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quarterly newsletter of kzn library service
kzn librarian
arts & cultureDepartment:Arts and CulturePROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATAL
In this issue:Launch of Library Week and Mzansi Online at KwaNdwalane
SAQA recognition for librarians
Central Reference subject librarians
New books
Staff news
Library newscontributions can be sent to :
Tel 033 341 3043
vol. 18 no. 1 Jan - Mar 2015
KZN Librarian
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Launch of Library Week at Kwandwalane Library and Mzansi Online project
Left: The Honourable Deputy Minis-ter of Arts and Culture, Mrs Rejoice Mabudafhasi, launches the Mzansi Online Project, together with the MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation in KZN, Mrs Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha. Her Worship the Mayor of Hibiscus Local Municipality, Cllr No-musa Mqwebu, and Inkosi Sazi Nelson Ndwalane look on.
Left: Senior Manager of Library Services, Ms Nokuthula Ndlovu, talks to guests.
Right: (from left) National Librarian, Professor Rocky Ralebipi-Simela, Winnie Manyitho from the Department of Arts and Culture and KZN Depart-ment of Arts and Culture HOD, Mrs Sibongile Nzimande at the launch.
Below left: Kwa Ndwalande Library.Below right: Assistant Manager, Library Services Computer Section, Golly Odendaal, talks about the Con-nect @ your library project.
by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through its Global Libraries Programme to the Department of Arts and Culture.
The Mzansi Project aims to provide libraries with computers, tablets, printers, scanners and games, particularly in rural areas to enhance access to information in the communities.
Deputy Minister Mabudafhasi said that “Public libraries play a pivotal role in South African society ... Our society experiences an ever increasing need for information in different kinds of formats.
Library Week 2015, with the theme “Connect @ your library, was launched together with the
Mzansi Library Online Project, at Kwa-Ndwalane Public Library on 17 March by the Honourable National Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Mrs Rejoice Mabudafhasi and the Honourable MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation, Mrs Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha. Also present at the launch was HOD of KZN Department of Arts and Culture, Mrs Sibongile Nzimande.
The Project is funded by a grant given
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SAQA Directorate: Registration and Recognition
Libraries and a reading culture are of stra-tegic importance to socio-economic growth and devel-opment. We must encourage ourselves and our children to read, because through reading we become literate and South Africa needs liter-ate people since we are a developing country”.
Senior Manager of Library Services, Ms Nokuthula Ndlovu, showed the guests around the library and explained the services
offered to the public. Golly Odendaal of the Computer Section talked to them of the computer services on offer at affiliated public libraries.
One of the five Library Service Mobile Trucks was present at the event, where visitors were able to learn more about libraries and the sevices they provide. Library Services staff were on hand to assist.
Clockwise from top left: Youth enjoy the Gaming @ your library project. A local pre-primary school enjoys the toys. The Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture and the MEC, KZN Department of Arts and Culture tour the library. Visitors enjoy the Mobile Bus. Members of the Mzansi Online team.
LIASA has received authority from SAQA Directorate: Regis-tration and Recognition confirming the approval by the SAQA Board to regulate and standardise library related qualifications and training, including Continuing Professional Development (CPD), in the country.
For librarians it means that they will have to accumulate CPD points (in the same way that medical doctors and chartererd accountants do) to keep their designation of Professional Librarian and to stay current and relevant in the profession. Please note a designation is not a qualification. People with the designation (which is awarded to LIASA members) will be recognised by SAQA and Human Resource departments country-wide. Soon vacancy advertisements will require the clause “membership to your professional body is highly recom-mended”.
Most people already have a Personal Development Plan (PDP); professional body status means that achievement of the goals on the PDP is monitored by both LIASA and SAQA. Currently we only have the one designation of Professional Librarian. We are in the process to register a designation for Support Staff. LIASA will keep library staff informed of developments.
The immediate implication is to ensure that the LIASA Member-ship Database complies with the SAQA requirements by 30th April 2015. Members will be contacted to verify their personal details and qualifications. While we are cognisant of the Protec-tion of Personal Information Act (POPI), this is a SAQA require-ment to populate the National Learners Records Database (NLRD), to ascertain the number of qualified Librarians in the country.
Information sent by LIASA
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300-309 Social Sciences
310-319 Statistics
320-329 Political Science
330-339 Economics
350-359 Public Administration
360-369 Social Service, Crime
380-389 Commerce
400-499 Languages
500-599 Pure Science
610-619 Medical Sciences
620-629 Engineering
650-659 Management
900-919 Geography and Travel
Rekha Naidu 033 – 341 3023
010-029 Bibliography, Library Science
200-299 Religion
340-349 Law including Government Gazettes
370-379 Education
390-399 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
600-609 Technology
640-649 Health, Beauty, DIY, Sewing, Cookery
660-699 Chemical and related technologies,
Manufacturing, Building
770-771 Photography
780-789 Music
790-799 Sport, Games and Entertainment
English Fiction
Afrikaans Fiction
New Magazines
Front Desk - Renewals and other queriesBooks: 033-3413032
Fax: 033-3459535
Audio-Visual: 033- 3413045
Tusiwe Mchunu Assistant Manager 033 - 3413050
Sue Davies 033-341 3018
Inter Library Loans
630-639 Agriculture, Gardening, Pets, Wildlife
700-709 The Arts
710-719 Civic and Landscape Art
720-729 Architecture
730-739 Sculpture
740-749 Decorative Arts
750-759 Painting
760-769 Graphic Arts
800-899 Literature
920 Biography
929 Genealogy
930-939 Ancient History
940-999 History
Foreign Languages - Fiction and Non-Fiction
Catalogue correction
Daya Naidoo 033 - 341 3039
001-099 General, Computers
100-199 Psychology, Philosophy
Central Reference Section
SUBJECT PORTFOLIOS 2015
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Are you interested in a Pot Luck Loan?Visual and Performing Arts
These are just some of the exciting books available for loan at the Central Reference Library. Contact Sue Davies. Tel: 033-341 3018 Fax: 033-345 9535 Email: [email protected]
Colour A workshop for artists and designers. Hornung, David 701.85 HORN
Pitika Ntuli: Scent of invisible footprints: the sculpture of Pitika Ntuli 730.92 NTULI
The Craft and Art of Clay : A complete Potter’s Handbook - Peterson, Susan. 738.12 PETE.
Basic Drawing made amazingly easy. Hart, Christopher.41.2 HART.
Fundamentals of oil painting. Barber, Barrington. 751.45 BARD
Photoshop for Artists: A complete guide for Fine Artists, Photgraphers, and Printmakers. Covey, Sylvie. 776 COVE
Videojournalism: Multimedia storytelling. Kobre, Kenneth. 777.907 KOBR
Sharp Sharp South Africa: street style. Suter, Ed. 779.40968
The Music Mangement Bible. Riches, Nicola (ed.) 780 MUSI
All about music theory : a fun and simple guide to understanding music. Harrison, Mark. 781 HARR.
The Laptop DJ Handbook : Setup and techniques of the Modern Performer. Emsley Jason. 781.34536 EMSL.
Bob Marley: the illustrated biography. Anderson, Martin. 782.42164092 ANDE.
Auditions : A practical guide. Hester, John. 792.028 HEST.
Acting in Television Commercials for fun and profit. Fridell, Squire. 792.028023 FRID.
Belly Dancing Basics. Cooper, Laura A. 793.3 COOP.
Dances of India. Venkataraman, Leela. 793.31954 VENK
Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa. Kirby, Percival R. 784.0968 KIRB
Special makeup effects for stage and screen: making and applying. Debreceni, Todd. 792.027 DEBR
The iPad for Photographers: master the newest tool in your camera bag. Carlson, Jeff. 777.028553 CARL
Fashion Artist: drawing techniques to portfolio presentation. Burke, Sandra. 741.672 BURK
Corporate video production: beyond the board room and out of the board room. Sweetow, Stuart. 778.59 SWEE
Complete digital painting techniques. Cole, David. 776 COLE
Digital photo art: new directions. Airey, Theresa. 776 AIRE
The encyclopedia of new wave. Bukszpan, Daniel. 781.6603 BUKS
The language of graphic design: An illustrated handbook for understanding fundamental design principles. Poulin, Richard. 741.6 POUL
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Behind closed doors by Susan Lewis ISBN: 9781780891774
Fourteen-year-old Sophie Monroe goes missing after a fight with her stepmother and father. Her computer, mobile phone and some clothes are missing. Detective Andee Lawrence is given the case of the missing teenager, but she is unwilling to take it on as it reminds her of her sister who went missing 20 years ago. Andee is convinced that there is more to Sophie’s disappearance than teenage rebellion and as the police investigation unfolds more secrets are discovered in the community and more suspects are linked to Sophie’s disappearance.
The mystery element is the intense conspiracy that keeps the truth from being revealed. Susan Lewis keeps the reader in suspense as to the whereabouts of Sophie Monroe and keeps the reader hooked until the final page.
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Serial life wrecker by Kirstie Leigh PillayISBN: 9780620601764
A true story of teenager who fell pregnant at the age of 17, but had dreams of becoming a successful journalist. Pillay unfolds her story of how she threw away her dreams and goals by having the child of a man who promised her the world.Kirstie was out shopping with her mother when she met John. The relationship quickly developed with Kirstie visiting John daily after school. One thing led to one another and she fell pregnant. John advised her not to keep the baby but Kirstie decided otherwise. After the baby was born they decided to live together with plans to get married. The relationship reached a turning point when Pillay discovered that he was involved with another women who gave him everything. The story is a lesson to young women, to be careful who they invite into their lives.
This book was an achievement for Pillay as it was her first book. She quotes “we are all born writers of our own lives, and it’s merely what we do and experience that make us good writers”.
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The Queen of the Tearlingby Erika JohansenISBN: 9780593072707
A post-modern day fantasy set in an undetermined time where the combination of modern technology and magic plays an integral role in the royal family. Kelsea Glynn always knew that she was destined to become queen and she was trained in secret for this role for 19 years.
The truth is that she does not look like a queen (no grace or beauty), and the magical power murmured about in her family never seems to be present. Now on her nineteenth birthday she is fetched by the Queen’s Guard to take her place as monarch over a land rife with malice, thievery and evil powers. Will she even make it to the palace? And if she does, how long will she be able to stay alive?
This is a book to be read in one sitting. It is fast- paced and full of suspense. The reader feels part of the race to reach the palace and claim the crown. A debut novel that I wished wouldn’t come to an end.
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The E-books will soon be available. Booktalk has been awarded a bid to provide e-book subscription on the digital library platform OverDrive.
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Here comes the snake in the grassBy Eric MiyeniISBN: 9781415207055Eric Miyeni is an actor, author and filmmaker, who starred in the drama series Molo Fish, and the film Cry, the Beloved Country. He was a newspaper columnist, and most of his columns appeared in the Sowetan.
Here comes the snake is a selection of his hard-hitting columns. In this book, Miyeni covers a variety of topics, from politics, societal ills such as crime, to race. Miyeni pulls no punches in critising high profile figures such as Ferrial Haffajee, Joel Netshitenzhe and others. On the other hand, you will find Miyeni agreeing with some of the things done by controversial figures such as Kenny Kunene, which makes Miyeni unpredictable in his writings. After reading the first article I didn’t want to put the book down. Miyeni puts his views as to why marriages fail, on economic freedom, how race cards are played in South Africa etc.
The book is written in simple English and the articles are not long and straight to the point. Included is the column that allegedly got Miyeni fired as a columnist at the Sowetan, “Here comes the snake in the grass”, for which the book is named. Miyeni puts forward his views in a straight-forward manner on the issue of Mara Louw-Thompson, an Idols judge who was dismissed. This book is bound to raise anger, insights, truths, as well as humour among readers.
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Promote Library Week
These colourful dispay boards have been sent to affiliated libraries.
Left: A display set up showing how they are intended to be used in the libraries, with books on relevant subjects.
This promotional package was designed by the Promotions Section to assist libraries in celebrating Library Week with their users. The package included the poster shown top left, a bookmark and colouring poster.
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New librarian for Aquisitions Section
The Acquisitions Section was pleased to welcome a new staff member, librarian Sipho Mzizi, in January.
Sipho studied for a Bachelor of Social Science, followed by the post-graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science at UKZN. He has worked as a librarian in a public library in Northwest Province as well as in the Mbazwana Depot.
Sipho grew up in Mphophomeni and speaks Tswana, English and Zulu. In his spare time he enjoys running and playing the piano and guitar. Of his new job, he says “I enjoy that I am the first to see the books before anyone else. The job keeps me up to date with reading”.
Sipho Mzizi
Cataloguing Section says farewell to two staff members
Nozuko Langa left Library Service at the end of December. She has taken up an academic post at the University of South Africa. Nozuko spent 6 years in the Cata-loguing Section, and during that time a year at Aberystwyth University of Wales where she studied for a Masters Degree in Information Science.
Eric Hadebe has left the Cataloguing Section where he was Assistant Manager for the last three years. He has taken up a post at the University of Zululand. Eric worked as a librarian in Cataloguing from 2008 to 2011, before moving to the
University of KwaZulu-Natal where he worked as a subject librarian. Eric has a Honours Degree in Information Science. We wish him well in his new post at the University of Zululand where he is an Information Specialist.
Left: Nozuko Langa receives a farewell gift from Sharon Rose on behalf of Library Ser-vices.
Right: Eric Hadebe at his farewell tea with Geraldene Padayachee and Sharon Rose from Cataloguing Section.
Staff News visit to
Computer Section
The Mzansi Online Focus Group visited the Computer Section at Head Office a few days before the launch of the Mzansi Online Project at KwaNdwalane.
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Some of the staff of Library Service Head Office decided to take part in the “67 blankets for Man-dela” initiative, by knitting or crocheting blankets for the underpriveleged.
Above Left: Priscilla Xhoba, Brenda Muller and Zodwa Mthembu with the beautiful blankets they have made. The striped blanket in the colours of
South African writer, André Brink, died on 6 February 2015 at the
age of 79. He was the first Afrikaans writer to have a book banned by the South African government during the apartheid era.
Brink was a member of the Sestigers, a group of dissident young Afrikaans writers, and was regarded by Afrikan-ers as a traitor to his people.
He was born on 29 May 1935 in Vrede, a small town in the Orange Free State, where his father, Daniel, was an itiner-
ant magistrate and his mother, Aletta (nee Wolmarans), a teacher of English. He studied Afrikaans at the University of Potchefstroom. Later he came to challenge the Nationalist Government’s policies in his novels, producing a series of internationally admired, prizewinning novels, dealing with apartheid issues. These include Kennis van die Aand, Rumours of Rain, A Dry White Season, A Chain of Voices and a memoir A Fork in the Road. His 1979 novel A Dry White Season was made into a film starring Marlon Brando.
Brink became identified as an enemy of the state and was subjected to threats and interrogations. He was twice shortlisted for the Booker prize, recipi-ent of the Martin Luther King Memorial prize and other international awards, in
1992 Brink was made Commandeur de l’Ordres des Arts et de Lettres in France.He was a professor of litera-ture at the University of Cape Town. In South Africa, he was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga (silver) in 2006 and, in the same year, was given a Literary Lifetime Achievement Award by the Department of Arts and Culture.
He had travelled to Belgium to receive an honorary doctorate at the University of Louvain, in Belgium, and died after falling ill on the flight back to South Africa.
In the Sestigers magazine, Brink wrote: “If I speak of my people then I mean: every person black, coloured or white, who shares my country and my loyalty towards my country.”
Knitting for Mandela
Author André Brink dies
the SA flag was made by Brenda, who has encouraged and taught others on the staff to crochet.
Above right: Geraldine Ellis with the two blankets she made for the initiative. 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day is a movement that sees people from all walks of life knitting and crocheting blankets for those in need.
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Call for news items for KZN Librarian
We know that our affiliated libraries are alive and well and hosting a range of exciting activities. We would like to hear from more libraries so that we can feature your news in KZN Librarian.
News should preferably be sent as a Word Document and photographs sent as separate jpeg attachments. Photographs must be clear, in focus, and of a sufficiently high resolution for inclusion in the newsletter. Remember to include the article author’s name and position on the library’s staff and also the names of everyone featured in photographs.
Please send news items directly to Janet Hart at:
[email protected] or [email protected].
If you are unsure about how to send photographs please contact Janet at 033-341 3043.
The 20-book longlist has been announced. The winner will be announce at an award ceremony in June. Now in its 20th year, the Baileys Prize for Fiction features five debut novels and celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women in English from throughout the world.
The longlist is:
Rachel Cusk - Outline
Lissa Evans - Crooked Heart
Patricia Ferguson - Aren’t We Sisters?
Xiaolu Guo - I Am China
Samantha Harvey - Dear Thief
Emma Healey - Elizabeth is Missing
Emily St. John Mandel - Station Eleven
Grace McCleen - The Offering
Sandra Newman - The Country of Ice Cream Star
Heather O’Neill - The Girl Who Was Saturday Night
Laline Paull - The Bees
Marie Phillips - The Table of Less Valued Knights
Rachel Seiffert - The Walk Home
Kamila Shamsie - A God in Every Stone
Ali Smith - How to be Both
Sara Taylor - The Shore
Anne Tyler - A Spool of Blue Thread
Sarah Waters - The Paying Guests
Jemma Wayne - After Before
PP Wong - The Life of a Banana
The Bailey Prize for Fiction 2015
Tips for taking better photographs• Resolution. Try to take photos at a reasonably high resolution (the number
of pixels per inch) as low resolution photos cannot be enlarged without losing quality. Try to use a camera if one is available, rather than your smart phone. Many cell phones can only take pictures at a low resolution. Smart phone flashes are bright, but the colour temperature is not good and the “flash” duration is much too long, so you end up with an image that’s both blurry and badly lit.
• Avoid camera shake. One of the most common problems when using a hand-held camera is “camera shake,” which results in blurry pictures. Hold the camera still while pressing the shutter. Place one hand under the camera, and brace your elbow against your ribs to keep the camera stable. With digital cameras users tend to hold the camera at arm’s length as they take shots. Before you take your shot take a deep breath, hold it, then take the shot and exhale. Don’t press the shutter with the very tip of your finger - rather use the flat part of it. This will help you to have as much control as possible.
• Subject Movement. Make sure the subject of the photo is not moving while you take your shot.
• Out of focus shots. his could be the result of focussing upon the wrong part of the image, being too close to your subject for the camera to focus, selecting an aperture that gives a very narrow depth of field or taking an image too quickly without checking it is in focus.
• Dirty lenses. Phones, especially, can get dirty from riding around in pockets and handbags and getting fingerprints all over them. Clean the lens with some soft fabric before using your phone to take a photo.
• Poor Lighting. Pay attention to how much light you have and where it’s coming from when taking your photos. If you’re shooting outdoors, be careful not to take photos of a person with the sun behind them. If indoors DO NOT take a photo with a brightly lit window or door behind the subject or they will appear very dark in contrast. If there is a lot of back light use the flash to fill in shadowy areas.
• Crooked photos. Horizon lines should be straight unless you’re making them diagonal for a creative effect.
Folio Prize for fiction
The Indian-American writer Akhil Sharma has won the second Folio Prize for fic-tion for his second novel, Family Life. The prize recognises the best English-language fiction from around the world, regardless of form, genre or the author’s country of origin. Three African writers featured on the longlist: South Africa’s Damon Galgut for Arctic Summer, Kenyan Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor for her novel Dust and Ethiopian-American Dinaw Mengestu for All Our Names. Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor made it to the shortlist. The £40,000 prize was initiated last year, unofficially as a more literary alternative to the Man Booker Prize.http://www.thefolioprize.comhttp://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/23/akhil-sharma-wins-folio-prize-fiction-family-life
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South African author Ivan Vladislavić has won the 2015 Wind-ham Campbell Prize. The prize, which is awarded in three categories, fiction, nonfiction, and drama, is to honour writers anywhere in the world writing in English. Each winner gets 15,000 dollars.
The two other fiction winners are Teju Cole and Helon Habila, both African writers. In nonfiction the winners were Edmund de Waal, Geoff Dyer, and John Jeremiah Sullivan; and, in drama: Jackie Sibblies Drury, Helen Edmundson, and Debbie Tucker Green.
The Windham Campbell Prizes was established by Donald Windham and Sandy M. Campbell to reward literary achieve-ment and provide writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns.
Vladislavić’s debut story collection Missing Persons (1989) was awarded the Olive Schreiner Prize. He was a key figure of literary resistance to apartheid. His post-apartheid novels have continued to explore the tensions of the new South Africa. Vladislavić has twice won the University of Johannesburg Prize, as well as the Sunday Times Prize for Fiction.
SA author wins Windham-Campbell Prize
Author Terry Pratchett dies
Novelist Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the fantasy Discworld series, has died at the age of 66. Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s diseas in 2007.
He began his career as a journalist and published his first novel, The Carpet People in 1971. He went on to publish 70 books, translated into 37 lan-
guages with total sales of 70 million. At the turn of the century, he was Britain’s second most-read author, beaten only by JK Rowling.
LIASA has adopted a second official project in addition to SA Library Week, international Open Access Week which will be celebrated from 19 – 23 October 2015 this year.
The following online learning tutorial comes at exactly the right time, leaving enough opportunity for all to become knowledge-able on OA in preparation of OA week this year. Maybe present a short course or information session based on these manuals. Take from the manuals what is applicable to your user group specifically, regardless of whether it is a school, public (commu-nity) or research library.http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/unescos_open_access_oa_curriculum_is_now_online#.VQfTio6UekM
News from LIASA
http://bookslive.co.za
The 2015 Alan Paton Award LonglistThe winner will be announced in June 2015.
Third World Child: Born White, Zulu Bred by GG Alcock
Regarding Muslims: From Slavery to Post-Apartheid by Gabeba Baderoon
What’s Gone Wrong: On the Brink of a Failed State by Alex Boraine
Justice: A Personal Account by Edwin Cameron
Girl on the Edge by Ruth Carneson
The Side of the Sun at Noon: A Quest by Hazel Crampton
Brothers in War and Peace: Constand and Abraham Viljoen and the Birth of the New South Africa by Dennis Cruywagen
Digging Deep: A History of Mining in South Africa by Jade Davenport
Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle by Jacob Dlamini
The Rise of the Securocrats by Jane Duncan
Lost and Found in Johannesburg by Mark Gevisser
Divided Lives: Dreams of a Mother and a Daughter by Lyndall Gordan
The Search for the Rarest Bird in the World by Vernon RL Head
DF Malan and the Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism by Lindie Koorts
Good Morning, Mr Mandela by Zelda la Grange
Opposite Mandela: Encounters with South Africa’s Icon by Tony Leon
The Fall of the ANC: What Next? by Prince Mashele and Mzukisi Qobo
Back To Angola: A Journey from War to Peace by Paul Morris
The New Radicals: A Generational Memoir of the 1970s by Glenn Moss
Hostels, Homes, Museum: Memorialising Migrant Labour Pasts in Lwandle, South Africa by Noeleen Murray and Leslie Witz,
Postmortem: The Doctor Who Walked Away by Maria Phalime
Drinking with Ghosts: Revisiting Apartheid’s Dirty War in Southern Africa by Michael Schmidt
A Man of Good Hope by Jonny Steinberg
Memoirs of a Born Free: Reflections on the Rainbow Nation by Malaika wa Azania
Raising the Bar: Hope and Renewal in South Africa by Songezo Zibi
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Library NewsLibrary News
Right: A 72 year-old granny gets to grips with computers and handling the mouse.
Below: Mrs. Ximba typing for the first time in her life and loving it!
Right: She has fallen in love with reading; we have fallen in love with her commitment to reading.
The Library’s display to celebrate Afcon Week, about which we are passionate.
Below left: Pietermaritzburg Ladies Soccer Team embracing the spirit of the Afcon Competition!!
Happy times at Northdale Library
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Staff of Kokstad Library put up two beautiful displays in February. The first display was to promote International Mother Tongue Day, which included material loaned by the Kokstad Museum.
The second was the stunning Valentines Day Display below right.
Kokstad Library Displays by Sinmikiwe Booi, Librarian.
Malvern Library invited children from Jumpstart Montessori Pre-School and Malvern Primary School’s Grade 1 stu-dents visited Malvern library on Wednes-day 4 March to celebrate World Read Aloud Day 2015.
The children had their faces painted and coloured in pictures. Later library staff entertained the children with storytelling and singing and the Read Aloud Day story Sisanda’s gift was read to them.
World Read Aloud Day at Malvern Library
by Hayley Lawson, Librarian
All the fun of reading and face-painting at Malvern Library’s “Read Aloud Day”.
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Motala Heights Book Club members, together with Library Assistant, Sue Backe-Hansen, decided to raise funds for the Malvern Childrens’ Home. An amount of R 1,530.10 was collected and handed over on 23 December during a visit to the Home. Volunteer ladies did make-up and nail painting for the girls while boys from the Book Club played games such as soccer with boys from the home. Every-body had fun and we were thrilled that we managed to give a smile and a Christmas present to some of the needy children.
The House Mother expressed her grati-tude as the funds donated were greatly needed and came just at the right time to help out. Motala Library has decided to do this every year as part of a pro-gramme for social cohesion.
Motala Heighs Library visits Childrens’ Home by Sibongile Doncabe,
Senior Librarian
“For some of us books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.”
Anne Lamott, American novelist and non-fiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher
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Pictured with the children are Mr Nene, Chairperson of the Friends of the Library Committee, the librarian, Mrs Fanele Shongwe Makhanya, Mrs Patience Dwayisa, general as-sistant and a parent.
Canelands library had a day of fun with the community children in order to encourage them to utilize the resources provided in the library. Various activities were held such as story telling, face painting, colouring in for the young ones and a talent show.
Fun for the children at Canelands Libraryby Fanele Shongwe Makhanya, Librarian
by Sane Shelembe, Ashdown Library
Our children made Christmas trees and pen holders out of toilet paper cones and card- board. It was great fun teaching them to do this as they managed to pick it up easily. One of the girls, Snqobile, (in the sleeveless denim dress) said her poem and the others later on blessed us with music.
Not all the children were able to come, but those we had proved to be a lot of fun and brought back the spirit of the Christmas holidays in our small family!
Christmas at Ashdown Library
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by Sane Shelembe, Ashdown Library
Bulwer Library, together with Zidweni Mobile library, hosted a competition entitled “It’s your write”, for which children between the ages of 9 and 16 years were expected to write about anything and everything, so long as it was in their own words. This was done in order to promote creative writing.
A reading and debating competi-tion was also hosted and children from grades 1 to 7 competed, reading in both IsiZulu and Eng-lish. Schools from Ward 1 Ralph Harding-ham High School and Skofill High School debated on topical subjects. Ralph Hard-ingham High won the first debate.
Two schools from ward 10, Dlangani High School and Mandlezizwe Second-ary, participated in the second debate, which was won by Dlangani High.
It’s your write at Bulwer Libraryby Welloh Miya, Bulwer Librarian
Above and below: Children from local schools enjoyed events at Bulwer Library and the Zidweni Mo-bile library, which promoted literacy and debating skills.
Star librarian at Motala Heights LibraryDear Sibongile
I want to thank you and your team at Motala Heights Library for the excel-lent work that is being done there. I am a current member of the library and recently my younger son became a member, thanks to Sue the librarian. She has been a tower of strength to the children who attend the library. They have found a friend in her through her interaction with them. She has taken the time to understand our children and what is required of her to do to draw them away from mischief after
school. It is very rare to find someone who takes an interest in each individual child and what is required to help them. I take my hat off to Sue and her wonderful work that she has been doing with our children with the weekend book club. The book club helped to nurture the kids and bring out their good qualities. I find that this book club is very resourceful for the children and gives them something good to do. The library is a safe haven for our children.
Keep up the wonderful work!Happy Mom
A letter of appreciation to Sibongile Doncabe, Senior Librarian
Library Assistant, Sue Backe-Han-sen of Motala Heights Library
October is World Honour the Elderly Month. Nirvana Hills Library, together with Friends of the Library, held a Senior Citizen Wellness Day on 1 October. We had 52 senior citizens visiting us for various checkups, ranging from blood pressure to sugar levels, which were carried out by Sister Paddy who is also a Friend of the Library. Members of the community entertained the visitors and guest speakers thanked them for work well done in raising us, their children. Members of the community interacted well and the programme was very enter-taining and informative.
Various cultural activities and dance items in which the elderly participated showed us that they are indeed well.
Honouring the elderlyby Sibongile Doncabe, Senior Librarian, New Germany, Motala Heights and Nirvana Hills
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Over the years, George-town Library has evolved and staff have been recog-nised for their dedication and hard work. 2015 has challenged Georgetown Library staff to be more creative in order to attract the users’ attention.
Georgetown Library activities by Sunitha Richard, Librarian.
Principal Librarian, Shanitha Bhim (left) hands over a certificate for Outstanding Per-formance in 2014 to: (front row) Brenda Hleza (left) and Pumelele Ngcobo. Back row: Joshua Roberts (left) and Jabulani Makhaye.
Above: Valentine’s Day played an integral part in encouraging students to fall in love with books. Dawood Zondi (left), an Islamic teacher from the local Muslim Institute, contributed his time at Georgetown library advocating the importance of reading to students.
Mr Zondi is highly respected in the community and known for his positive influence with the youth. Assistant Librarian, Brenda Hleza, looks on proudly.
Below: Librarian, Sunitha Richard takes her task seriously in market-ing the library and books.Staff have come up with great ideas and crea-tivity and the library boasts some magnificent displays.
Left: Library Assistant Mandisa Zondi assist pupils with their assignments in the Internet café which is always extremely busy on a Saturday.
Below: Saturday is the busiest day of the week when students are welcome to come and do their homework, projects and assignments. Statistics are the highest on a Saturday. Staff work extremely hard and the community is very grateful for the Project Library.
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Tongaat Central Library Women`s Association sent four delegates to the Social Cohesion Summit hosted by the Department of Arts and Culture.
This exposure has afforded our ladies the opportunity to interact and associate with all levels of Government officials as well as connect socially with all race groups. This platform left room for engagement and to find a way forward in broader society. The experience has left our ladies spellbound, invigorated and motivated.
Tongaat Central Library Woman`s Association thanks The Department of Arts and Culture for including our organisation in this prestigious affair.
Tongaat ladies attend Social Cohesion Summit
Cuppa for Cancer at Tongaat Library
Left to right: The Tongaat Women’s Association ladies Noreen Lekha, Roweena Pillay, Koliwe from the Department of Arts and Culture, Samantha Sookdeo and Thunga Govender.
Obituary - Ayanda Shandu
Library Service staff were very sad to here of the death of the Nkandla Librarian, Ayanda Shandu, in a car accident. Ayanda had recently been appointed Librarian at Nkandla and had been full of enthusiasm for his new position and eager to promote literacy in the community.
A vibrant, lively man, he was also pursuing further studies. Our sincere condolences to his family and col-leagues.
by Vigie Padayachee, Librarian Tongaat Central Library
Displays in Howick LibraryFezeka Dlamini of Howick Library sent in some photos of displays recently put up in the library. Below: Water Month, Valentine’s Daty and A Dog World display.
Vijie Padayachee of Tongaat Library, together with Ward Councillor Michael Abraham and the Tongaat Central Library Women’s Association planned a programme involving the residents of Angels Park in Tongaat in February. This involved adopting the new name for the community which in the past suffered from social problems. Speakers from the Ethekwini Municipality, and SAP encouraged the community in its postive
approach. The local youth displayed their talents in dance and song items while Noreen Lekka gave an inspiring talk on the excellent work done in the area by Councillor Abraham and Vijie Padayachee.
Tongaat librarian helps uplift community
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Jozini Library celebrated Library Week with the Jurie Steyn Christian Academy learners. The library hosted various activities with the learners, such as reading, watching a video, a colouring-in activity and library orientation.
Librarian, Bheki Mdletshe, also gave a presentation on how to access information easily at the library and encouraged learners to value education.
Bhongweni Library had three pre-schools from Bhongweni attending Library Week celebrations. It was such lovely experience for the children to learn about computers and to listen to stories. They also enjoyed colouring-in and refreshements were given after the activities.
Certificates were also handed out during this event for the patrons that have completed the two-month computer course at the library. They were very happy with their achievement and said that the training will help them to find jobs.
Celebrating at Jozini Library..
.. and Bhongweni Libraryby Nombuso Buthelezi, Bhongweni Senior Librarian
Library Week
The Cluster commu-nity outreach event hosted by Dassen-hoek Library on 8 March was a great success. Since 2014 the Cluster has been doing an on-going community profile research to identify community needs. Dassenhoek Library then partnered with various departments to address these needs. The aim was to work together as a team and to engage other sectors to improve the lives of the community and share information. Participating in the event were EPWP, Sizakala, Human Settlement, Safer Cities, SASSA, Vodacom, Depts of Health and Education amongst others.
Dassenhoek Library Week Outreach
Some of the Cluster staff who helped organise the event.
Above left and right: Bheki Mdletshe instructs learners on the value of libraries and skills in accessing information.
by Bheki Mdletshe, Librarian
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Umtentweni Library was the proud host of the launch of two new books by acclaimed author and story-teller, Gcina Mhlope. As librarian, I was contacted by Biblionef and asked if they could launch two of Gcina’s books in African languages (in our case IsiZulu) at the Umtentweni Library. Funds for the translation of these books had been provided from the National Lottery board and National Arts Council.
The library was delighted to host the event which took place on 5 March. After a brief introduction on the role of Biblionef by Jean Williams, Executive Director, Debra Primo from UKZN Publishers gave a talk on publishing and what it involves. Mrs Sershan Naidoo from the National Lottery Board spoke on the role that the Lottery Board plays in making books available to the people of South Africa.
Gcina Mhlope told one of the stories from the books and enthralled both young and old, The event was attended by more than 60 people from our area. School children from various schools also attended and enjoyed it very much.
At the end of the day, every one received a book signed by Gcina herself.
From left: Prem Naidoo, librarian from Port Shepstone Library, Gcina Mhlope and Monica Kitt from Suid Natal Primary School, one of the lucky children to be present at the event.
Gcina Mhlope visits Umtentweni Libraryby Susan Roos, Senior Librarian, Hibiscus Coast Municipality
Celebrating at Jozini Library..
Library Week at Ulundi LibraryUlundi Library celebrated Library Week by hosting a debate on Human Rights Day between grade 7 learners from two primary schools, King Mageba Primary and Prince Dabulamanzi SP. The debate was very informative for both audience and debaters. It was difficult for the judge to decide on the winner as both sides presented convincing arguments as learners had researched the topic well. The debate aimed to encourage and improve the culture of reading and use of the library. Library staff also did library orientation with the learners.
All participants received a certificate of attendance, and each school received certificates and a trophy.
by Ntombifuthi Zungu, Librarian.
Bottom right: the library gaily decorated for Library Week. Above and far right: Learners receive certificates for participating in the event.
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Library Outreach ProgrammeBarbara Fey of Wartburg Library and Phyllis David of Dalton organised a “Careers Outreach” which we held at Cool Air Secondary School in March. It was a very successful day.
From left: Deputy Principal Mr K. Pillay, Phyllis David, Principal, Mr M E Phungula and Barbara Fey.
Phyllis and Barbara assisting the learners.
Mbongeni Ngcobo from PC Training addresses learners.
Sihle Mafikeng from Varsity College addresses learners.
Left: As part of the Tubby Toy project sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture to encourage early literacy, staff delivered toys at Ndwedwe Local Municipality to four ECD (Early Childhood Development) centres, Mpoqa, Ukukhanyakwamaqwabe, Isibonelo and Sthombe, on the 27 February.
The children were thrilled to receive all these wonderful educational toys which will enrich their lives.
Tubby Toy Project
Right: On 26 March Mzo Zuma, Assistant Manager of Promotions, conducted training to staff of ECD centres, as well as to staff of the libraries who will be receiving toys in the next financial year.
