page_title: Boat Libraries
section_title: Initiation
hierarchical_section_title: Boat Libraries / Initiation
caption_attribution_description: తెలుగు: పుస్తకము నుండి ఛాయాచిత్రము తీసి, సవరించాను.
context_page_description: The Boat Libraries were operated under the auspices of the Andhra Pradesh Library Association, Vijayawada. They are mobile libraries or bookmobiles as per the functionality, but boats were used as a conveyance for transporting books to the boat travellers/users.
context_section_description: Paturi Nagabhushanam initiated boat libraries to inculcate reading interest, books, and libraries among the public. He started the Boat Library service in 1935 in addition to the other regular activities of the Andhra Pradesh Library Movement and conducted this service for about seven years for the Padapalem "Sevasrama Vani Mandir". In those days, all people of the Guntur district villages in Andhra Pradesh were relying on 'Boats' to travel and transport goods. Villagers were idling their boat travel time in chit-chatting. With the introduction of boat library services, people were availing the facility reading books, magazines, and learning about them.
caption: Boat Library Service