Shows the eagerness of third world people to learn reading and writing. Presents the progress, with the assistance of UNESCO, of the Delhi Free Library, showing its children’s story hour, its veranda ‘reading room’, its touring book van, and other facilities. Urges that all people should consider the illiteracy of half the world’s population their problem.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001373
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Developing countries
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries, Traveling
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)