How and why did you think of setting up MelJol’s peti library scheme?
Some children will love reading and some will never get used to it or like it and we shouldn’t be in the business of forcing books down their throats. If child rights mean anything — and MelJol works in the sphere of child rights — then the freedom to what one wants with one’s leisure should also be included in those rights. But what of the child who might like to read but never sees any books other than the school books? It is for her and for him that we want to start a peti library in every school.

And yes, some schools have libraries, some school timetables even mention library period. But most of the time, the Math teacher or the English teacher or the Any-Subject-At-All teacher takes over the period. In order to keep the books from getting damaged, the teachers don’t allow the children to get familiar with the books, never mind taking them home. These peti libraries will belong to kids as community property.