Kochi: A deep love for books and reading prompted a 12-year-old from Kochi to set up and run a free library and possibly lay claim to the title of India's 'youngest librarian'.
With a total collection of 3,500 books. Yashoda Shenoy operates "Yashoda's library", which currently has 110 members.
"My library contains over 2,500 Malayalam books and about 1,000 English books. The library is free for everyone, with no membership charge and no fine charge in case of delay in returning books," Yashoda said.
Yashoda had once failed to return a book she had lent from a nearby library and was fined for the delay. The incident left an impact on her, as she started thinking about kids from low-income backgrounds who could not afford library memberships.
The 12-year-old then decided to set up her own library, and was supported by her family. "My father started posting on Facebook and the responses were overwhelming, people donated books for my library," she said.
"Since then, I have been receiving donations by the general public and that is how I have been maintaining a good collection of books in this library," she added.
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