Libraries in Remote Himalayan Villages Bring Tremendous Joy to First-Time Readers
While the school bell rings in the government school in Poth village of Uttarakhand some of the children rsquo s eyes brighten up as they continue to sit in their class to read their favourite stories Thanks to the libraries that have sprung up in many remote villages of the Himalayas children have a new found love for reading The children who are the first generation readers of these villages sing English songs and tell bedtime stories to their parents who don rsquo t know to read and write Children Inculcate Reading Habits Most families in these villages are farmers or are involved in the timber trade and they don rsquo t know to read and write However their children have started to read fluently thanks to the libraries that have sprouted in many places Dhanesh Kumar a teacher in Poth village said that students are members of the library
