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  • Reply: V. Chowdary Jampala: "Re: Telugu libraries" This is to follow up on the discussion on issues related to starting a
    Telugu library attached to a local Telugu association. My original
    note on this matter never made it to the list due to a mailing
    mistake, so here I am.

    The essence of my main point has been made by some others, too, I
    think. It might be practical to involve a local Telugu association in
    this process, BUT let the collection be managed by a local public
    library. This would probably still require volunteers (who may or may
    not be part of the association's executive committee; that's just a
    matter of convenience and preference), but would perhaps address the
    issues that Jampala garu raised. Yes, indeed, Telugu associations can
    be faceless bodies which may not have the financial (and other)
    muscles necessary, but what is an association but the people it
    serves? This is what PAlana garu was also saying earlier.

    I remember from my grad student days in Maryland that the local
    association, GWTCS, had made exactly the above kind of arrangement
    with a local library (the Piney Branch library). My wife and I were
    thrilled to discover it and it had a small but attractive enough
    collection. We used to go there fairly regularly. I believe the
    local Telugu community (or perhaps just a few interested volunteers,
    who were anonymous) made sure the collection evolved over time, too!

    Public libraries do encourage volunteer work, and the interaction can
    be mutually beneficial. What with the omnipresent talk about
    diversity in American culture, this is also a good start in making the
    common American aware of the existence of a language named Telugu,
    spoken by about a fourth of the entire US population.

    --- Venu Dasigi