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July has been a wet woolly time for the Red Hill Informal Settlement which faces straight into the icy North winds. At this time of year the sun reaches the camp at 10am but longer evenings give time for collecting wood for warmth and cooking. Building work on the Library has slowed with permissions and

Engelbrecht Primêre is a school with an air of excitement, an air of going somewhere. Last week, on Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, the ribbon was cut on a brand new study library donated by Spoornet whose impressive railway link carries iron ore past the town on its way to the terminal at Saldanha Bay further

CBN and Senior Librarian Natalie Lens visited another local library on Monday 22nd July, this time in Eland’s Bay. This is not a big library – and the municipality shares the space with their friendly cashier in a security area in one corner. But the books are there and the enthusiasm. Librarians Victoria Swartz and

The exciting short story anthology for young South Africans 17th July, 17:30 for 18:00 The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street Cape Town RSVP: booklounge@gmail.com or 0214622425 For more information, please contact Fundza at info@fundza.co.za or visit the website www.fundza.co.za

The first great book fair in Africa was held annually in Ife, Nigeria. After that, the international gathering place for African publishers was at Harare, Zimbabwe. Although South Africa was becoming the most prolific publishing country south of the Sahara, it was mutually agreed that no competition would be offered to the Zimbabwe International Book

The Kids’ Lit Quiz World Finals in Durban, South Africa, 2013 In front of a packed audience in the Centenary Hall of Durban Girls’ College, six teams of readers, battled out the world finals of a spectacular, inspiring and downright exciting event. It was a close run thing. Who were the winners? All of us

It’s winter. It’s raining. It’s difficult. But progress continues on the new Red Hill Library project. When the waterproofing is complete, the floor can go in – and then the fun will start. It has been a long process, complicated by beaurocratic problems, delays and frustrations that would have stopped a lesser woman than Liz

Planning begins for Cederberg Stories The first part of planning workshops should be speaking to the communities involved. CBN has begun the process. There are ten reading flash points involved in the Cederberg Stories project and the process kicked off with a visit to Lambert’s Bay and Graafwater libraries – both outstanding examples of what

Rotary Cape of Good Hope Dictionary Donation Our friends and colleagues in Rotary Cape of Good Hope have kindly donated forty copies of The Usborne Illustrated English Dictionary. This excellent and highly accessible dictionary is particularly useful to children who speak English as a second, third – or even fourth language. The Dictionary 4Life is