TECH-SAVVY
LIBRARIES
The State Central Digital Library in
Andheri and the library at Mumbai University are both digitised. Their content
is housed in CDs and DVDs. They have internet-enabled computers with academic
material, movies, games as well as books. Because of their extensive database,
they are a blessing for researchers. Some physical libraries also have
e-libraries that help you look for books online. British Council Library and
Max Mueller Bhavan are some examples. Sameer Sherlekar, from Just Books CLC,
says, “Online libraries have made life easier.“
CAFETERIA
LIBRARIES
These are places where books will distract
you more than steaming cups of coffee. Café libraries provide much-needed
comfort to balance work and leisure for students and professionals. There are
at least half a dozen options to choose from like Leaping Windows Cafe, Food
For Thought and Neighbourhood Book Cafe in the city . These cafes are
wellstocked with an impressive collection of comic books, classics in Hindi,
Urdu and English. You can also buy books here.
KIDS'
LIBRARIES
Specially dedicated to kids, these are a
godsend for parents who wish to inculcate reading habits in their young ones.
Couple of these offer a variety of books, right from touch and feel books for
young kids to Enid Blyton and the Harry Potter series for older ones. Vaishali
Shinde from MCubed library in Bandra, says, “This is the best place for parents
who want to spend quality time with their kids. Today , children's choices are
getting more refined as they are even opting for self-improvement books.“
LIBRARIES
FOR A CAUSE
Health Education Library for People (HELP)
in Tardeo houses books and pamphlets pertaining to health-related topics in an
easyto-understand language. Similarly , the Akshara library at Elphinstone and
Majlis in Kalina are dedicated to issues concerning women. Apart from books,
they have reports, posters etc. on women-oriented topics like laws, feminist
rendition and old texts.Queer Ink, a one-of-a-kind online library for the LGBT
community houses a diverse collection of books related to queer subjects.
CROWDSOURCED
LIBRARIES
`Books for the people, by the people' is
their motto. Thriving on the concept of good faith, they collect used books and
share it with others. The Little Free Library in Andheri and Bandra, for instance,
is an open-to-all place. If readers do not wish to part ways with a particular
book, they can replace it with another one. Pushpendra Pandya from Crowdsourced
Library in Vasai, says, “It doesn't matter even if it's a single book that we
have to deliver; the pleasure of handing it over to someone, who is looking
forward to reading, is a different joy altogether.“
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