Safari Book Club

10/06/2026

Yes, that's what it's all about.

10/06/2026

At 16, Reginald Dwayne Betts was sentenced to prison for carjacking. Most people saw a teenager who had thrown his future away, but inside a prison cell, books helped him imagine a life beyond those walls.

Those same books would eventually help transform him into an award-winning poet, a lawyer, and one of the most powerful voices in criminal justice reform today. His story is a powerful reminder that sometimes, one book can change everything.

Read more: https://magazine.1000libraries.com/former-teen-prisoner-becomes-acclaimed-poet-and-builds-500-prison-libraries/

31/05/2026

Our yearly poetry reading competition is open 🎤
New concept for little ones 😍
Rekindling the flame of creativity 📚✨
Registration link: https://forms.gle/68QmUSbXoEyavR65A
Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026

Un terrain de jeux vaste et enchanteur. Faire tourner les mots, leur donner du sens, des parfums et des émotions. La poésie, c’est un peu de cela. Et, bonne nouvelle, le Safari Book Club invite les enfants à prendre la parole autrement avec le l...

24/05/2026

22/05/2026

A highly committed and hardworking Library Officer.
Grateful for her contribution in the field of Library and Information Science.
May her soul rest in peace.
Om shanti 🙏

Décès de Nandita Kumari Contavaloo, âgée de 55 ans

Ses funérailles auront lieu ce vendredi 22 Mai à 11 heures à Tranquebar. Nous présentons nos sincères condoléances à la famille endeuillée.

19/05/2026

A "Walking Library" in London, circa 1930s 📚

17/05/2026

Big shout-out to my newest top fans! Yeshna Jayram