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Vision

The CNU Balamban Campus Library envisions itself as a Globally Recognized, Agile, and Technologically-Proofed SMART Learning Hub, empowering students and faculty with seamless access to diverse, high-quality information resources, fostering innovation, and supporting lifelong learning in a dynamic academic environment.

Mission

The CNU Balamban Campus Library is dedicated to:

  1. Providing Future-Proof Access to Knowledge — ensuring a resilient, technology-enabled, and inclusive library environment that supports students and faculty in adapting to volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and divergent (DVUCAD) conditions.
  • Equipping Users with World-Class Information Literacy Skills — empowering the academic community with research, digital literacy, and critical thinking competencies essential for lifelong learning and global competitiveness.
  • Fostering Innovation and Collaboration — creating an agile, collaborative, and resource-rich space where learners, educators, and researchers thrive, contributing to the university’s vision of producing great leaders, professionals, and stewards of society.
  • Sustaining a SMART Library Ecosystem — integrating cutting-edge technology and sustainable practices to build a responsive, student-centered library that evolves with the changing needs of education and society.

The establishment of the Cebu Normal University - Balamban Campus Library is intertwined with the birth of the campus itself. When the CNU Balamban Campus was founded in 2002 under the leadership of Dr. Ester B. Velasquez, the second University President, alongside Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia, Mayor Alex S. Binghay, and Tsuneishi Company, the need for a library to support academic learning was recognized.

From its inception, the library aimed to provide students and faculty with essential learning resources despite the challenging conditions of the original site in Barangay Lamesa.The first library, like the campus, was housed in one of the 10 classrooms donated by Tsuneishi Company, adjacent to deep ravines that posed natural hazards.

When safety concerns forced the campus to relocate — first to Brgy. Poblacion and later to Quail Hollow Resort — the library moved alongside, ensuring that learning resources remained accessible to students despite the lack of a permanent facility.

In 2015, when the Mendoza family donated a 2-hectare site in Brgy. Nangka, the dream of a permanent home for both the campus and the library began to take shape. Construction of the new three-storey building started on August 22, 2020, with support from Deputy Speaker and Congressman Pablo John Garcia, who allocated P25 million for the building’s construction — a portion of which was dedicated to the library’s development.

The library now stands as a modern learning hub, embodying the university’s commitment to providing world-class, future-proof education. It offers a diverse collection of printed and digital resources, supported by technology and a learner-centered environment. Over the years, the library has evolved alongside the campus, embracing innovation and fostering academic excellence.

Today, the CNU Balamban Campus Library remains a vital cornerstone of the university, supporting its mission to develop globally competent graduates and contributing to the campus’s recent achievements, including its recognition in the 2024 WURI Rankings under the Student Support and Engagement category for the AGAK: A Student Support System initiative.

The library’s journey — from a small, makeshift space on a mountain slope to a SMART learning hub — reflects the resilience and dedication of the CNU Balamban community. As the campus continues to grow and push for regular campus status, the library stands ready to expand its resources, services, and impact to serve future generations of Normalites.

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