It’s the school break holidays! While we rush to visit family members and friends and have fun, it is equally important that we also spend some quality time alone, relaxing and reading. The following are some of the websites which offers free reading material. Encourage your kids, your sisters and brothers and your partner to read.

Let’s Read Asia

Let’s Read Asia a digital platform where children’s reading habit can nurtured and encouraged. You will find materials in different languages, including Dhivehi. Children has the choice of reading the book online, or download, print and read. This is an excellent platform for children aged between 6 to 13 years.

Check out the platform here

Saruna

The first local digital repository developed by the Maldives National University Library, “Saruna” is an excellent source about Maldives. The repository has both contents about the Maldives, and contents written by Maldivians (which may not be related to Maldives). The materials available via Saruna can be read by children and adults, teachers and students, parents and grandparents. The materials are freely available to read and/or download.

Find materials from Saruna here

Majalla.mv

Created for the general public, Majalla.mv has 466 books in 15 categories. The Majalla.mv has revived some of the old and lost Magazines and books and can be read online from the website. It is an excellent source to read from Maldivian magazines.

Read the Majalla.mv materials here