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Blog · Reading culture
Why a shared shelf still matters in 2026
In an age of infinite scroll, the library's quiet promise — that a book can be borrowed, returned, and passed on — feels radical again.
Nusrat Jahan · 21 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
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Blog · Essays · 2 Sept 2026
Reading by candlelight: a load-shedding diary
Notes from a summer when the power kept going out and the books kept us company.
Tanvir Hasan · 5 min read
Blog · Library news · 14 Aug 2026
The new children's corner is open
A reading rug, low shelves and three hundred new picture books — come and see.
Noholi Team · 3 min read
Blog · Literature · 30 Jul 2026
What gets lost — and found — translating Tagore
A translator on the impossible pleasure of carrying Gitanjali into English.
Arif Mahmud · 9 min read