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Carrier-grade Smart Wifi is now available to students, researchers and other visitors of the Cebu City Public
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In comparing the data of the number of visitors in the year 2017 and 2018, there had been an increase from 26,000 to 103,000 or 296%.
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The Cebu City Public
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took charge of the initial collection and other maintenance and operating expenses. Since its establishment, the
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has been housed in many different buildings until in 1938 an edifice was inaugurated for the library. The
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became its permanent home. This entire three story building served as a fount of knowledge among
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traces its roots from the Cebu Branch
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353:"Cebu City's Rizal Library: A Breeding Ground for Exam Topnotchers Like Justine Lei Ramos"
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Government appropriated a budget for the library collection and other operating expenses.
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broke out, the library was closed. The building was utilized as headquarters by the
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