Mysuru mobile library rekindles reading habit
MYSURU: A library on wheels has proved a real boon to bookworms, especially homemakers, in Mysuru.
Scores of them borrow from the Mobile Library which has a collection of nearly 7,000 books in Kannada and English. Two years ago when the service was launched, there was a lukewarm response, perhaps because not many knew about it. Today, homemakers wait for the library to arrive at their doorstep. It's stationed in non-library areas for about 40 minutes; it stops at eight places starting 10am except Monday.
"The Mobile Library has kindled the reading interest in us as books are brought to our doorstep. We want the authorities to send the mobile unit at least twice a week," said Asha, a resident of Kuvempunagar:
More women are using this service text ended by the department of public library. Shobha, a medical store employee, said: " I've read all the works of writer Saisuthe. There's a huge collection of Kannada books. We're also getting books for children."
The library goes to 35 of 65 wards where there are no libraries. It has a computer that facilitates automated lending as all books are barcoded. The library is a low-floored vehicle and senior citizens find this convenient.
B Manjunath, deputy director, City Central Library, said: "Mysuru is the third city to have a hi-tech mobile library, followed by Bengaluru and Mangaluru. Mysuru has nearly 250 libraries, of which 32 are in the city."
Scores of them borrow from the Mobile Library which has a collection of nearly 7,000 books in Kannada and English. Two years ago when the service was launched, there was a lukewarm response, perhaps because not many knew about it. Today, homemakers wait for the library to arrive at their doorstep. It's stationed in non-library areas for about 40 minutes; it stops at eight places starting 10am except Monday.
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"The Mobile Library has kindled the reading interest in us as books are brought to our doorstep. We want the authorities to send the mobile unit at least twice a week," said Asha, a resident of Kuvempunagar:
More women are using this service text ended by the department of public library. Shobha, a medical store employee, said: " I've read all the works of writer Saisuthe. There's a huge collection of Kannada books. We're also getting books for children."
The library goes to 35 of 65 wards where there are no libraries. It has a computer that facilitates automated lending as all books are barcoded. The library is a low-floored vehicle and senior citizens find this convenient.
B Manjunath, deputy director, City Central Library, said: "Mysuru is the third city to have a hi-tech mobile library, followed by Bengaluru and Mangaluru. Mysuru has nearly 250 libraries, of which 32 are in the city."
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