Apart from the books, what should have Dilli intellectuals thronging the lush green amphitheatre are the readings, panel discussions and interactive sessions with authors, theatre personalities and academics. Among the scheduled events, author of best-selling chick lit novel ‘Almost Single’, Advaita Kala, read extracts from her favourite classics with fellow author Palash Krishna Mehrotra on Friday evening.

Spend late Monday afternoon with Professor Alok Rai and Professor Nivedita Menon as they discuss “What makes a book a classic”. Tuesday will see the not-to-miss launch of Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore with an introduction by Ramachandra Guha. But the most interactive of all sessions will be the ‘Classics Quiz’ for all age groups conducted by theatre personality Suneet Tandon.

The library is on till March 18.