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Kolkata teacher turns a fridge into a street library for children to borrow books for free
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Published on 28 April 2026
A repurposed fridge becomes the neighborhood’s free book hub
In Kolkata, English teacher Kalidas Haldar and his wife created a street library in 2021 using a repurposed refrigerator and a small shop to store over a thousand books. Operating on free borrowing, the initiative invites children and neighbors to read, transforming everyday streets into a community space built around the idea that every child deserves access to books.
- A Kolkata teacher built a street library using a repurposed refrigerator
- The setup houses over a thousand books for free borrowing
- The library invites children and the community to read together
- It started as a simple belief about equal access to books
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