Birth of a library, captured on film

In their best dresses and polo tees, about 40 children gathered at Ms Ristanti Ningrum's house one hot and dusty weekday afternoon, eagerly waiting for "Ceria" to open. "Ceria" - which means happiness in Bahasa Indonesia - is a small library, the first in the East Java village of Desa Bader. It was set up in July by Ms Ristanti with just $150. She had worked as a maid in Singapore for the last decade…

ST The Big Story, Sunday 10 November 2013