Manenberg Library

Join us this Thursday for an informative session on healthy living with Manenberg Clinic! Learn about healthy habits, guidelines, warning signs and more 🍏🧘‍♀️🩺 All are welcome and entry is free! Snacks will be provided (healthy ones of course!)

New study guides available for lending! Get a head start on the upcoming test and exam period and use our free resources to help you pass 📖📚👨🏽‍🎓👩🏽‍🎓

Calling all learners! Join us every Wednesday from 15:00 - 16:30 in the Children's Section and get help with projects, assignments, test prep and more!

Please note our closing dates for April and May

Next library week will be in September 2022

The City of Cape Town’s libraries welcomed back 2 798 outstanding books, magazines, DVDs and other material. Patrons took advantage of the fine free period, which coincided with South African Library Week (SALW) from 14 to 20 March to return items.

‘South African Library Week is a highlight on our calendar for many reasons, as it not only celebrates the values of libraries, but also allows patrons to return overdue items. Our librarians are ecstatic at the number of items returned as it means so many more can enjoy the items beings offered.

‘Libraries provide countless resources including educational materials, scientific publications, fiction and non-fictional titles, but these are limited. We rely on our patrons to return items when they are done. Keeping an item simply deprives someone else of accessing it,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Patricia van der Ross.

Read more: https://bit.ly/37vc60I

Please note that the Library will be closed on Saturday, the 16th of April 🐰🐣

Update: The problem with our electricity has been fixed and we are now fully operational!

To all our Muslim patrons!

🤣 Because some books are just that good

We have a lot to offer not JUST books!

Monday Motivation 🥰 Wise words from our young borrowers!

Little Lillys Creche and our proud new LiBee members! 📚🥰

Congratulations to Colleen Oakes, winner of our Friends of Manenberg Library food hamper competition! Thank you for being a loyal Friend of the Library 🎉☺

New Covid-19 regulations

Today we had our first Chess Club for kids since Covid-19. The class was given by former club member and now teacher, Marcellino! The kids were happy to be back at it after so long ♟

Some more pictures from our First Aid training on Saturday! Lots of children benefitted from the lessons taught by Helping Hands Academy. Thank you to all of those who participated and Helping Hands Academy for the life saving training 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️

On Saturday, we had our second First Aid class for kids at the library. The children loved it and we have been hearing rave reviews from the parents! Thank you to Helping Hands Academy for teaching our children such valuable lessons! ⛑👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

Manenberg Library's Gratitude Tree for Library Week!
Children were able to 'leaf' a note, telling us all about the books and services they're grateful for 🥰📚🍂🍃

Booked for success: City library helps learner to the finish line.

The City of Cape Town’s Ocean View Library was surprised by a visitor who had completed matric last year. He attributes his success to the reading programme he attended at the library.

Ocean View librarian, Fatima Kiel, was surprised with a visit by a former student of the Library Reading Programme, Leroy Davids.

Leroy started with the programme at Ocean View Library when he was in Grade 4 in 2013. The quiet and shy young boy had difficulty in his grade with the English language.

His mom and sister contacted the library to register him with their Friday reading classes.

Leroy persevered and committed to the programme until Grade 7 when he completed the programme’s four reading and writing booklets.

Combined with reading library books which Ms Kiel helped him choose and her assistance with his school work and projects, he was able to progress each year.

When Leroy visited the library last week, it was to share the news that he had passed Matric in 2021 and wanted to thank Ms Kiel for the many hours spent helping him.

Leroy dreams of joining the South African Navy.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3tg57kz

Let's start off South African Library Week with a bang! Join the Friends of Manenberg Library this week and you could win a grocery hamper worth R500! The winner will be announced on Friday, the 18th of March. Email or visit us for more information 🎉🎁🛒

To celebrate public libraries through music during South African Library Week 2022, City of Cape Town library staff members have produced a video of an original pop song. This funky song, ‘Library People’, was composed and performed by staff at various City public libraries and promotes all of the values of SALW.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/V3FT28ISgzs

Happening next week Saturday, and it's free!

I am super excited to announce that we will also be hosting a kids first aid workshop Manenberg Library on the 19th March 2022.

The Library will be closed during load shedding from 10:00 - 12:30.

Load-shedding update #5

Eskom’s Stage 4 load-shedding is active today, 9 March, from 09:00 until 05:00 on Friday, 11 March. The City will do its best to protect its customers where possible.

City customers:
9 March
Stage 1: 05:00 until 10:00
Stage 3: 10:00 until 22:00

Updates to follow.

Please note: Eskom’s load-shedding typically cause power faults and increased service requests. The City thanks customers for understanding.
City’s service channels (please choose only one channel to log a request):
SMS: 31220 (standard charges apply)
Email: [email protected]
Online: www.capetown.gov.za/servicerequests

Something for the kids 👩‍🎨👨‍🎨🌍🎨 SANTAM's Art Competition!

Draw your ideas on what the world needs to make it a better place and you can win R3000 for your school!

Load-shedding update #4

Eskom’s Stage 2 load-shedding is active until 05:00 on Saturday, 12 March. The City will do its best to protect its customers where possible.

City customers:

8 March
Stage 1: 06:00 until 22:00
Stage 2: 22:00 until 05:00

9 March:
Stage 1: 05:00 until 22:00
Stage 2: 22:00 until 05:00

Updates to follow.

Please note: Eskom’s load-shedding typically causes power faults and increased service requests. The City thanks customers for understanding.

City’s service channels (please choose only one channel to log a request):
SMS: 31220 (standard charges apply)
Email: [email protected]
Online: www.capetown.gov.za/servicerequests

Load-shedding update #3

Eskom’s Stage 2 load-shedding is active until 05:00 on Saturday, 12 March. The City will do its best to protect its customers where possible.

Updates to follow.

Please note: Eskom’s load-shedding typically causes power faults and increased service requests. The City thanks customers for understanding.

City’s service channels (please choose only one channel to log a request):
SMS: 31220 (standard charges apply)
Email: [email protected]
Online: www.capetown.gov.za/servicerequests

Please note:
Loadshedding stage 1 means that the electricity will be off from 12H00 till 14H00today, therefore the library will be closed during this time, you can still return items to security at the door.

It's been extended!

External Financial Support (Bursaries) for 2022 now open

External Financial Support (Bursaries) are offered to students who are residents of Cape Town and registered at accredited academic institutions within the borders of South Africa, including TVET colleges. The support (bursary) include the following for selected candidates:

• Registration, tuition and examination fees, capped study-aid allowance, capped transport allowance, and a capped meal allowance.
• Where a proven need exists, the City may cover a capped residence allowance, funding permitting.

The City invites applications from all candidates who meet the requirements listed below. Applications for external financial support bursaries for 2022 are now open and will close on Wednesday, 16 March 2022.

Requirements for eligibility

• Copy of Grade 12 final /mid-year results with an average of 65% and above
• Copy of first / second /third year academic transcript
• Certified Copy of ID (not older than 3 months)
• Proof of financial status (affidavit of parents or guardian’s payslips or social grant slips)
• Applicant should be a South African citizen residing within the boundaries of Cape Town

External Financial support bursaries are offered to anyone who:
• Is not an employee of the City of Cape Town
• Is not in possession of any other form of financial assistance (i.e. NSFAS etc.)
• Is registered for full-time study at an accredited tertiary institution
• Is studying an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in one of the approved City of Cape Town scarce skills fields of study: https://bit.ly/3i3zBQx

To apply, simply download an application form: https://bit.ly/3sGSO0r

Completed forms and supporting documentation must be submitted electronically to [email protected] by Wednesday, 16 March 2022.

Come and get your romance fix at the library!
We are open from 10am till 2pm today ❤

Our new newsletter is out! See what's happening in the library, upcoming events and programs, new books and more!

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Library week coming soon!

During library week replacement cards are free!

Return long overdue books and don't pay any fines!
We will also have exciting Programmes happening during library week!

Tieners wat van lees hou maar nie altyd genoegsame tyd op hande het om gedurende skoolkwartale dik boeke te verslind nie, sal baie opgewonde wees om hierdie pragtige publikasie in hulle hande vas te hou. Iemand wat verdrink en ander verhale bevat kortverhale geskryf deur onder andere gunstelingskrywers. Die titels van die kortverhale is genoeg om jou lus te maak om te begin lees. Iemand wat verdrink en ander verhale is saamgestel deur Fanie Viljoen.

Die jeugroman Op die maat van Maya, geskryf deur Nerine Ahlers en Alet Steenkamp, is 'n pragtige liefdesverhaal, maar vertel ook 'n dieper storie oor die band tussen 'n meisie en haar ouers. Die verhaal sal beslis aanklank vind by musiekliefhebbers, asook almal wat van 'n bietjie liefde hou.

Hierdie boeke is beskikbaar by Manenberg biblioteek, bring jou biblioteekkaart en neem dit uit, jy sal nie spyt wees nie.

Forr the artists

Help keep Manenberg clean!