“A book is a
GIFT you can open again and again”. – Garrison Keillor
Vimukti Pothnal initiated the “Mobile Library” in the year
2012 with the limited resources. Though there are many developmental
initiatives in our place, very few reach those who are in real need.
Families living in our villages have their own hardship, where both
male and female members of the household work to earn their living.
Children remain the most neglected part of the society, as a result
they are deprived of many good things. Due to lack of awareness and
financial resources rural children lag far behind their urban
counterparts. Many children living in and around pothnal surrounding
villages do not have access to books other than their school
textbooks. This limits their education to a narrow range of school
subjects. The mobile library stifles their curiosity and awareness
of what the world has to offer. Our Goal: we hope to instill a love
of reading in children, giving them a productive way to spend their
time, enhance their knowledge, and encourage their passion for
learning. Vimukti Mobile library has more than 5,000 books, in the
evenings, vehicle visits to designated places every alternate week,
hence the children are able to access the library books. Vimukti
staff members ensure that the children are involved in discussions
about the book they read, what they learned, and what they would
like to study next. From the inception of the organization till date
the mobile library project has made over 5,000 books distributed
which is a testament to how much the children have enjoyed reading.
