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Jakarta's mobile librarian takes reading on the road

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Ayu Purwaningsih | Farida Indriastuti Jakarta
October 27, 2022

A "bemo" is a type of Indonesian minivan once popular as public transportation. Banned for this use in Jakarta since 2017, one man has retrofitted his old bemo into a public library to encourage children's literacy.

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