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.

Stories That Grow at Home: Viona Reads with Her Family

“Mom, listen to me reading this book.”“Sis, have you read this one before?” Those sentences are often heard in Viona’s house after school. Viona, a sixth-grader at SDK Lena, has developed a new habit: borrowing books from the school library and reading them with her...

Three Meaningful Days: Indira’s Story as a Taman Bacaan Pelangi Volunteer

Every big movement begins with the initiative to do good. That spirit is what motivated Indira to join as a volunteer at the Taman Bacaan Pelangi booth during the Jakarta Literacy Festival, organized by the Provincial Library and Archives Office of DKI Jakarta on...

Empowered Girls: The First Girl Empowerment Class in Buton, Kalukku, and Bambangan

SEPTEMBER 2025 – This year, Taman Bacaan Pelangi once again collaborates with Pitulung Ministry to run the Girl Empowerment program, targeting female students in three partner schools: SMPN 33 Buton, SMPN 7 Kalukku, and SMPN 7 Bambangan. The participants will learn...

Our Library’s Opening in South Halmahera!

September 2nd, 2014. On a beautiful and sunny day, our team arrive in Labuha, Bacan Island, South Halmahera. We take a small plane from Ternate and the journey only take about half an hour. Today, we are going to open our new library in Tomara Village on Bacan Island....

Our New Library on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara!

Today, we established our new library on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara! Woohooo! The library is located at SD GMIT Pitungbang, Otvai Village, Alor. When we arrive, the kids greet us right away at the front gate, with big smiles on their faces. They even help us...

Independence Day Celebration at Our Library in Sumbawa Besar!

To celebrate Indonesia's 69th Anniversary, we hold a series of competitions for the kids at our library in Sumbawa Besar. The event is known as "17an di Taman Bacaan Pelangi". Our Rainbow Chasers (volunteers) from Forum Anak Samawa work hand in hand to prepare this...

Volunteer Diary – Episode 6: “A Memorable Farewell”

Hi Rainbow Chasers, I´m sorry for my lack of updates lately but here is fresh for you the next episode of the Volunteer Diary.   The sea!   After five amazing months in Datak, I left this tiny village in June. It was time for me to move on, but before that of...

Volunteer Diary – Episode 5: “Is That A Tourist?”

  Hello!   Hope you are doing well where ever you are! It is time to share some news from Flores with you.   Is that a tourist?   After I came back from Singapore in the end of February where I had been to extend my Indonesian visa, there was another...

Volunteer Diary – Episode 4: “Good Bye Roe, Hello Datak!”

Hello Rainbow Chasers!   A lot has been going on in Flores over the last two months, so it’s time to share some news with you. Have fun reading!   Good bye Roe, Hello Datak!   After three months in the village of Roe, Manggarai Barat, it was time for me to move...

Book drive event #BukuUntukAlor

      A book drive event in an effort to collect books for our upcoming library in Alor will be held on Saturday, January 18th, 2014 at Dive Box Coffee, Jalan Terogong Raya 100 A, Pondok Indah, Jakarta. The event will start at 2pm until 5pm. There will...

Workshop for Our Volunteers & Teachers

On December 14-15, 2013, we held our annual workshop for volunteers who managed our libraries and also for teachers of elementary schools in Labuan Bajo, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. This was the second time we held such workshop. This year's themed: "Creative Teaching...

Volunteer Diary – Episode 3

Hello everyone! Time marches on towards Christmas, but before the end of the year there are still some new activities of note in Roe, Flores. But read about what I have been up to for yourself! Improving the library As you might remember from my last entry here, we...

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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)