Birth of a library, captured on film
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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…