What we do
Programmes
What we do, where, since when, and what we can count about it.
Village libraries
A room of books on stilts in each village, open six afternoons a week, run by a librarian who lives there.
43
village libraries running (two closed for the flood, reopening in January)
November 2026 · Our list of libraries, on the Libraries page
The boat library
A country boat with a tin trunk of books, every Thursday, to five chars too small or too new for a library.
5
chars visited every week
2025-26 · The boat's log
Books in our languages
Picture books written, illustrated and printed in Assamese, Mising and Bodo, and released under an open licence.
64
picture books published, all under CC BY 4.0
2014 to 2026 · Our publications list
Reading camps in the flood season
Six weeks of daily reading in July and August, when schools on the chars close for the flood.
1,140
children who took both the first and the last reading test
July to August 2026 · Camp registers
Training librarians
A year of training for every new village librarian: running a register, reading aloud, choosing books, and child protection.
43
village librarians, all from the village they serve
November 2026 · Staff list