In 2016, a series entitled A Dialogue with F. Sionil Jose was launched in the Libraries where National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose talked about the art and obscenity of fiction, and literary criticism as well as the teaching of and the symbolism of allegory in literature. This year, the Libraries is bringing back the master storyteller in Conversations with F. Sionil Jose. In this new series, he will engage the youth of today in conversation with well-known personalities on various fields like literature, art, film, and politics.