Sri Book Centre

You’ll find Sri Book Centre over in Banashankari 2nd Stage, right across from Ayurvedic Nagar. It’s a decent-sized spot, though we’ve filled up almost every inch of it with books over the years. We didn't really plan for it to get this crowded, it just happened. Every time we think we're out of room, another box shows up. We mostly deal with whatever the local schools and families are looking for. It’s a lot of standing around and helping people find specific titles. My back usually aches by the end of the shift from all the reaching and bending. We keep the shop pretty simple. No coffee machines or chairs to sit in, just books. Some of the covers have gotten a bit faded from the sun coming through the front window. We should probably get a curtain, but we haven't gotten around to it yet. The floor is concrete and easy to sweep, which is good because it gets dusty. We open up early and stay open until the sun goes down. It’s a steady kind of business. We know many of the faces that walk through the door by now. It’s nice to see kids growing up and coming back for more difficult books. We don’t do much online stuff, we just prefer talking to people face to face. It works for us. It’s just how we do things here at the centre. We’re always here if you need to find something to read.