The Library

Our books have a shelf again. Collections at least half our age, carried from house to house, now in one place at the office in Chromepet — alongside three rooms we are slowly turning into a reading space: one for adults, one for older children, one for younger readers from six.

Come and read on the campus. The library is free and open to anyone who comes. There is no membership and nothing to sign.

Borrowing is not open yet. We would like it to be, and we will say so here when it is.

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What is on the shelf

We are still cataloguing, so this list grows most weeks. Mostly children’s and young-adult fiction at the moment, with reference, non-fiction and a shelf of much older editions.

  1. The Boy with WingsKeenon Ferrell (Illustrator), Lenny HenryPan Macmillan · 2023
  2. The Three MusketeersDumas AlexandreThe Easton Press · 1891
  3. Chains (Seeds of America)Laurie Halse AndersonAtheneum Books for Young Readers · 2010
  4. Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights (Puffin Classics)AnonymousPuffin · 1997
  5. The Trouble with Donovan CroftBernard Ashley2002
  6. Aurobindo Stories Told By The Mother 1Sri Aurobindo Sri AurobindoAurobindo · 2002
  7. The BOOK OF AWESOME KNOWLEDGE-2No Author2017
  8. The Book of Awesome Knowledge-7unknown authorSCHOLASTIC
  9. Which Is the Best Move?unknown authorSura Books · 2007
  10. MTG International English Olympiad (IEO) Workbook for Class 2 - MCQs, Previous Years Solved Paper and Achievers Section - SOF Olympiad Preparation Books For 2023-2024 Examunknown author
  11. Become a Junior EntrepreneurVrunda Bansode
  12. Blackboard Blunders: Spelling Slip-ups and Homework HowlersRichard BensonSummersdale · 2011
  13. Trouble According to HumphreyBETTY G. BIRNEYFABER CHILDRENS BOOKS · 2008
  14. Mrs Armitage on WheelsQuentin Blake2014
  15. The Ship of Adventure (Adventure Series)Enid BlytonPan Macmillan · 2014
  16. Enid Blyton's Enchanted World: Melody and the Gemini LocketEnid BlytonEgmont Books, Limited · 2013
  17. FAMOUS FIVE: 11: FIVE HAVE A WONDERFUL TIMEENID BLYTONHACHETTE INDIA · 2001
  18. The Magic Faraway Tree CollectionEnid BlytonEgmont Books Ltd · 2013
  19. Pillai Tamizh (Tamil)Tara BooksTara Books · 2021
  20. Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, TooMona BrookesJ P Tarcher · 1996
  21. Stanley And The Magic LampJEFF BROWNEGMONT BOOKS LTD · 2003
  22. Awesome GrammarBecky BurckymerRupa Publications India · 2018
  23. Mind Maps for Kids: Max Your Memory and ConcentrationTony BuzanThorsons Publishers · 2007
  24. Mind Maps For Kids: An IntroductionTony BuzanThorsons · 2005
  25. Life Cycles: RiverSean CalleryKingfisher Books Ltd · 2013
  26. From Head to Toe (Picture Puffin)Eric CarlePenguin Books, Limited (UK) · 1999
  27. Absolute Power (The New Heroes)Michael Owen CarrollHarperCollins Children's Books · 2007
  28. Evie: The Swan Sister (Spell Sisters)Amber CastleSimon & Schuster UK · 2014
  29. Basics and Laws of ChessB.K. ChaturvediGoodwill Publishing House · 2009
  30. Human Body (DKfindout!)Bipasha Choudhury, Dorling Kindersley Publishing StaffDK Children · 2017
  31. Spelling Success Level-2Peter ClutterbuckScholastic · 2007
  32. All Poems AloudJoseph Coelho2025
  33. When Mr Dog BitesBrian ConaghanBloomsbury Publishing PLC · 2014
  34. Rosamond Takes the LeadE.E. CowperBlackie & Son · 1950
  35. The Booktime Book of Fantastic First PoemsJune CrebbinPuffin
  36. The A to Z BookAditi DeScholastic India
  37. Jungle FolkDouglas DewarCenter za slovensko knjizevnost · 2015
  38. The Adventures of Oliver Twist (Complete Works, Centennial Edition)Charles DickensEdito-Service S. A. · 1970
  39. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Faber PocketT.S. ELIOTFABER AND FABER · 1999
  40. The Traveling Restaurant: Jasper's Voyage in Three PartsBarbara ElseGecko Press · 2012
  41. Olympiad Champs Mathematics Class 5Disha ExpertsDisha Publication · 2013
  42. SHAME TO MISS POETRY COLLECTION 3_ AAnne FineCorgi Childrens · 2002
  43. Flour BabiesAnne FinePuffin Books · 2006
  44. Mossbelly MacFearsome and the Dwarves of DoomAlex GardinerAndersen Press · 2019
  45. How to Read Nature: Awaken Your Senses to the Outdoors You've Never NoticedTristan GooleyThe Experiment · 2017
  46. Sudama (532)KALVI GOPALKRISHNANAmar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd. · 2011
  47. 'THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS (GREAT FAMILY READS, 1)'Kenneth GrahamePAPERVIEW GROUP · 2000
  48. Menstrupedia Comic: The Friendly Guide to Periods for GirlsAditi Gupta, Tuhin PaulMenstrupedia · 2015
  49. Hands-onArvind Gupta2005
  50. Evie in the JungleMatt Haig2020
  51. Mayor of Casterbridge (New Windmill Classics)Thomas HardyHeinemann Educational Publishers · 1993
  52. The Old Man and the SeaErnest HemingwayArrow Books · 1994
  53. Atlas of AnatomyGiovanni Iazzetti, Enrico RiguttiTaj Books · 2002
  54. The Book of Awesome Knowledge-4Scholastic Inc.SCHOLASTIC
  55. Developing Fiction SkillsJohn Jackman, Wendy WrenOxford University Press, Incorporated · 2014
  56. Developing Non-Fiction SkillsJohn Jackman, Wendy WrenNelson Thornes · 2014
  57. Mister PipLloyd JonesJohn Murray
  58. The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and HappinessEric JorgensonHarper Business · 2021
  59. Have Fun with Cooped-Up KidsAdrienne KatzLittle, Brown Book Group Limited · 1987
  60. HAPPY TO BE HEREGARRISON KEILLORFABER AND FABER
  61. The Lonely Planet Kids Amazing World Atlas: Bringing the World to LifeLonely Planet KidsLonely Planet Publications · 2014
  62. Stig of the Dump (Puffin Modern Classics)Clive KingPenguin Books, Limited (UK) · 2010
  63. Sophie's Snail (The Sophie Stories)DICK KING-SMITHWALKER BOOKS LTD
  64. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 09Jeff Kinney2014
  65. Neville the Devil (Jiggy McCue)Michael LawrenceHodder & Stoughton · 2012
  66. SAP Mathematics Thinking Skills & Heuristics Primary 6S. LeongSingapore Asia Publishers Private Limited
  67. The MAGICIAN\'S NEPHEW (LIONS)C. S. LEWISCOLLINS
  68. The Voyage of the Dawntreader; Number 5 in the Chronicles of Narnia SeriesC. S. LewisLions / Collins Publishing Group
  69. The Horse and His BoyC. S. LewisScholastic
  70. The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 6)C.S. LewisDiamond Books
  71. Children of the New Forest (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Wordsworth Classics)Frederick MarryatWordsworth Editions Ltd · 1999
  72. Let's Play Together: Over 300 co-operative games for children and adults (Green Print)Mildred MashederMerlin Press · 1989
  73. A Mom's Guide to Creating a Magical Life: 8 Steps to Feel Happier, Inspired and More RelaxedKasey MathewsGreen Writers Press · 2018
  74. Two Doors DownAnnie McCartneyLittle, Brown Book Group · 2007
  75. Dinotrux Guess Who?Five MileBonnier Publishing Australia · 2018
  76. Mental Maths Games for Clever KidsGareth Moore, Chris DickasonBuster Books · 2019
  77. An Elephant in the GardenMichael MorpurgoHarperCollins UK · 2010
  78. Flamingo BoyMICHAEL MORPURGOHarperCollins Childrens Books · 2018
  79. Escape from Shangri-LaMichael Morpurgo1 Jan 1998 · 1900
  80. The Adventures of NarenGitanjali MurariSri Ramakrishna Math Chennai · 2023
  81. The Book Of Awesome Knowledge-1....ScholasticNA2012
  82. NANA2017
  83. Story of the Treasure Seekers (De Luxe Classics)E. NesbitLittlehampton Book Services Ltd · 1983
  84. GRAMMAR-LANDM. L. Nesbitt
  85. The Tiger's Wife: Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction and New York Times bestsellerTea ObrehtW&N · 2019
  86. Indra and ShibiAnant PaiAmar Chitra Katha Private Limited · 1978
  87. Girls Only! All About Periods and Growing-Up StuffVictoria ParkerHodder & Stoughton · 2004
  88. Disney Beauty and the Beast Write, Inspire, Create: Write Stories, Create Characters, Invent Worlds and More! [Paperback] [Feb 02, 2017]ParragonParragon Publishing India
  89. The PVC Pipe BookChris PetersonVoyageur Press · 2018
  90. Vicious Circles and Other Savage Shapes (Murderous Maths)Kjartan PoskittScholastic Hippo · 2002
  91. WOW!: The visual encyclopedia of everythingD.K. Publishing2019
  92. HolesLouis SacharBloomsbury · 2000
  93. Ancient Sagesby Swami SatyamayanandaAdvaita Ashrama (Vedanta Press) · 2012
  94. What Makes a Rainbow?Betty Ann Schwartz2000
  95. Letters from a Stoic. Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium. Selected and Translated with an Introduction by Robin Campbell.SenecaLondon: Penguin 1975.
  96. Earth (DKfindout!)Maryam Sharif-DraperDK Children · 2017
  97. Upcycle with Sizzix: Techniques and Ideas for using Sizzix Die-Cutting and Embossing Machines - Creative Ways to Repurpose and Reuse Just about Anything (A Cut Above)SizzixCreative Publishing int'l · 2015
  98. Do-It-Yourself BookMcPhee Gribble Editorial Staff, David Lancashire (Illustrator), Jenny Elliott, Diana Gribble, Hilary McPheePenguin Publishing Group · 1984
  99. Geronimo Stilton and the Kingdom of Fantasy #5: The Volcano of FireGeronimo StiltonScholastic Paperbacks · 2013
  100. Plants and AnimalsJohn Stringer2001
  101. Growing Pains of Adrian MoleSue TownsendMethuen Publishing Ltd · 1985
  102. WHAT KATY DID.unknownPARRAGON · 1999
  103. 50 Nifty Super Origami Crafts (50 Nifty Series)Andrea Urton, Michelle GhaffariLowell House · 1997
  104. Cook-a-doodle-dooNandini VaidyanathanEmbassy Books · 2018
  105. Learn Kannada in 30 Days Through English (English and Kannada Edition)Krishna Gopal VikalEduca Books /Diamond · 2006
  106. Speaking Flute - A Collection of Stories on Spiritual & Social ThemesSwami VimurtanandaSri Ramakrishna Math · 2014
  107. Swami Vivekananda Tells StoriesSwami VivekanandaAdvaita Ashram · 2013
  108. I Like This Poem (Puffin Books)Kaye WebbPuffin · 2007
  109. RibwashColin WebberOrion Publishing Group, Limited · 1995
  110. TARKA THE OTTERHENRY WILLIAMSONPUFFIN BOOKS · 1995
  111. Emerald Star (Hetty Feather)Jacqueline WilsonCorgi · 2013
  112. Hetty FeatherJacqueline WilsonCorgi · 2010
  113. SecretsJacqueline WilsonDoubleday · 2002
  114. The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves & Wooster)P.G. WodehouseArrow · 2008
  115. Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (Jeeves & Wooster)P.G. WodehouseArrow · 2008
  116. Uncle DynamiteP.G. WodehouseArrow · 2008
  117. Very Good, Jeeves (Jeeves & Wooster)P.G. WodehouseArrow · 2008
  118. Money For NothingP.G. WodehouseArrow · 2008
  119. A Fool & His MoneyAnn WroeVintage · 1996
  120. "dk ultimate family visual dictionary"
  121. BEAUTIFUL STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARESpeaking Tiger Publishers
  122. Let's Recycle2010
  123. Master of the FairwaysRavette · 2000
  124. Moonfleet by Falkner, John Meade ( Author ) ON Aug-25-1994, PaperbackPenguin Books Ltd · 1994
  125. Questions and Answers about the Ancient WorldKingfisher Publications, plc · 1998
  126. Spot The Difference Puzzle BookAlligator · 2014
  127. Stories of Sherlock HolmesParragon Book Service Limited · 1993
  128. Ten Minute Maths Assessments Ages 10-11Andrew Brodie · 1885
  129. The Amazing Activity HandbookParragon Book Service Limited · 2007
  130. THE BOOK OF AWESOME KNOWLEDGE-3SCHOLASTIC
  131. The Book Of Awesome Knowledge-6....Scholastic2012
  132. The Book Of Awesome Knowledge-8....Scholastic2012
  133. The Runaways

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