Non-Profit Company that establishes programmes at libraries to create a world of readers.
Johannesburg, Soweto
Joined August 2014
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Another book club session has come and gone @CityofJoburgZA Meadowlands library.
A quiet place to discuss and be heard, is a sanctuary.
PS. Library maintenance still needs extreme improvement.
1 - Will be there.
2 - 🪠
#openup
📚 Joburg, we are close. Let’s prove the demand is huge!
Visit a pilot library next Saturday (26 Sept) between 9:00 - 13:00.
1️⃣ Be there!
2️⃣ Sign the petition!
Scan the QR code now.
#OpenJoburgLibraries #JoburgCrisisAlliance #EducationMatters #SouthAfrica
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Show up on Sat, 26 Sept (09:00–13:00) at:
📍 JHB City Library (Beyers Naudé Sq)
📍 Florida Library (Cnr Church St & 3rd Ave)
Study, return books, meet the JCA team & sign the petition for permanent citywide access! ✍️
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We have lots of incredible #NewBooks in our libraries! Use your #Greenwich #Library card + PIN to reserve your chosen reads here: bit.ly/3Ew1YFL and you can collect at a library of your choice in the borough, or use #Libby on your digital device! 📚 #LoveYourLibrary
You have seen the blue Johannesburg Heritage orb placards. Look there, he is one of the ones #jozi #Heritage
[STATEMENT]
JCA salutes retiring Heritage Head Eric Itzkin for 35 years of service. Joburg relies on ethical public servants who keep it running despite political turmoil.
Read full release: jca.org.za/newsroom/itzkin
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Happy Birthday to three literary legends - Bram Stoker, Kazuo Ishiguro and Samantha Shannon, all born on the same day!
From butlers and bone seasons to bloodthirsty counts, few writers have given us worlds quite like theirs. Cheers to Scorpio season! 🥂
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Saturdays are often the only day working families, students, and readers can access public libraries. 📚
Award-winning Joburg author Terry Kurgan shares why weekend library access is so vital:
"Saturdays are the most practical days to use a library for reading, research and
Why Johannesburg's libraries matter: the push for Saturday access iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/2…
Saturday. Free book access, denied.
The @TheJCA_ , Johannesburg Friends of the Library and the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation 🔰have a partition out for the return of Saturday library services in #Jozi. joburgheritage.org.za/get-in…
@CityofJoburgZA @SAMWUnion @imatu
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Imagine picking up a book as a child and, a few years later, seeing your own story in one.
10 years ago, the library at Lower Kabete Primary School was opened in partnership with Afetchi, giving learners a space to discover the joy of reading.
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Every Wednesday during our #ReadToTheBeat reading challenge we have a musical craft from 10:30-11:30 at #WoolwichLibrary! This week we made these cool spin drums and had fun decorating them with cool designs - come along next week for microphones! #LoveYourLibrary
There in the World of Reading: Ep 2.
Aunt reads bird book to 4 year old nephew, nephew is quiet, points at pictures, the book ends. Aunt, not sure nephew understood.
Later, nephew recounts every detail of bird book to father. #librarylife #readerscommunity
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Happy National Tattoo Day! We love seeing how our patrons permanently carry their love for the Library with them!
📷: tahinos tattoo, jessejamestattoo, ellie_s.tattoo, and rkraiza, on Instagram
ALT A detailed tattoo of an ornate, hanging lantern with geometric patterns is on a forearm. The artwork includes design sketches around the lantern.
ALT Tattoo of a lion sculpture with columns and the words "New York Public Library" above.
ALT A forearm with multiple tattoos, including a circular outline tattoo featuring the NYPL logo. The skin is covered with a transparent protective layer.
ALT A detailed tattoo on an upper arm depicting a realistic lion's head framed by ornate, golden scrollwork and leaves.
There in the World of Reading: Ep 1.
Someone leaves a place of darkness, war and blood where they lived for half a month of their life, then it ends.
They drift, lost, finally they land in a small room full of manuscripts in Paris. #readingcommunity
Joburg library users lose access to Libby, officials await city verdict on new tender for e-books timeslive.co.za/news/south-a…
Oh, there's a library at the Market Theatre!?
A must see.
The Market Theatre Foundation is #hiring
We’re looking for a Librarian & Literacy Administrator (fixed-term to 31 March 2027).
If you’re passionate about literacy, education & community impact, this is for you.
Apply: [email protected]
Ref: LLA 04/2026
08 May 2026
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Join the Bargain Books Reading Circle at Kyalami Corner Centre Court for Storytime!
How to RSVP: Simply purchase one of the featured Storytime books in-store anytime from 9AM, and join us at 11AM when the reading begins.
Event Details: shorturl.at/Scdmq
@KyalamiCorner
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HUGE news! 🚨 A massive congratulations to our local hero @ethangilham_ for winning 1st Prize in the Wiki Science Competition! 🇿🇦🧪
Not only is this image stunning, but it’s now helping to power @wikipedia articles globally. Science + Open Access = A Winning Combo.
