Pataba Library is a small literary stop with an outsized subject: Pramoedya Ananta Toer, the Blora-born author of the Buru Quartet and one of Indonesia's major modern writers. For readers, it gives the town a seriousness that the ordinary streets may not show at first glance.
Opening and access can be informal, so check locally before going. It is most rewarding if you already know Pramoedya's work or want to connect Java's rural interior to Indonesia's 20th-century political and literary history.