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MSU-IIT Palakasan and Blog Updates

While the students are busy about their Palakasan (Sports Festival), I am currently updating this blog and thinking of ways to reach out to students and let them be aware of what's inside the College of Education Library.



First banner for CED Library's Unofficial Blog

Since this blog is not in any way directly connected to the main university's site, its goal remains the same. That is, to increase the library awareness of the students of the College of Education. Hence, I included "Unofficial" in the blog's banner.


Enjoy your Palakasan! 

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