In a first, Kolkata gets boat library SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 27, 2021, 02:30 PM IST Share Synopsis Children will be able to choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali on the Young Readers' Boat Library. Agencies KOLKATA: The West Bengal Transport Corporation in collaboration with a heritage book store here has launched a children's library on a boat, the first of its kind initiative, an official said. The idea behind the boat library is that one can read books while appreciating the beauty of Kolkata, cruising on the Hooghly river, he said. Children will be able to choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali on the Young Readers' Boat Library.