The Thrissur Corporation, with the support of UNESCO, has launched street libraries in the city to promote reading habit among people.
Ammaarah Martinus, Senior Programme Officer of UNESCO-Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace, inaugurated the first street library in front of the Corporation office here on Thursday. The street libraries will be arranged at North Bus Stand, Rama Varma Park, Nehru Park, and Swaraj Round.
Thrissur is one of the cities in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), an international network consisting of cities that promote lifelong learning across their communities.