In Seem village, Uttarakhand, Jaya & Atul Shah turned 17 books into a library of 1,400. Today, it spans 5 villages, inspiring 400+ children with stories and hope.
Frustrated by the lack of reading spaces, college friends Heet and Om started ‘Your Reading Circle’ — a simple idea that’s turning parks across Ahmedabad into free, walk-in libraries. Here’s how you can bring the same magic to your neighbourhood.
The community library at Cheruia was open to the public in the first week of September and it has over 600 books - 200 educational books and 400 storybooks
Conceptualised by Navjyoti and executed in association with four volunteers namely Ruchi Dhona, Rajat Dua, Ashima Singh and Vishu Gupta from Bain & Company, Let’s Open a Book, opened eight community libraries. Through the medium of reading, it has been transforming the lives of hundreds of children in these villages.
How Delhi-based author Mridula Koshy and her partner, Michael Creighton's efforts to reconnect with the city they once called home, led to the birth of the Deepalaya Community Library, that is now helping hundreds of children become readers and, more importantly, thinkers.