In a first, Kolkata gets boat library for children; Over 500 books available
Press Trust of India | January 27, 2021 | 11:13 AM IST | 1 min read
Children will be able to choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali on the Young Readers' Boat Library
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Transport Corporation in collaboration with a heritage book store here has launched a children's library on a boat, the first of its kind initiative, an official said.
The idea behind the boat library is that one can read books while appreciating the beauty of Kolkata, cruising on the Hooghly river, he said.
Children will be able to choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali on the Young Readers' Boat Library.
"The boat library would take people on a three-hour- long trip," the official said. The trip will start at Millenium Park, and the boat will travel to Belur Math jetty and return, he said. There will be three trips on all weekdays, he said on Tuesday.
The boat has a free wifi facility as well. A ride on the boat would cost Rs 100 for adults and Rs 50 for children. The library will host activities such as storytelling, dramatised readings, poetry sessions, book launches, music and more, he said.
Write to us at news@careers360.com .
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Missing labs, teachers, entire colleges – why SRTMU Nanded cracked down on BSc admissions
- Karnataka Public Schools: Rs 1,742-crore ADB boost for 500 govt institutes targets 1 million students
- IIM Amritsar wants to build ‘distinct identity’ in MBA education, NIRF doesn’t capture full picture: Director
- ‘Why change what’s working?’: Opposition to Akshaya Patra in West Bengal goes beyond eggs in mid-day meals
- SCERT, DIET vacancies as high as 50% in many states; Haryana, MP, Maharashtra top list, reveals PAB meet
- SNU Chennai VC: Mechanical, civil, chemical engineering still deliver; demand for BTech cybersecurity on rise
- Delhi University’s MAMC, UCMS draw NEET toppers but offer dead computers, lagging wi-fi, and delayed degrees
- ‘Bureaucratic hurdle’: KCET rank list not updated after CBSE re-evaluation, affects admission, says student
- How Bihar Engineering University is powering through violence, floods, placement woes
- UK, US opportunities shrink but 1.2 lakh Indian MBBS still lost to them; Australia, Germany, Middle East gain