Kitab Ghar is an entirely free, citizen-funded public library, situated in Karachi and Lahore. We are open seven days a week, from 11 AM to 8 PM. For regular visitors, we offer free Wi-Fi and mineral water. Additionally, we are able to design tailor-made services for our monthly patrons or otherwise one-time users.
Kitab Ghar is an entirely free, citizen-funded public library, situated in Karachi and Lahore. We are open seven days a week, from 11 AM to 8 PM. For regular visitors, we offer free Wi-Fi and mineral water. Additionally, we are able to design tailor-made services for our monthly patrons or otherwise one-time users.
At At Kitab Ghar, we challenge conventional models of funding and sustainability. Our core belief is that citizens can generate value by providing essential services—like libraries—without reliance on state institutions, large corporations, or imperialist funding. We see this as an economic proposition rooted in community building and self-sufficiency.
At At Kitab Ghar, we challenge conventional models of funding and sustainability. Our core belief is that citizens can generate value by providing essential services—like libraries—without reliance on state institutions, large corporations, or imperialist funding. We see this as an economic proposition rooted in community building and self-sufficiency.
At its core, Kitab Ghar operates on a circular economic model:
The raw material (community involvement, education, and culture) is also the product.
To learn more or become a monthly patron, please learn more here.
At At Kitab Ghar, we challenge conventional models of funding and sustainability. Our core belief is that citizens can generate value by providing essential services—like libraries—without reliance on state institutions, large corporations, or imperialist funding. We see this as an economic proposition rooted in community building and self-sufficiency.
At its core, Kitab Ghar operates on a circular economic model:
The raw material (community involvement, education, and culture) is also the product.
To learn more or become a monthly patron, please learn more here.
At its core, Kitab Ghar operates on a circular economic model:
The raw material (community involvement, education, and culture) is also the product.
To learn more or become a monthly patron, please learn more here.