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30-year-old Ngrurang Meena sets up a free roadside library (yourstory.com)

The library attracts children under the age of ten and working women, and has over 70-80 books that cover a range of subjects.

During the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, people have come up with innovative ideas to stay engaged and learn new skills. Thirty-year-old Ngurang Meena is one such person from Arunachal Pradesh’s Nirjuli Town, who has set up a roadside library to encourage a love for reading.Ngurang was inspired by one of Mizoram’s roadside libraries that opened earlier this year. Along with her friend Diwang Hoasi, they came up with the idea of the street library for their own town.Read more: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2020/09/ngrurang-meena-free-library-arunachal-pradesh

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