the audience all these years there has been a recent demand to set up my library in its full motion again the audience started drifting ten years down the line to mobile apps and ebooks but now again people want these conventional libraries to be back often my old customers some that i have known for forty years now come and chit chat reminiscing about those days when their friends used to come together to issue books i personally feel that the libraries should sustain as they define the literary culture and richness of the city i have some books that are seventy years old and hard to find online these collections one can only find and relish in a library mohanlal hirani owner pradeep librarybooks keep us alive small libraries nurture themthe book culture in the city might be dying but the book lovers in the city wouldnt let go off the books from their heart vivek mishra professor of microbiology shares his fond memories of small libraries which once used to be common in the city the pleasure of getting the book before anyone else can only be felt not explained the small libraries like the british library in new market were also a meeting place to catch up with friends maybe over a cup of tea some gossips which is not possible today modern times have removed the libraries but they have a place in my heart these small libraries that are left now are like heaven to me and my family for the millennials these libraries might have a lesser preference but for the people in their middleaged these libraries hold sheer value for they have lived in the times where these used to be the hotspot for discussions meetings and catching up kamilini deb in her late forties thinks these libraries provided an impetus to read amongst all the friends and society kids today with digitization on fire we need to encourage our kids to turn the pages of books instead of scrolling up and down on their screens these have cost us the loss of verbal discussions exchange of thoughts and of course books that we used to do in our timesknowledge on four wheelswhen we talk about libraries how can we ignore the book stalls that are so popular in the city these bookstalls are mobile available almost everywhere and carry jewels with them ziya khan a student thinks that what one can find in these book stalls is tough to find art other places i am preparing for my competitive exams and i cant do my preparations by the online editions of these books i prefer these libraries on wheels as they are cheap easily available and contribute to a healthy reading habitpics vishesh sharma