Eight-year-old Sushmita Tamang, a Class 3 student at Dhumbarah Secondary School, runs the Dhumbarahi Children's Library in the Dhumbarahi Temple complex every Saturday. She visits the library regularly as free reading and take-away books are available from 9 to 11 am.

She returned the three story books that she had read last Saturday as well, 'Toribariko Bukhyacha', 'Kathakul-2' and 'Manechari's last song'. And chose three new books for the coming week. "Now I have chosen 'Kathakul-1', 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Bedtime Stories'," she said. Her 10-year-old brother Milan, who studies in class 6, also comes to the library every Saturday. He likes to read books related to mythological, religious and real events. He has read books including 'Ek Kishoriko Diary', 'Baal Ramayana', 'Veer Sikka Katha Collection' and 'Kathakul-5 and 6', Nepali translation of Anne Frank. "I'm particularly interested in the war written in Anne Frank's diary," Millan said, "and I like to read things from the old days, and that's what Veer Sikka is all about." There is so much in Kathakul," he said.

library 15-year-old Skanda Swar studying in class 10 and in class 5  Saharsh Swar, a 10-year-old student, has run it together. Every Saturday, 40 children and students gather to read and play in this free children's library, which started four months ago. Skanda looks at the library while her brother happily participates in sports activities. They have made it possible for anyone to contribute to this library. 'Read' means read, 'Exchange' means exchange, 'Boro' means borrow and 'Donate' has been created.

According to Skanda, this library seeks to convey three messages. First, the current digital addiction will make children focus on books. Second, the relationship between children will be closer. "The third is to increase the reading culture as a whole," she said, "I live here." There are many schools here. So I started this library to help the students here," she said. Sports activities are also held here. He says that it is also helping him to connect with the community and the people of the community.

"There are fewer students now because of Dasain holidays," Skanda says, "We organize sports activities along with studies. That is why the crowd of children gathers. The said children's library has about 150 books of Nepali and English children's stories, novels, picture stories and comics. She told that most of the students like Nepali stories. Students aged 8-12 are reading Nepali stories. Young children read cartoons,' she said, 'besides that, 16/17 year old students like to read English.' "People who come to see what's here donate the books they have," Skanda adds, "It's free." That's why Ekta Books has helped by providing children's literature books.' I wanted to read Ramayana. You brought the Ramayana, I finished reading it,' he said, 'Now I want to read the Ramayana, I told you to bring it.' On some Saturdays, there are contests with various activities such as quizzes, painting, and sports. Milan won the 'Veer Sikka' in the Attendance Waf competition held at the library. After reading the book, he returned it to the library. He added, "It is a book that I have successfully won in Hajirizwaf. I donated this so that others can also read it.'

Not only this, brother Milan also helps sister Sushmita to read and draw pictures. Milan wants to be a painter. Other children also come to the library every Saturday and take their favorite books to read. 11-year-old Dhanmaya Shrestha, a class 5 student at Dhumbarah High School, loves reading Nepali children's stories. She comes to the library every Saturday because she can read different stories than in school books. "I have read stories about environmental sanitation before," says Dhanmaya, "I like stories that teach good things." She dreams of becoming a nurse and also plays badminton, bingo and chess. She says, 'I come here because I can play while reading.' For the coming week, she chose to read 'Bachcha ar Bachero' and 'Chitra Katha'.

Similarly, Vipana Saud, who was choosing books, said that although the school she is studying in has a library, it is not always open, so she comes here on Saturdays. 16-year-old Vipana, who is studying in class 10, said that it would be easy to choose a book from the library as there is not much time. In order to activate the participation of the students, Skanda said that they are also conducting various competitions to provide more entertainment to the students. She said that on Saturdays of a week, various competitions are organized and the winners are given t-shirts, food, etc.

'Last week we had a drawing competition. Now, as there are fewer students, we will announce the winner after the Tihar holidays," Skanda added, "Earlier, we gave a plane ticket to Pokhara to the bingo winner. Now we are preparing to organize a similar competition in the coming week as well. She is happy with this. Along with studies, some students like to come here to participate in sports activities, said Prajwal Mainali of Dhumbrahi. He came to play badminton. ``I like to play badminton in the morning,'' he said, ``that's why I used to come here.'' Gurung Rai always comes with her 5-year-old son Siddharth in Dhumbrahi-4 Ki Hema. I bring it so that he can learn to read even a little. Even if they don't know how to read well, they learn something from pictures," she says. "There is an open space here. They also play with friends. If he goes to the room, he uses his mobile phone. He tries to read by seeing others here.'