Building Libraries
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‘Free-thinking culture will end’: Why Kerala opposes a role for the Centre in public libraries
Such a move towards centralisation could hurt the functioning of thousands of autonomous libraries in the state, library practitioners warn.
Vineet Bhalla
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‘Look at reading from a rights perspective’: Why library activists want free public libraries
An interview with Purnima Rao, director of The Free Libraries Network.
Sayari Debnath
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How Samik Bandyopadhyay built a collection of 40,000 books that he’s donating to create a library
‘There are the books and my bed. That’s it.’
Anchita Ghatak
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
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Telangana Police to reopen investigation into Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide case
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This library is showing the way for reading spaces in the digital age
Here, books are few but knowledge is everywhere.
Sarah Backhouse, The Conversation & Clare Newton, The Conversation
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Never mind the 3D printers and laptops, libraries everywhere are still about books and reading
Reading brings comfort. It improves language acquisition and mental health and helps readers explore and understand their identities.
Paulette Rothbauer, The Conversation
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How much does India spend on its public libraries?
There is roughly one rural library in the country for every 11,500 people, and one urban library for over 80,000 people.
B Preedip Balaji, Vinay MS and Mohan Raju JS
Video
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Meet Aqui Thami from Darjeeling, whose travelling library is putting the spotlight on women’s books
‘Sister Library’, founded by the artist and activist, is going to several cities and sparking conversations around the representation of women in literature.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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A 20-year quest to collect books I’d encountered in school showed me the need for digital libraries
A writer decided to gather all the 37 books from which his English text books had carried excerpts. It wasn’t easy.
Siddhartha Sarma
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The Library of Congress opened its catalogues to the world. Here’s why it matters
Because the data is free and available, exciting experiments have begun.
Melissa Levine, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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How can India spread the joy of reading to all?
As India marks National Librarian's Day on Friday, here's a look at what the government can do to ensure that each citizen has access to a public library.
B Preedip Balaji, Vinay MS and Mohan Raju JS
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Watch: This Indonesian library is spreading the reading habit – on horseback
Started in 2015 with 100 books, it is still going strong and gaining multiple followers in local villages.
Scroll Staff
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We have the books and the libraries, but what’s wrong with our librarians?
Why are books kept out of the physical reach of those who want to read them?
Rohini M S
The Field
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe