Taman Bacaan Pelangi

(Rainbow Reading Gardens)

We are a non-profit organisation working to establish children’s libraries
in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia since 2009.

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Our Impact

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207

Libraries established

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287.962+

Books delivered

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42,189+

Children served

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5,892+

Teachers trained

Our Libraries

Check out all the children’s libraries that Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] has stablished in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia.

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Our Programs

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Establish Children Libraries

We establish child-friendly libraries in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia. We work together with the local schools and transform their library into a child friendly learning environment that will foster the love of reading in each of the student.

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Capacity Building Workshops

We provide a series of capacity building workshops for the local teachers that enable them to have the skills and knowledge needed in nurturing the habit of reading on their students and promoting literacy in their village.

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Basic Literacy Course

In each of our library, reading activities are regularly conducted. Each class has reading activities weekly at the library, lead by the classroom’s teacher. Through reading activities, children will slowly grow the love of reading.

Moving Together to Improve Children’s Literacy: A Collaboration Between J&T Express and Taman Bacaan Pelangi at SDN 2 Mola Utara, Wakatobi

Big changes often begin with small steps. That’s exactly what’s happening at SD Negeri 2 Mola Utara. On April 14, 2025, the school signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Wakatobi District Education Office to establish a child-friendly library. Two days...

The Child-Friendly Library Opening at SDN 76 Buton: A Sweet Gift on World Book Day

The atmosphere at SDN 76 Buton was different on April 24, 2025. Children gathered with enthusiastic faces to celebrate the inauguration of the Child-Friendly Library, which coincided with World Book Day on April 23. With great excitement, they counted down: “Three......

Collaboration Between Bank Indonesia and Taman Bacaan Pelangi to Revitalize 5 Libraries in Nagekeo, NTT

Bank Indonesia, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, has partnered with Taman Bacaan Pelangi in the Library Revitalization Program. This program aims to provide access to high-quality children's books and revitalize school library spaces by...

Wae Nakeng Primary School Opens New Rainbow Reading Gardens Library

The Rainbow Reading Gardens library located at the Wae Nakeng primary state school was the first of the 8 new libraries that were about to be opened within the week. The official ceremony took place on October 26 and was attended by the Rainbow Reading Gardens founder...

Book Donation from Rumah Pohon Activity

The Rainbow Reading Gardens (Taman Bacaan Pelangi) has just received book donation from Kak Salma. She is a fable and puppet finger artist from Rumah Pohon Activity.   Altogether, we received 50 pax of “Juki & Friends” book series, which will soon be...

Creating an Ideal Library

Library management workshop on 'Creating an Ideal Library' has been conducted in Labuan bajo, Flores on September 2—5 2015 by Rainbow Reading Gardens team (jessy & monik).   The 24 participants of school pricipals, teachers and librarians from 8 selected...

Freedom from Illiteracy

What will happen if most children in Indonesia were illiterate?   Two days ago, I visited our library in Komodo Island, Flores. I brought two boxes of books to add to the collection at the library. As usual, the children were very excited. Their eyes were...

Happy Faces of Children at the Library in Melo

The children at the local Catholic Elementary School at Melo, Flores were getting their new collection of books. I brought two boxes full of books from Jakarta, which we collected from various donations from the Rainbow Reading Gardens’ friends in Jakarta and a new...

12,000 Children Storybook have been Delivered to Flores

the Rainbow Reading Gardens is happy to say that we are well on our way to prepare our eight new libraries in Manggarai Barat district, East Nusa Tenggara province, in collaboration with the US-based NGO Room-to-Read. The eight new libraries will adopt the proven...

Citibank Donates 1000 Books to the Library

Through the “Book a Smile” program, Citibank Indonesia has recently donated 1000 children books to the Rainbow Reading Gardens during its “Global Community Day”. Not only that. Upon receiving the books from the Citibankers, Citi volunteers and their families helped us...

Travel with a Cause

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In the News

NET. Lentera Indonesia (August 2014)
TV One - Aku Bangga (May 2015)
Trans7 - She Can! (May 2015)
DAAI TV - Mutiara Indonesia (April 2016)