The mobile library uses five porters who carry about 800 books around villages in Palpa district attracting a large number of locals. The books are carried in dokos, which villagers find curious. [break]
"I myself carry firewood and forage in a doko but have never seen books being carried in one," gushes Saraswati Parajuli of Yamgha Darpuk.
There is also provision of reading out books for those who cannot read. Those interested to read the books in private can take it to a suitable place nearby, according to Amrit BK who is the manager of the six-man mobile library team.
The mobile library is expected to travel to 65 Village Development Committees (VDC) in the district over a period of six months.
Most of the books in the library are about constitution and donated by the Center for Constitutional Dialogue, says coordinator of the mobile library Raju Rasaili.
Surendra Rokaya of Bajhang who is in Palpa for a job picks up one such book on the interim constitution and starts to leaf through the pages. "I had heard about this book but got chance to lay my hands on it only today," Rokaya mentions.
Apart from the constitutional matters of Nepal and other countries, there are also books on peace, democracy, human rights, Constituent Assembly and federalism. "Our objective is to inform the people about constitution," says coordinator Rasaili.
The mobile library also intends to initiate discussions among the locals on the upcoming constitution and collect written suggestions from them.
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