A book is a dream that you hold in your hands. However, many kids are unfamiliar with the sheer joy of reading a storybook.
Noel was a college student at that time, and when he told his friends about this incident, they got together and collected a few storybooks for her. Noel recalls how Ann’s face lit up when she saw the books.
Storytime has always been a voluntary movement, right from the start. The thought which started with Ann transformed into an idea that a few engineering students wanted to continue.
Many volunteersmostly studentshelped them in their cause.
Storytimes first library was set up at the Government Lower Primary School at Thycaud, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and since then, there has been no stopping them.
Storytime’s latest project in Bengaluru, in partnership with the ACTS Group of Institutions, is at ACTS Nirmala Vidyalaya, Bengaluru.
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