%0 Thesis %A Requiero, Benjamin R. %E Yang, Jackson V. %I Institute of Library Science, University of the Philippines Diliman %D 2002 %C Quezon City %G English %T The current status of private secondary school libraries in Marikina City a survey and proposal for development plans %X One cannot deny the importance of the library in every school institution. From the slowest learner to the most intelligent student, there is a certain level of attachment with the library. The library has touched the lives of the academic players from all walks of life without being seen but the results were tremendously felt in its form of knowledge. Secondary education is important in providing skills and knowledge for higher education designed for high school students. In the Philippines, there are two divisions of secondary education: the public and the private. The increase of private secondary schools after the post-war era was very evident in the Philippines, especially in the Metro Manila area. One city is a very good example of the growth of private secondary schools--Marikina City.