The Croatian reading room of the village Kuti is one of its kind in Croatia. It was founded by the locals back in 1936, at a time of a major economic crisis in Europe and at the initiative of Mr Antun Burić, supported by around fifteen locals. Even back then, people felt the need for books, information and progress, realising that the written word broadened their horizons.

What makes this reading room unique is that, since its beginnings, it is headed by volunteers and proudly bears the word “Croatian” in its name. It was commemorated in the picture book “Sretna kućica” (“Happy Little House”) by K. D. Petković and D. Arbanas, with illustrations by D. Macan, which received the children’s “Sheep in the Box” award in 2014.

Today, its shelves display more than 9000 books, and it also keeps the tamburas played by the once active Kočki Tambura Players, who performed traditional Gorski Kotar songs.