Millions of children in Eastern Indonesia do not have access to quality books

 

Let's change that

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.

Taman Bacaan Pelangi Inaugurates Its 262nd Child-Friendly Library at SDN 06 Wolasi

June 30, 2026 – A new world of stories and imagination has opened up for the students of SDN 06 Wolasi, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi. On June 30, 2026, Taman Bacaan Pelangi (TBP) officially inaugurated its 262nd child-friendly library at the school, bringing 1,250...

Taman Bacaan Pelangi Inaugurates Its 261st Child-Friendly Library at SDN 04 Batu Putih

June 13, 2025 – Taman Bacaan Pelangi remains committed to improving children’s access to quality reading materials and fostering a love of reading from an early age. This commitment was marked by the inauguration of its 261st Child-Friendly Library at SDN 04 Batu...

GRADUATION AND EXHIBITION OF THE GIRL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AT SMPN 7 MALUNDA

5 September 2026 – Malunda, Majene Regency — Misrawati confidently delivered a speech on the importance of education in front of teachers, parents, and her peers. Mutia proudly shared the stories of local women who fought for Indonesia’s independence, while Isna...

Volunteer’s Diary #1 Paul–Welcome in Rinca

Hi, Thanks for tuning in! Short Indroduction: My name is Paul and I’m the new volunteer for Taman Bacaan Pelangi. I’m 19 years old and I just graduated from high school in Germany. I didn’t want to continue to go to university immediately after high school, so I chose...

Sekolah Pelita Harapan’s Christmas Charity

December is truly a month of joyful and celebration.   On Saturday, December 6th, Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH) at Lippo Karawaci celebrated Christmas with their teachers and students of the seventh to twelfth. What’s more, this year’s SPH christmas not only about...

Taman Bacaan Pelangi Birthday Party

Selamat Ulang Tahun Taman Bacaan Pelangi ke-5! Certainly we celebrated this birthday in Rinca too. A party just for the kids! We organized certain fun competition with prizes for everyone. It was a great party and the kids loved it. We started with a reading contest...

Goods for Sale, Sale for Good

On Sunday, December 7th, 2014 a charity garage sale called “Goods for Sale, Sale for Good” was held at Bengkel Crossfit, SCBD. Various branded goods, from clothes, shoes, to bags, were offered at such a good rate. What was so special thing about from this event was...

Our Colourful 5th Year Birthday

Rainbow Reading Gardens (Taman Bacaan Pelangi) is celebrating our fifth year birthday in December 2014. Until now, we have established 29 children’s libraries in 14 islands throughout eastern Indonesia, from Flores, Lombok, Sumbawa, Alor, Halmahera, Sulawesi, Timor,...

Volunteer Diary #1– Simon

Hey! I’m Simon from Germany and 18 years old. I just graduated from high school this summer and I am now a volunteer for Taman Bacaan Pelangi. Going straight to university was no real option for me so I decided to do something important for the society and improve...

Drive Books Not Cars: A Story about Kindness

Drive Books Not Cars (DBNC) was held on Sunday, November 23rd 2014. Started from 07.00 AM to 12.00 PM at FX Sudirman. We had a lot of people coming to the event from different walks of life, from children, youth, students, employees, entrepreneurs, artist, and many...

Bookfest University of Indonesia

Bookfest is an annual program holds by the Librarian Student Association, University of Indonesia. The festival involves people, institutions, organizations who share the same passion and/or focuses on literacy.   This year, the Bookfest was held on November...

Travel with a Cause

Want to visit our libraries and have a great holiday in Flores at the same time?

Contact Travel Sparks to make it happen!

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)