The National Library will donate books to prisons and rehabilitation centres in the Maldives, reports Haveeru.
The Library’s Director General Ibrahim Shiyam told the local newspaper that the library would begin a new series of projects to encourage reading in the Maldives, train more librarians, and fund donations of books and resources to other libraries our of its own budget.
Books and bookshelves will be donated to prisons and rehabilitation centres as part of the National Day celebrations, Shiyam said.
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