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...

The 19th Library: Bena Village, Bajawa

Ade Irma (@ubudamelia), one of our volunteers set up a new library of Taman Bacaan Pelangi in Bena Village, Bajawa, Flores. She brought 400 books with her from Labuan Bajo to Bena Village by herself! Thank you, Ade! 🙂 Bena Village is located in Ngada district, in the...

The 18th Library : Smiles from Kaca Village, Flores

It's rainy season in Flores, but the rain didn't stop us to visit Kaca (kaca means mirror) Village that is located in Central Manggarai, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. The trip from Labuan Bajo to Kaca Village took around 5.5 hours by car, but we stayed in Iteng Village...

Thank you, “Drive Books, Not Cars”!

Taman Bacaan Pelangi is thanking "Drive Books, Not Cars" for the great initiative as a mean to support the libraries that we set up for the kids in Flores, NTT. During Ramadhan, "Drive Books, Not Cars" puts more than 40 drop-off boxes in different spots around...

“Kue” Sale Raises Money for Books

During Eid Mubarak, a lot of people baking and selling "kue" (kue means cakes) with different flavors. In almost every house, there will be these "kue kering" that you can taste once you visit your relatives/neighbors who celebrate the festive. It is common to bake...

Thank you, Ibu Ine Waworuntu!

Ibu Ine Waworuntu, the founder of Stichting Hibiscus -- a non-profit organization based in The Netherlands, spent a few weeks in Indonesia for holiday and she made a time to persuade her high school friends to donate children books for Taman Bacaan Pelangi! Look at...

A reading garden for the kids in Dalong Village

It’s time to spread some happiness for the kids in Dalong Village! Today, Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) came to Dalong Village to establish a reading garden. The location is in the area of SDN Longgo (Longgo Elementary School), in an empty building...

The 10th Rainbow Reading Gardens in Flores

Today, we established a new reading garden in Flores. The 10th Rainbow Reading Gardens in Flores is located in Iteng, Central Manggarai. Iteng is a small town in Flores, surrounded by mountains and rice paddy fields. What makes this town unique is the beach! So, this...

Books Shopping!

We have been spending two weekends in a row shopping for books! Last Saturday, some friends: Nugi Kusman, Victor Tjahjadi and Peppy Ahmad, accompanied me to go to Blok M Square to buy books for Taman Bacaan Pelangi. It was actually Nugi and Andi who brought me there....

19 books, donation from Sisil and Mega

Earlier this month, I got a message on my facebook inbox from a lady, named Sysilia Tanhati. She expressed her interest in supporting “Taman Bacaan Pelangi” through book donation. I replied to her message, happily. And today, a package of 19 children books has arrived...

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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)