Free Libraries Network - FLN @FreeLibNetwork
FLN is a solidarity, advocacy & resource-sharing collective of free library orgs & practitioners in India & South Asia. @IFLA member. #FreeLibraryMovement fln.org.in India & South Asia Joined January 2022-
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Sunday Book Discussion Happening in the outer compound of the Library. #FreeLibrary #ReadingForPleasure -------------- Our members have shared their wishes, they have asked for books and stationery that will help them learn, explore, and dream bigger. We’ve put together their…
Check out the special issue on #Education feat. pieces by @vishalvasanth94, @divkan1, @anustup_nayak, @HarshitPai, #HemBorker, @meenakandasamy, #MerliaShaukath, @mohinigupta28, @tarunch, @MridulaKoshy + an interview with Prof. @ssjodhka & much more! frontline.thehindu.com
Help us get books & stationary for our members. Our community's children deserve the best tools for their education. That's why we're reaching out to our amazing supporters on X to help us provide new books and stationary for the members of the Bansa Library. We are currently…
As part of our ongoing Community Outreach Efforts, we conduct weekly community walks to nearby villages to engage with people of all ages. These visits are an opportunity for us to build relationships, listen to local needs, and introduce everyone from young children to elders to…
Every week at Bansa Library, our youngest student leaders take charge of something truly special setting the tone and spirit of the space through a weekly theme. And this week, they chose the most beautiful one of all: Friendship From designing the chalkboard with love to…
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Support Basdila Community Library, a new free community library from Uttar Pradesh. More details in the post below.
Support Basdila Community Library, a new free community library from Uttar Pradesh. More details in the post below.
Help Us Build Basdila Community Library! A Library. A First. A Future. We’re thrilled to share a special milestone: Basdila is getting its first-ever library. Send us books through Amazon Wishlist-amazon.in/hz/wishlist/ls… or contribute- rzp.io/rzp/supportbas… or UPI-amf@hdfcbank
We are proud to introduce the Basdila Community Library in Sant Kabir Nagar district, established in collaboration with @BansaLibrary. This initiative is designed to address the critical educational challenges faced by the youth in the region. (1/4)
make a library feel like a warm, welcoming place to read and reflect. Send us books directly via our Amazon Wishlist: amazon.in/hz/wishlist/ls… Support our fundraiser for infrastructure and essentials: rzp.io/rzp/supportbas… UPI- amf@hdfcbank
Together, let’s create a space where learning never stops and stories always belong. Join us in building the Basdila Community Library one book, one table, one dream at a time. DM us if you wish to involve in this project, as a volunteer, supporter, friend of the library.
At our library, something beautiful is happening. Our young members, especially aged 8 and above are falling in love with science. They’re full of questions, ideas, and dreams. Recently, on their request, we organised a fun little Science Experiment Workshop in the library…
With the weather finally giving us a break from the usual heat, the library courtyard filled up with young voices and laughter. Our members gathered for a read-aloud session one member reading while the others listened closely, completely drawn into the story. There were smiles,…
Call for Support | From Bansa to the Stars, A Small Library's Big Dream | Fuel our Members Journey to Science City. Help us take 300 of our young members to Science City, Lucknow, For many, it’s their first time stepping out of the village, into a world of dinosaurs, stars, and…
Rajat, our most dedicated member, visits the library after work to read. Having explored nearly all Hindi books he is also preparing for competitive exams. Support us by ordering books and stationery from our Amazon wishlist every contribution makes a difference! Wishlist link👇
@JatinLalitS @FreeLibNetwork Congratulations @JatinLalitS and the entire @FreeLibNetwork team, wish you all the very best for coming years.
Can’t believe it’s been 3 years, what began as a simple Facebook group has now grown into a powerful collective. @FreeLibNetwork is officially 3 years old today, and in just three years, it has become a leading force in the Free Libraries Movement across India.
Can’t believe it’s been 3 years, what began as a simple Facebook group has now grown into a powerful collective. @FreeLibNetwork is officially 3 years old today, and in just three years, it has become a leading force in the Free Libraries Movement across India.
We turn 3 today! This is what grassroots solidarity looks like ✊🏽 #JaiBhim #SatrangiSalam #Johar
The grassroots libraries featured, Bansa Library among them along with many others across our @FreeLibNetwork, are living proof that the reading culture is not just alive, but thriving. In these spaces, reading is resistance, joy, and community.
The grassroots libraries featured, Bansa Library among them along with many others across our @FreeLibNetwork, are living proof that the reading culture is not just alive, but thriving. In these spaces, reading is resistance, joy, and community.
The Community Library... @CommunityLibPro
3K Followers 463 Following Official Twitter account for The Community Library Project (TCLP). Say YES to #PalacesForThePeople here - https://t.co/fXyjWvbRzc Donate
Dr Meena Kandasamy �... @meenakandasamy
178K Followers 9K Following Poet & Novelist ¦ Fellow, Royal Society of Literature ¦ Winner PEN Hermann Kesten Prize '22 ¦ Shortlist @WomensPrize ¦ Fellow @UIIWP ¦ PhD ¦ Tamil ¦
Gone Native 🍉 @_GoneNative
5K Followers 953 Following My mother said get married. So I came here. she/her || Love me, love free libraries || @FreeLibNetwork @[email protected] || FREE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 🍉🍉🍉
ParagReads @ParagReads
1K Followers 247 Following An initiative of Tata Trusts aims to support the development of & access to good quality story books for children in Indian languages & spread joys of reading.
Bansa Community Libra... @BansaLibrary
3K Followers 5K Following We are first FREE Community Library of Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh impacting 36 Villages & 40K Population. Want to order books for us, wishlist link 👇
Vinay Aravind @vinayaravind
28K Followers 4K Following technology writer, wedding photographer, socialist ☭, Chennai fanatic, മലയാളി, gym bro, gooner, partner of @javashree, he/him
Jatin Lalit @JatinLalitS
2K Followers 3K Following Lawyer, Founder of @BansaLibrary | @FreeLibNetwork | Read about #RuralLibraryMovement here 👇| #JaiBhim
zenrainman @zenrainman
22K Followers 9K Following the only zen you will find here is the zen you bring.. A wise old owl lived in an oak, The more he saw, the less he spoke The less he spoke, the.. Nevermind
Karthika V.K. @karthikavk
23K Followers 1K Following Publisher, Westland Books. Tweets are personal, RTs are not endorsements.
Let's Open a Book @LetsOpenABook
874 Followers 320 Following Spreading the love of reading in Spiti Valley (Himachal Pradesh, India).
Uma Mahadevan Dasgupt... @readingkafka
24K Followers 4K Following Public servant. Mother. Believer in public libraries. Personal account.
Chintan Girish Modi @chintanwriting
2K Followers 3K Following Journalist, educator & literary critic. ✍️ Kirkus Reviews, Hindustan Times, Business Standard, The Hindu, Himal, Deccan Herald, OPEN, Queerbeat, Teacher Plus
Pratik Sinha @free_thinker
397K Followers 8K Following Debunking Misinformation | Co-founder and Editor @AltNews | Software Engineer | E-mail: [email protected] | Insta: f_reethinker
Storyteller Bookstore @StorytellerKol
3K Followers 373 Following Woman-led Independently-owned bookshop located in Kolkata, India | Selling books since 1991 | Open daily 10AM-8PM | We ship globally✈️| 🌈 🐶🦿👩🦽friendly|
Hathaura Community Li... @hathauralibrary
6 Followers 12 Following Free Community Library in village Hathaura, running from home of our volunteer. We are in setting up phase and need your support. Consider contributing via link
Riya Parikh @Riiscape
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Sulthana @sulthaanaa
174 Followers 365 Following reading researching @JNU_official_50 | Visiting Doctoral Fellow @FU_Berlin studying print, books and reading.
Shubhangani @ShubhanganiJ
202 Followers 337 Following Writer, comic maker (@CatKilljoy), and digital loiterer. Communications, Research and Fundraising.
Sudhanshu @sudhanshusiwan1
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Shalini @shalini_writes
41 Followers 388 Following writer, passionate crafter, lover of classical music, fruit juices and meandering discussions over chai! Ex- @IndianExpress @TOI @Cybermedia
Piyush Mahto @PiyushMaht5581
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Dr PV Ramesh @RameshPV2010
26K Followers 6K Following Former: IAS (1985) CMD @RECLindia/ Spl Chief Secretary Staff: UNOPS/ UNFPA/ IFAD Advocate/ Development Professional/ Physician Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Makarand Bondre @bondre_mak93483
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Vasudev @Vasudev1550665
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genetiks4u @genetiks4u
395 Followers 264 Following Genetics with story telling, comics and colorful illustrations, funded by @IndiaBioscience, co-founders @cbm2577, @intgarimajain @nandiniChilkam, @aramanujaa
Anjali Pathak @pathakanjali25
42 Followers 169 Following Living the Dream | Advocating in Delhi courts | Avid Reader | Academic Coordinator @mirzapurlibrary
vidhya nagaraj @NagarajVidhya
53 Followers 292 Following principal @Delhi public world school, like to learn and share, travel and read books
Anugrah Mohan @anugrah_mohan
39 Followers 228 Following
Mahika Khosla @mahikakhosla
493 Followers 531 Following MPhil, Dev Studies @StAntsCollege @UniofOxford | formerly @SAVoices @TuftsUniversity | 🏳️🌈🇵🇸
NILADRI @niladri_kc
10 Followers 56 Following I am a true secular person and giving high respect for humanity and love for my beloved country Bharat aka INDIA 🇮🇳🙏😊
Rovin Singh @RED_ROVIN
66 Followers 124 Following Activist @AisaLucknow ,member @CPI-ML Political Science Scholar @ KMC University Lucknow
Leena Soni @leenasoni_
641 Followers 1K Following Figuring it out ✨️ Venture Building - GTM/Product ✨ Building and launching new products @ Fujitsu LP 👩💻
chun li flying bird k... @quaintdisarray
72 Followers 3K Following personal microblog or something / passionate hater of many things
Kushagra @cowshagra
162 Followers 1K Following ✍️@medianama @DeccanHerald @IndiaSpend| Aspiring Reader 📚 | Journalism Student ✒ | All time socially awkward 😶
Atul Upadhyay @akky9411
686 Followers 1K Following Research Scholar, Dept of Political Science, @HydUniv | Alumnus @lkouniv | Cinema, Music, Identity Formation and Masculinities.
xkvl9099 @xkvl9099
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Paran Amitava @AmitavaParan
475 Followers 3K Following either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does
Subir Sinha @PoMoGandhi
9K Followers 6K Following Academic interested in emerging forms of politics. Agrarian questions, populism, subversion. tweets in personal capacity. Instagram: subirwa
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Cressida @CressidaTrojan
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Sukmaya Lama @sukhi4all
132 Followers 1K Following I guess I get stuck sometimes. somewhere.... Also, clicks are my own
Kanupriya Dhingra @aampannaa
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staleness @hellhasseenme
13 Followers 261 Following
Manoj Madame @Panther_Manoj
92 Followers 195 Following Author/ Researcher / Activist / Radical Ambedkarite 💙
Keerty Nakray, PhD @KNakray
301 Followers 247 Following I am a gender, comparative sociologist, social policy and public health academic and researcher. I run the @socialpolicyind for social policy enthusiasts.
Loni Ahmed Das / لو... @LonelyNahiLoni
178 Followers 638 Following PhD-ing at the Centre for Women's Studies, JNU Culture, Anti-Caste Movements, Archives | GSCASH @aisa_tweets
redfista.x⚡️ @redfista
1K Followers 4K Following Self sovereign human l UK/India I Film3 l Crypto art collector l BitcoinFirst⚡️I Only dreamers can move mountains
Sonia Dogra @SoniaDogra16
3K Followers 2K Following Interested in writing|poetry|books|children's literature https://t.co/yxeCbMtAln
Finding Pieces @SquareEyes41
7 Followers 189 Following
Sabah V @sabahvir
956 Followers 4K Following Journalist @htmumbai, covers city, civic issues and communities | Previously @CitizenMatters, @FiftyTwoDotIn - [email protected] for leads
Astha Mallik @AsthaMallik
14 Followers 447 Following
Rahul Babu Koneru @Shockparticle
26 Followers 356 Following
Gateous Morphy @GateousMorpheus
30 Followers 500 Following Co Founder of Irony Maximus and ChadGPT, Ex-CEO of SpacefleX, Co ANALyst of cunterstriker professional llm training excrement generator
The Community Library... @CommunityLibPro
3K Followers 463 Following Official Twitter account for The Community Library Project (TCLP). Say YES to #PalacesForThePeople here - https://t.co/fXyjWvbRzc Donate
Dr Meena Kandasamy �... @meenakandasamy
178K Followers 9K Following Poet & Novelist ¦ Fellow, Royal Society of Literature ¦ Winner PEN Hermann Kesten Prize '22 ¦ Shortlist @WomensPrize ¦ Fellow @UIIWP ¦ PhD ¦ Tamil ¦
Gone Native 🍉 @_GoneNative
5K Followers 953 Following My mother said get married. So I came here. she/her || Love me, love free libraries || @FreeLibNetwork @[email protected] || FREE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 🍉🍉🍉
ParagReads @ParagReads
1K Followers 247 Following An initiative of Tata Trusts aims to support the development of & access to good quality story books for children in Indian languages & spread joys of reading.
Bansa Community Libra... @BansaLibrary
3K Followers 5K Following We are first FREE Community Library of Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh impacting 36 Villages & 40K Population. Want to order books for us, wishlist link 👇
Jatin Lalit @JatinLalitS
2K Followers 3K Following Lawyer, Founder of @BansaLibrary | @FreeLibNetwork | Read about #RuralLibraryMovement here 👇| #JaiBhim
Karthika V.K. @karthikavk
23K Followers 1K Following Publisher, Westland Books. Tweets are personal, RTs are not endorsements.
Uma Mahadevan Dasgupt... @readingkafka
24K Followers 4K Following Public servant. Mother. Believer in public libraries. Personal account.
Basdila Community Lib... @basdilalibrary
22 Followers 34 Following Free Community Library by @AMFoundationAMF offering books, computers, & guidance to help local youth pursue education & opportunities. Member of @FreeLibNetwork
Caferati @caferati
976 Followers 731 Following A collaboration over too much coffee. Twitter account managed by @zigzackly.
Bare Bones Publishing @BareBonesLLP
248 Followers 0 Following An independent publishing house based in India.
Fiammetta Rocco @FiammettaRocco
7K Followers 8K Following Runs the International Booker Prize. Writer, critic and demon reader of books from other lands. What unites us is stronger than what divides us.
Alexandra Büchler @BuchlerAlex
2K Followers 2K Following Director @MakingLitTravel @UWTSD literature-translation-publishing-culture-policy #UK #EU #EuroMed #Asia 🇪🇺🇨🇿🇬🇷🏴🇦🇺 #StillPosting
Emily Drabinski @edrabinski
21K Followers 4K Following Associate Professor, Queens College Grad School of Library & Info Studies. @PSC_CUNY. Collective power, public good. Solidarity.
Book Workers for a Fr... @bookworkers4pal
1K Followers 14 Following Book workers organising in solidarity with Palestinians for: a permanent ceasefire, cultural and academic boycott of Israel, and a free Palestine 🇵🇸
Amrita Patwardhan @pat_amrita
241 Followers 158 Following
Salil Bijur 🇮🇳 @salilbijur
3K Followers 1K Following Civil servant (IRS), Occasional quizzer, Punekar in Nagpur, @mahimavashisht's spouse | Tweets are personal, and sometimes non-serious.
Mike Selby @AuthorSelby
207 Followers 198 Following Author at @Bloomsbury Librarian Columnist Tweets are my own.
Mirzapur Community Li... @Mirzapurlibrary
159 Followers 568 Following A free library dedicated to serving over 20k residents in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Support us by ordering books from our wishlist!👇
Narayan Lakshman @narlak
11K Followers 335 Following Opinion Editor @The_Hindu | Former US Corr. | Senior Fellow @ISASNus | KBF Fellow @AspenInstitute | Author @PatronsOTPoor | PhD @LSE_ID | Cantab | Stephanian
Ayub Khan MBE @ayubkhan786
2K Followers 381 Following All views personal and retweet’s not necessarily endorsement.
Malvika @Malvikaggarwal
608 Followers 393 Following She/Her, Lawyer, Feminist, Loves to cook, bake and eat 🤭 #Freelibrariesmovement Go follow @BansaLibrary. Follow my cooking page on Instagram 👇🏻
Studio Safdar @StudioSafdar
235 Followers 40 Following Studio Safdar is an independent, non-funded space for arts and activism. Established by India's pioneer street theatre group Jana Natya Manch in April 2012.
Niharika @nihaaarikaaaa
2K Followers 908 Following MA in Education @WeareAUD | DU Hansraj 23 | Director @BansaLibrary
Omshivaprakash @omshivaprakash
4K Followers 1K Following Co-Fo @_sanchaya @sanchispeak @linuxayana Tweets on - #ServantsOfKnowledge #FOSS #Wikipedian #Kannadiga #Kannada #DataScience #Linguistics #Research #Publisher
dylan flesch @dylanflesch
2K Followers 4K Following Libraries, archives, radio and music. Digital Asset Manager at New York Public Radio. Views my own. He/him.
Verso Books @VersoBooks
132K Followers 5K Following Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English speaking world.
Aagaaz Theatre @Aagaaztheatre
111 Followers 85 Following We are theatre practitioners, facilitators, library educators, who dream and work to create a society where there's justice, equality, liberty, and fraternity.
Design_Beku @DesignBeku
1K Followers 134 Following // we're a collective who want to put an ethics of care at the heart of design + tech //
tattle @tattlemade
616 Followers 223 Following Tools, datasets, research for a healthier Information ecosystem in India. Currently Working on : @uli_pin @dau_mca https://t.co/EQq0DzrtJw
Maya Dodd @mayadodd
750 Followers 678 Following Associate Professor @ FLAME University. Archives, Digital Cultures, and Digital Humanities in India
Yamini Vijayan @yaminivijayan
363 Followers 441 Following Writes & edits children's books, sets up children's libraries, doesn't skip naps. / Editor, @TheLocavoreIn
Rabani Garg @RabaniGarg
490 Followers 194 Following Ph.d. Candidate @PennGse, Doctoral Fellow @annenbergCARGC, Board @Cankidz. #YouthDigitalCultures, #YouthLedCollectives | Hip Hop in Delhi #literacies |#YALit|
The Goa Project @thegoaproject
2K Followers 401 Following TGP is an unconference that brings together diverse people from various fields to converse, collaborate & co-create. For now, this happens in the TGP Sessions.
Patrick Heemstra @patrick23dingen
2K Followers 2K Following Librarian between the PhDs. Music. Ambassador of Opportunities. Library Trend Watcher.
Share a book India As... @ShareabookIndia
264 Followers 103 Following read, imagine, grow! We want a library in every school, a book in the hands of each child who can read. Donate your books to better a life.
Abhishek R @aramanujaa
1K Followers 3K Following Education | Comics | Sales | Biryani | Thayir Sadam | Social Justice| Made in Madras | Tamizh | Indian
Vanavil Trust @VanavilT
156 Followers 129 Following Since 2005. Vanavil is an outcome of desire to give a chance at childhood to children from Nomadic tribal communities.
OCLC @OCLC
28K Followers 1K Following Global library organization that provides shared technology services, research, and community programs. Together we make breakthroughs possible.
Jamie Andrews @J_M_Andrews
581 Followers 549 Following Public engagement @britishlibrary; Chair @ForwardPrizes; Vice-Chair @oxhse; Trustee @WMGallery; Fellow @cloreleadership; live #E17, dream of the sea...
Karvaan Foundation @karvaanNGO
609 Followers 259 Following Let's make drought an idea of the past. Instagram- https://t.co/xnRo5FvAM0 https://t.co/W5rRnyJwBp
Trutiya Ratna @TrutiyaRatna
820 Followers 76 Following Our name is inspired by Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s Marathi play “Trutiya Ratna” means Education for critical consciousness. Founder @SunitaVishwas @prasann_kumari
Ekadā (formerly Eka) @EkadaWestland
3K Followers 2K Following Meet the most extraordinary writers and translators of our times here. Ekadā, an imprint of Westland, brings you illuminating stories in India’s many languages.
Upkram Educational Fo... @upkramedu
198 Followers 272 Following Nurturing the expression of children from underserved communities of Sonbhadra to build agency for better life outcomes.
IFLA CPDWL Section @IFLACPDWL
957 Followers 529 Following An award-winning #IFLA section, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning, host of #CPDWLChat & advocate for all #LIS learning.
IFLA World Library an... @iflawlic
5K Followers 86 Following @IFLA World Library and Information Congress 18-22 August 2025, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Felicity Jupiler @FJupiler
261 Followers 252 Following The problem with being an evil leader/director covering up what you've done is there's always someone who'll mention it until justice is done. Me. Hello #IFLA👋
Indian Institute for ... @iihsin
14K Followers 562 Following IIHS is a national education, research, practice & capacity development institution, committed to the transformation of Indian cities & settlements.
Nagrika @Nagrika
567 Followers 601 Following Knowledge enabling Citizens: For and From small cities |Building Knowledge, Decisions & Capabilities | (Re)Tweets for Knowledge sharing not endorsements
IndiaLibraries @IndiaLibraries
4K Followers 4K Following Inviting all LIS professionals teaching & working in India on Twitter to connect. #LIS (#LibraryAndInformationScience), #Library, #Librarian, #IndiaLibraries
Sharanya Manivannan �... @she_of_the_sea
743 Followers 476 Following ✿ Writer & illustrator ✿ 7 books of fiction, poetry and kidlit, including INCANTATIONS OVER WATER and THE HIGH PRIESTESS NEVER MARRIES. IG: sharanya_manivannan
Savitribai Phule Vill... @SavitribaiL
66 Followers 285 Following Community Library Creating Reading Culture in the Village of Prayagraj UP.A fear-free and safe place for Children and everyone.
Internet Archive @internetarchive
442K Followers 1K Following Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the @waybackmachine.Trends for United States
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