This 11-year-old bibliophile’s home library has around 1,000 books
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The final dream of each avid reader is to arrange a home library with a big assortment of books. Manav S. Delson, an 11-year-old bibliophile from Muttathiparambu in Thanneermukkom, close to Cherthala, resides that dream day by day at a really younger age.
His mini library ‘Manaveeyam Pusthaka Veedu’ has around 1,000 books, principally kids’s literature. An avid reader himself, Manav encourages different children in his locality to the world of studying by lending books from the library.
“Nothing gives me more joy than reading,” says Manav, a category 5 scholar of Government UP School, Velliyakulam, Cherthala. He was led to the world of studying by his grandmother Ratnam Scaria, a retired authorities college instructor at a younger age.
“On average, I spend one-and-a-half hours reading books each day. I read five to six books every week, which gives more joy than playing video games and watching videos online,” says the younger bookworm who likes the works of Nandanar, Priya A.S., Subash Chandran, Anne Frank, Sherlock Holmes tales, and so forth.
Manav just lately accomplished studying Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography My experiments with reality. He says the daddy of the nation has revealed issues “straight” within the ebook. Riyante Kinar by Abdulla Kutti Edavanna is one in every of his favourites.
The library was began as a part of a decrease major college challenge two years in the past. The books within the library are both purchased by his dad and mom Delson M. Scaria and Suma Jose or gifted to him by lecturers and different folks. Manaveeyam has a inventory register, subject register, journal/periodicals register, guests diary, and a seal. Numerous kids within the locality borrow books from the library, the place Manav acts as a librarian.
“Although Manav started reading books some four years ago, he was not an ardent reader back then. We have never insisted he read books, magazines, or newspapers, but tried to instil the value of reading. His grandmother played an important role in cultivating reading habit in him. A fan of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, he used to read articles about him in newspapers. Later, he started reading stories, kids’ adventures, and crime thrillers among other books. He improved his reading skills a lot in the last 10 months or so as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented him from playing outside and going to school. He has read around 100 books during the period. The library was set up after understanding his keen interest in reading,” says Mr. Scaria, father of Manav.
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