Digital ‘hyperlocal libraries’ offer books in underserved languages - Stories in your mother tongue
Imagine a library with books for children in languages ranging from Kannada, Tamil and Marathi to Marwari, Siberian and Bundelkhandi.
In an attempt to bring in diversity into the reading habits of children, encourage reading in their mother tongue, and aid learning in formal classrooms, digital ‘hyperlocal libraries’ are offering content that is free, downloadable, and reusable.
One such open source digital platform is StoryWeaver from Pratham Books that offers over 18 lakh reads in 148 languages. Under its ‘Freedom to Read 2019’ campaign, 11 organisations and eight individuals were chosen to help build hyperlocal digital libraries in 30 languages, including 14 ‘underserved languages’ such as Korku, Marwari, Pawari and Santaki. Launch of the gateway to this material coincides with International Mother Language Day on Thursday.
Link | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/stories-in-your-mother-tongue/article26323685.ece
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