“Although the chatbot feature existed earlier, we are now seeing more engagement with readers after the pandemic.
It helps in cultivating reading habits among other members,” says Agarwal, who adds that books related to parenting, self-help and food are seeing a demand these days.Īnitha Annamalai, founder of Nool Library, near Old Airport Road, has a dedicated online team working on chatbots to address queries related to books. Moreover, we are now encouraging members to write book reviews through blogs. We saw many kids logging onto video conferencing platforms for the session. “Recently we had an online book event with Bulbul Sharma who writes stories for children. According to Aanchal Agarwal, founder of the library, there are at least two online book events to keep members in line with what’s happening in the book scene. For example, My Hangout, a library based in Bellandur, conducts online reading sessions with authors and encourages people to write blogs on must-read books. Those missing out on the reading experience at libraries are turning to those which host online book events to keep readers engaged.
Our members are now using this a lot more and normally borrow books once every 10 days,” says Narasimhan. Readers can access real-time information on the availability of books at different stores. “We have introduced a virtual real-time view of our branches. According to Suresh Narasimhan, chairman of the company, there has been an 80 per cent increase in doorstep delivery of books compared to 20 which stood at only 20 per cent. Just Books, a Bengaluru-based book rental company, has introduced virtual walk-throughs across their stores in the city.
Tapping into the digital world has given us readers a wider scope to analyse and understand books.” “Instead of walking through the library and checking out each rack, online catalogues make it easy to filter out our choices based on age groups and genres, at one click. Raising requests online for borrowing books is serving its purpose considering that the health crisis is here to stay for sometime,” says Agarwal.Īgrees Priya Balasubramanian. I usually pick up four fictional books and read them aloud to them. “My kids now eagerly wait every weekend for the books to be delivered home.
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