(From the South China Morning Post. Link to the complete article given below) A Korean woman struggles in […]
Library
Turkish garbage collectors in the country’s capital city of Ankara have opened a public library that is full […]
By Huang Zhiling Construction of the world’s first panda-themed library is expected to start early next year at […]
China and the League of Arab States on Monday agreed to strengthen ties between their libraries and establish a long-term cooperation mechanism for information and literature preservation. The two sides plan to hold a biennial conference of library, information and literature preservation professionals, according to a communique released after a forum attended by representatives of both sides. The two sides will also set up a network between major centers to jointly create a directory of information, literature and books, according to the communique. Read More
At 73, P.V. Chinnathambi runs one of the loneliest libraries anywhere. In the middle of the forested wilderness of Kerala’s Idukki district, the library’s 160-books — all classics — are regularly borrowed, read, and returned by poor, Muthavan adivasis.
It’s a tiny tea-shop, a mud-walled structure in the middle of nowhere. The hand-written sign on plain paper pinned to the front, reads:
Chinese subway riders using Shanghai’s Metro Line 2 will soon have their very own unofficial library. Pick up […]
