(7 Aug 2025) Lo Chandy, a librarian in Pursat province’s floating villages, is on a mission with NGO Sipar Cambodia to bring books to children who have never had access to a real library. Chandy, 24, who is also the library educator, said the first library in these Bakan district villages has created an interest…
(14 Aug 2022) The National Library of Malaysia (PNM) is targeting 81 rural libraries nationwide to participate in the “Dariku Untukmu” Programme in an effort to promote the reading culture among school children in rural areas. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) Datuk Seri Dr. R Santhara Kumar said apart from promoting…
A children’s mobile library run by a Japanese expat in northern Thailand has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. (14 Jul 2021) Horiuchi Yoshimi sees books as “friends” for the youngsters in the remote, rural areas she visits. The 37-year-old remembers how reading shaped her own childhood. Born with weak eyesight, Horiuchi…
(21 Oct 2020) Following a period of voluntary work in the mountain region of Rasuwa in Nepal, a new library for children has now opened. This was of one of the worst hit areas of the 2015 earthquake in what remains one of the world’s poorest countries. Apart from natural disasters and remoteness, illiteracy…
(5 November 2016) With internet connectivity being a problem in most rural areas, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) and Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Pustaka) came up with a solution enabling users to access internet information offline. During an MoU signing ceremony between Unimas and Pustaka on November 4th, Unimas deputy vice chancellor (Research and Innovation) Professor Dr Kopli…
Leading mobile platform-as-a-service provider helps public libraries serving populations of less than 25,000 people extend their reach with industry leading library-branded mobile apps that are easy for staff to deliver (19 October 2015, Sunnyvale, CA) Boopsie, Inc. today released details about their new mobile app offering designed specifically for small and rural libraries. The Express…