TCLN is a collective of free, community, school, college, hospital, and prison run libraries.
Join us:
- To connect with other free libraries
- To share resources, best practices & know-how
- To generate data insights about free libraries in India
- To build political consciousness that underlies free-library praxis
- To coordinate and act in solidarity on matters of policy & issues related to access to knowledge resources
Join TCLN
Joining TCLN is free and involves a quick two step-process. First, read and agree to the solidarity manifesto below and then submit your application form.
The Solidarity Manifesto
As a member of The Community Library Network (India) I attest to working to build, operate and propagate free libraries that welcome all without prejudice of caste, class, religion, gender & sexual identity or disability. Libraries associated with me/this organisation strive to create free access to books & grow readers, who may or may not have the means to do so themselves. I pledge to support TCLN and its members by sharing knowledge resources, networking avenues & solidarity in issues related to advocacy or policy-building for the free library movement.
As a member of TCLN (India) I promise not to indulge in any behaviour that puts other members or their libraries at risk or makes them uncomfortable in any manner. I will maintain civility & a spirit of fellowship in all my interactions on behalf of & within the Network.
By submitting the application form for The Community Library Network (India), I am now a member of this network.
Application Forms
For individual library workers/library owners, please click here.
पुस्तकालय कार्यकर्ताओं/प्रबंधकों के लिए संरक्षण
For library facilitation organisations, please click here.
Discussion Forum
On TCLN’s discussion forum, members catch up with the latest library news, share information about grants, fellowships and funding opportunities, talk about book purchase discounts, access library science courses and much much more.
The discussions are currently hosted on a Facebook group, but we hope to move to an independent setup very soon.
Note: TCLN's Facebook group is a closed group. Please answer the 3 questions that pop up at the time of requesting entry.
TCLN Member Directory
The network has over 130 members currently with more joining each each week. A partial, but growing list of members is given below.
Note: For privacy reasons, some members have not consented to have their information displayed here.
EYA/Shiksha-Bal Vidyalaya
Poing, Arunachal Pradesh
Email Jai Sreekumar
Totem
Tirur, Chennai Parismita Gogoi
North East Educational Trust - Community Library
Guwahati, Assam Ngurang Meena
Ngurang Learning Institute
Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh
Email Banupriya Jagadeesan
Reading Space
Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu Indranil Das Gupta
L2C2 Technologies
Calcutta, West Bengal Jatin Lalit Singh
Bansa Community Library
Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh Suchitra Khatri
Narela Community Library
Narela, Delhi Linda Halbur Hoiseth
American Embassy School
New Delhi, Delhi Shikshamitra: Open Learning & Education Resource Center
Kolkata, West Bengal
Email Tolesh Borikar
Kalpakta Reading Room
Nagpur, Maharashtra Reshma Ahmed
Enajori Foundation
Guwahati, Assam Aishwarya Raj
The Kutumbh Foundation
New Delhi, Delhi Shahnaz Sultana
Reading Stars India
Bangalore, Karnataka Utkarsh Bisht
Siksha Trust
New Delhi, Delhi
Email Akash S
Haadibadi
Bangalore, Karnataka
Email Katkatha
New Delhi, Delhi
Email Shiwani Dhiman
Varitra Foundation
Karnal, Haryana
Email Gramothhan Learning Center
Sonepur, Odisha
Email Eklavya Pitara
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Ayang Trust
Majauli, Assam
Email Sambit Mishra
Shiksharth Sukma
Sukma, Chhattisgarh
Email Vinay Barsha
The Open Career Academy
Sakoli, Maharashtra
Email Haripriya Bathula
The Bookshelf
Hyderabad, Telangana Shivakumar Yadav
Kalike Tata Trust
Gulbarga, Karnataka Sreenath Hussain
May Day Library
New Delhi, Delhi
Email Srishti Parihar
Share A Book India Association
New Delhi, Delhi
Email Nasmina Nasir
I-Lab
Kozhikode, Kerala
Email Archana Chandel
BOOKS N KIDS
New Delhi, Delhi Sabbah Haji
Haji Public School
Doda, Jammu
Email Noel Benno
Storytime
Kochi, Kerala
Email Batsala Purohit
Deepalaya - Learning Centre
New Delhi, Delhi
Email Lakshmi Karunakaran
Buguri
Bangalore, Karnataka
Email Hrishikesh Patil
Pencilbricks
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Email Risha Borooah
North East Educational Trust
Guwahati, Assam
Email Drishti Tyagi
WordyWoods Children Library
Bangalore, Karnataka
Email Ruchi Dhona
Let's Open A Book
New Delhi, Delhi
Email Yasin Khan
Library For All
Ukhrul, Imphal, Manipur
Email Lubna Shaheen, New Delhi (Email)
Vaani Dua, New Delhi (Email)
Laxman Yadav, Jhumri Tilaiya, Jharkhand (Email)
Bishwajit Mishra, Behrampore, Odisha (Email)