THE ZETUS EXTREME LIBRARY

The zetu's extreme library started as an idea from four friends exchanging reading materials and returning back, later in 2021 I found an international partner who was interested and intended to start  a library we picked on and bought few books we advertised our library and people especially students were coming to borrow books reading and return

We started with 100 books but now we've grown to more than 10000 books and at least having many people reading and finding information, were looking forward to manage a very big library that can accommodate large number of learners.

The library offers a variety of its own reading and research program on-site in response to community needs, including a chair exercise program for seniors and those with physical or developmental disabilities. The library also hosts a variety of activities that promote social wellbeing simply by getting people in the doors. For instance, the library hosts bingo and adult coloring programs for local assisted living centers and nursing homes as well as workshops for an organization that works with developmentally disabled adults. BRRLS also hosts coffee and conversation programs that foster social connection, line dancing workshops, and story time and play activities for children and their parents. For those unable to access the library, there is a bookmobile, described as a “moving community center” that allows people who would not otherwise see each other to catch up and connect. These are all important ways that the library supports not only the physical health of area residents, but mental health and social wellbeing. As one staff member said: “When I think of health, I think of diet and exercise, but social wellbeing and mental health is such a large part of it. All [the branches] have special needs groups come by for whatever reason for interaction on a social level . . . it’s nothing elaborate but we are providing a welcoming space. We also perform that function for regular residents who sometimes just need someone to talk to.” Another staff member observed that, “There’s so much in our world that encourages us to stay alone, and there are human faces here which provide interaction, and that part of our life can’t be undervalued.”