Ilocos Sur Provincial Library
Public library in Ilocos Sur, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gregoria M. Rivera Memorial Library, commonly known as Ilocos Sur Provincial Library, is a public library in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.[1]
| Ilocos Sur Provincial Library | |
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| Location | Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1948 |
Before becoming a library, its building served as Vigan's jail in 1657, and became Ilocos Sur's provincial jail complex in 1855.[2]
In 1890, Philippine president Elpidio Quirino was born inside the jail complex when his father served as jail warden. In 1948, a section of the jail complex was converted into a provincial library, and named after Quirino's mother, Gregoria Rivera.[3]
The Philippines Historical Committee, a predecessor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, installed a historical marker in 1949.[3]
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