Primary school libraries instil reading habit in kids

• Tuesday | 22nd October, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi government has set up 4,178 classroom libraries in primary sections of government schools and the annual target is of 6,300. The target of the AAP-led government is to set up these classroom libraries and to reach out to more students. A Primary school in-charge of Ishani Government Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Sangeeta Ahlawat, said, "This concept of class library in primary schools is something new, earlier libraries were for class VI onwards but to introduce reading habit in children at a young age is phenomenal. Primary school libraries are not the only ones to undergo change but central school libraries have revamped too. From a dilapidated and outdated library to a well-stocked and updated one, today Dimri feels that government libraries are giving private school libraries a run for their money.