A new library in Anna Nagar

August 12, 2013 04:45 pm | Updated May 31, 2016 08:32 pm IST - Chennai

Chennai,07/08/2013:For Down Town:Abirami and Narayanan in the Just Books library at Anna Nagar in Chennai on Wednesday. Photo:B_Jothi Ramalingam.

Chennai,07/08/2013:For Down Town:Abirami and Narayanan in the Just Books library at Anna Nagar in Chennai on Wednesday. Photo:B_Jothi Ramalingam.

Book lovers in Anna Nagar now have a reason to celebrate as JustBooks CLC, a community library chain opened up a branch in the locality.

Unlike regular libraries, JustBooks offers different kinds of memberships depending upon the needs of the reader. They can either come to the library and read the books or borrow them online. Members can also get the books home-delivered.

According to the franchise owner Abirami Narayanan, the neighbourhood was perfect for this kind of a venture. “Just books, which is there all over the country is underrepresented in Chennai. There was only one outlet in Adyar before we started another in Anna Nagar.

We did our survey before zeroing in on this location,” says Abirami, who along with her husband Narayanan run the place. She adds, “Anna Nagar is one of the most organised parts of the city. It has numerous educational institutions around and our research suggested that the neighbourhood has many readers here.”

With bookstores across the city shutting shops, the idea of investing in a library may not seem like a good idea. But Abirami disagrees.

“There are a lot of options but nothing can take away from the charm of reading a book. You cannot curl-up with your iPad.

The response has been great and within a few days of the launch we have people signing up for the annual packages,” she says.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.