Even small
libraries in remote villages create an
appetite for books and reading among the
young, where opportunities for getting
suitable reading material are otherwise
limited.
Our village libraries are housed in a room
(usually panchayat-ghar, Jan Milan kendra)
in the village, provided by the community at
no cost. The library normally opens for 2
hours in the evening daily. There are about
300 books for different age-groups,
newspapers, magazines, sports-goods and a
librarian (generally a local girl). The
programme was started in March 2010 with 15
libraries. There are 75 libraries now, all
over Uttarakhand. |
