About us
About Bhoral
A society of librarians, teachers and readers, registered in Guwahati in 2011.
Why a granary
Every Assamese homestead keeps a bhoral: a granary of bamboo and thatch raised on stilts, filled in the good season and opened in the lean one. When the Brahmaputra floods, the bhoral stays dry.
Our first library, at Kamalabari on Majuli in 2011, was a room built the same way. Most of them still are.
What we believe
That a library is a public good a village should not have to beg for. That books should be in the languages people speak at home. That the librarian should be from the village and paid for the work.
How we are governed
Our members elect a governing body of seven every year; six are independent. It meets four times a year and approves the budget and the audited accounts. Members and the board are listed on the Accounts page.
Policies on child protection, conflicts of interest, whistleblowing and complaints are in the annual report.