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For book lovers, this is a good 1200 sq ft of sheer pleasure. The euphoric feeling of being able to select from over 12,000 books can drive any book lover worth his/her salt mad at this very place. Located across Vijaynagar Shopping Complex, just above Sony World on Kalidasa Road, Just Books is THE place to be, if you love your cuppa with generous doses of printed matter of your preference. It is a place where you cannot help but fall in love with.
The library chain is spread all across the country and Mysore being the ‘reader-friendly’ city, couldn’t have been left far behind. Ask Malathi, who came to man the books ‘as an accident’ that she later fell in love with, the library already has over 300 members in a matter of just three months!
Children find this library more interesting than their usual choice of cartoon network and Pogo. They get to browse through a wide variety of books and a range that can render them spoilt every time they come to rent a book here!
There are no nosy parkers here and you can browse through the books at your leisure.
There are magazines of all kinds for those who want a quick lowdown on the Bollywood gossips and latest news, both national and international. Of course, there is always fitness that finds its share of takers.
Renting a book is simple. And there are plans to choose from. Once you get your membership card, you are pretty much independent, apart from paying reading fees.
Since the library has branches in most mega cities including Bangalore, you can rent it from Mysore and return it at any Just Read outlet in Bangalore; and vice versa! Just ensure you do not damage the neatly wrapped books that look like they are straight out of a private collection.
If you wish, you can even read the book for a short while at the library too. And for those who love a cuppa, like really quickly, there are some choices right down stairs at Cafe Perks.
Saraswathi, Malathi’s elder sister who is armed with a degree in Library Science, will soon be opening another Just Books at Kuvempunagar. “We are also planning extensively on adding an exclusive women’s aerobics place attached to this. And, the centre should be ready in few weeks time,” she says. Well, now that’s what we call fitness of body, soul and mind! Guys, this place is worth your time. Take our word for it, and you will never regret!