ups, ACE CLASS crochet hangout day and coffee night. with the Philippines' growing literacy crisis and learning gaps, we need libraries more than ever. we need more libraries and learning centers and prope to Valenzuela City Library for investing in public learning spaces that make knowledge accessible to everyone. So I'm giving 4.5 out of 5 stars to Valenzuela City Library. Follow me for the next episode of finding free third places in Manila.