Bengaluru-based educator starts new community library in the city
A Bengaluru-based educator has launched a free community library to promote reading habits among the public. The initiative is inspired by her own childhood experiences with book sharing and educational equity.
Why it matters
Community-led initiatives like this address gaps in educational access and foster local cultural engagement.
Bengaluru-based educator starts new community library in the city left Mather with some of the books in her library Special Arrangement https://th-i.thgim.com/public/life-and-style/8dolls/article71584117.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_8173.JPG Mather, the Open House Library’s founder, on why she started the enterprise, the collection she houses and her hopes and dreams for the library As a child growing up in the ocean-girdled port town of Kochi, Mather (who goes by only one name) just did not have access to as many books as she would have liked. “Our parents thought it was a waste of money,” recalls the Bengaluru-based educator, a fellow with Teach For India, a non-profit working towards educational equity in India.
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