{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"KarāmaSūtra","title":"The yo-yos that started a library","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b966d0f6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1743,"description":"KaramāSūtra meets the 90-year-old Lady Margaret Bullard who, 50 years ago, unknowingly started a movement that led to the creation of Dubai's first community library for English-language books. Join us as we trace the story of a shipment of yo-yos in 1969 that is now a collection of 25,000 books and a loyal band of bibliophile volunteers & members. Today, The Old Library maintains a grand presence in the city's history, held together by members of a community who give their time, love & funds to keep it going.\n\nIn November 2019, Lady Margaret returned to see the library's newest home at the Gold & Diamond Park in Dubai, which came about after yet another scare that the much-loved space for books might have to shut down. \n\n**Credits**  \nSpecial thanks to Lady Margaret Bullard & Sailakshmi P. Sivaram.  \nHosted by Vinita Bharadwaj & featuring [Yara Badri](https://instagram.com/people_of_the_pages).  \nProduced by Vinita Bharadwaj & Chirag Desai. Our intern is Abhishek Venkatasubramanian.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WGkfZEYCkscAxgsbMF4lTSLolggaHzUzop6phlwcXx4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNDkz/ZGNhMDZlYmYxNzMz/NTVmMThkNWI5Yjdk/OGM4Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}