In the world of disproportionate spread of resources, we need advocacy organisations like Free Library Network FLN who are working towards #FreeLibraryMovement, Let's welcome them on Twitter.

आज की पॉजिटिव खबर:लाइब्रेरी में नौकरी कर किताबों की अहमियत पता चली; अब अपनी लाइब्रेरी से संवार रहे 36 गांव के बच्चों की जिंदगी bhaskar.com/db-original/ne… #positivestory #books #library Sunita Singh🇮🇳

A few years back when I joined my law school, I came across The Community Library Project I joined as a volunteer there, & within a short span of time TCLP created a massive impact in my life which inspired me to start Bansa Community Library, the first community Library of my home district Hardoi, UP.

We are back with our monthly update report, hope you all found the strength to thrive & rise from final slumber of this winter. Here at library, despite the sluggish pace of January, we found inspiration in our books.., Link to full report- bansacommunitylibrary.com/reports/ #LibraryReport

On #InternationalWomensDay we would like to shine a light on our wonderful Librarian Prachi. She is eldest of six siblings. Her father is a street vendor & owing to her large family she needed to aid her parents. She has made many sacrifices for her family, one being leaving...

..her own education behind. This curious 19-year-old lives close to the library at Bansa and gradually became immensely attached to it. She began to use the responsibility of dropping and picking her sisters up from the library as an opportunity to visit–spent hours talking to...

....the former librarian, asking her questions about the functioning of the Library. Prachi also regularly asked her younger sisters about the ongoings of the library when she could not be here. Fast forward to this day, she is currently the Head Librarian at BCL, along with....

....managing the Library and all its activities, she is also preparing for government competitive exams, giving in to her love for education, and aiming for success. Prachi has grown into a woman who is working hard towards her dream. Sometime back she didn't even step out of....

...the vicinity of village, but today she is a confident and responsible person; taking care of the Library, her own studies and siblings. She has learnt to use a computer and to take photographs and edit videos. A compassionate, enthusiastic, and caring individual, she's the...

... the backbone of Bansa Community Library. Prachi also stands as a true example of how libraries change worlds, be it your own. In such a place of warmth, freedom, and knowledge, one is bound to thrive. #WomensDay #WomenInLeadership #WomenInLibrary #FreeLibraryMovement

We organized 3rd General Knowledge Quiz Competition Gram Sudhar Pustkalaya campus, 41 students took part in this from three groups. Result will be declared on Sunday 04:30 PM at Bansa Library campus. We have cash prizes for the winners this time. #FreeLibrary #RuralLibraryMovement

Rural library at Thithimathi gram panchayat. Beautiful. #readingcommunities

EBC doing its bit by donating books for Bansa Community Library. Thank you Sumeet Malik 🇮🇳 for the contribution. Jatin Lalit : You are doing a fantastic job. Hope many people will join hands for this noble cause. Prachi Bhardwaj Nilufer

Thank you so much EmTee Mam for donating so many books to us. These books will be put in different rural community libraries across Uttar Pradesh. Thank you for supporting the #RuralLibraryMovement #RightToRead #FreeLibraryMovement

Important Update Thread: 91 students from Bansa & surrounding villages are appearing for National Means Cum Merit Scholarship exam held in Hardoi. Due to lack of awareness and resources, only 3 students had received this scholarship so far – from the entire Mallawan block. 1/5

With your support and best wishes, we were able to organise classes, provide resources to enable students to attempt this exam. Not only did these 91 students fill out the application form; there is also 100% presence rate at the exam centre – which is somewhat unprecedented. 2/5

This is thanks to the generosity of our patrons, who enabled us to arrange for their travel (via 2 buses) to the exam centre – that is 60kms from the Bansa to Hardoi city – and provide refreshments. We thank them for their continuous love & support to us. 3/5

This is first time these kids are taking an exam that is not conducted by their school, and that too using an OMR sheet. While we hope and pray that students clear this exam with flying colours, the fact that they are confidently attempting a new exam is heartening for us. 4/5

We thank HCL Foundation, Dr. Nidhi Pundhir, Gram Panchayat Bansa Sampurnanand, government school teachers and education officers of Mallawan block for this collective endeavour. We will continue working on this initiative for coming years. 5/5 #NotJustALibrary #EducationForAll