A revamped Johannesburg Public Library is set to re-open early next year, reports the Star. The building has undergone a R93,5 million refurbishment. It has been closed since 2009 for restoration work.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Khayeltisha Library officially opened
Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, officially opened the Khayelitsha Library on Thursday 17th November, reports the West Cape News. Story also on All Africa and on Media Club South Africa.
Mobile Libraries reach Schools
Eleven mobile libraries were handed over to the Department of Basic Education by the SA Primary Education Support Initiative (backed by Japan) in Pretoria on 17th November 2011, reports TimesLive and Business Day
We have 22000 primary schools in the country and only about 18% [about 3960] have libraries, which is very low," said Motshekga. "We are expanding access to books because the infrastructure of having libraries might take longer than we can afford to wait." Motshekga said to cover the schools that do not have libraries, the department "is working closer with municipalities to up their services at schools and give kids more books".Story also in Sowetan.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Shipwreck story unearthed at National Library
The Sunday Times (13/11/2011) reports on the discovery of a rare book at the National Library of South Africa (Cape Town campus). The book, in French, was written about 200 years ago, by Charles Etienne-Boniface, in which he tells of the sinking of the merchant ship, the Eole, near Butterworth on the Wild Coast in April 1829. British academic, Dr David Culpin, came across the book while researching the collection of Sir George Grey, governor of the Cape Colony between 1854 and 1861. Only nine copies of the book are known to exist.
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