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Location

Denpasar, Indonesia

City / national level work

National, Denpasar

Date Established

2024

Initiated By

Grassroots/community youth

Type of initiative

Community group

Areas of work

Arts and Culture, Education, Literacy

Bali Book Party


Mission and objectives

Increase interest in literacy and become a place to share stories about books.

Main activities with youth

Weekly reading, silent reading and discussions.

Their story

Founder of Indonesia Book Party and Jakarta Book Party, Samuel Pandiangan, said that he and four other friends took the initiative to form a group that loved reading on October 22, 2023. Starting from the anxiety and bad experiences they had when reading books since childhood, they wanted to make activities related to books fun again.

Constituency

Young people around 18-30 years old from varied areas outside Denpasar.

Current management

The community started in the Bali area and consists of youths under 30.

Use of digital tools

– Instagram: instagram.com/balibookparty
– WhatsApp Community Groups

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