Library Plus in Oebobo
Seeing that children in Kupang have low interest in reading, Nanik Trickey was moved to establish a public library in her hometown. However, 3,000 donated books were once held up at customs.
March 9, 2011
DEWA, a 4-year-old boy, looked engrossed in browsing through the books on a colorful rack. Shortly afterwards, he opened a comic book. He seemed absorbed in his own world. “Every day after school, he’d definitely come here,” said Denny Haryanto, the manager of children’s library Ronik. The library measuring 5 x 6 meters is located in Nusa Cendana University Lecturers Housing Complex in the Oebobo subdistrict, Kupang. “By chance, the loc
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