The new children's corner is open
A reading rug, low shelves and three hundred new picture books — come and see.

After months of planning, the children's corner on the ground floor is finally open.
We have added low shelves so younger readers can choose books themselves, a long jute rug for sitting and sprawling, and more than three hundred new Bangla and English picture books.
Story hour runs every Friday at 4pm. Parents are welcome; snacks are not (sorry).
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