Cape Librarian May/June 2014 | Volume 58 | No. 3 Kaapse Bibliotekaris contents

FEATURES | ARTIKELS THE CLOSE CONNECTION – Archives in the basement of the parliament 16 Dr Gustav Hendrich RUBRIEKE | COLUMNS Boekwêreld | Book World Through salt and spray . . . it’s books with a view! 21 Dante Scriba As ‘n boek sy stofjas aantrek om te werk 24 Dr Francois Verster The domestic cat: man’s beloved feline companion 28 Erich Buchhaus

Book Reviews | Boekresensies 34 Saamgestel deur Boekkeurders / Compiled by Book Selectors

Accessions | Aanwinste 40 Saamgestel deur / Compiled by Johanna de Beer

Library Route | Die Biblioteekroete Explore region 42 Compiled by Sophia Rickett

Audiovisual | Oudiovisueel Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 53 Compiled by Cherezaan Basadien

THE WORK ROOM | DIE WERKKAMER Searching the OPAC: SLIMS Public Catalogue vs Desktop Quick Search 56 Compiled by Marilyn McIntosh

SPOTLIGHT ON SN | KOLLIG OP SN It’s tea time! I like coffee, I like tea. . . part 2 59 Dalena le Roux NUUS | NEWS between the lines / tussen die lyne 2 people / mense 4 libraries / biblioteke 6 books and authors / skrywers en boeke 11 literary awards / literêre toekennings 12 miscellany / allerlei 12 40 years . . . 15

Cover: This year’s cover is a representation of book characters. This month the loveable Mary Poppins dances on the cover. Vanjaar se voorblad is ‘n voorstelling van boekkarakters. Hierdie maand dans die geliefde Mary Poppins op die voorblad. editorial

decided that this being an auspicious year in the history of our country, perhaps we should surprise our readers with a complete make-over of the magazine – slap bang in the middle of the year. Enjoy the new fresh look - and as always, we would like to believe that our articles will continue to inspire you.

anjaar is die 20ste herdenking van ons eerste demokratiesverkose, inklusiewe regering en ‘Vdie tema vir die jaarlikse Nasionale Argiefweek was Demokrasie, toerekenbaarheid en deursigtigheid. Mense is daarop geregtig om te weet oor hul verlede asook die ingewikkelde veranderings en ontwikkelings wat gedurende die dekades plaasgevind het om die pad s this year marks the 20th anniversary of na demokrasie moontlik te maak. Deur die deure van our first democratically elected inclusive die argief oop te gooi het mense, deur die rekords na ‘Agovernment, the theme for this year’s National te slaan, die geleentheid om die waarheid uit te vind Archives Week was Democracy, accountability and asook om in familieaangeleenthede te delf’. Lees meer transparency. People have the right to know their past oor die wonderlike diens wat deur die Argiefdienste van and the complex changes and processes that occurred die Wes-Kaap gelewer word, soos uiteengesit op bladsy during the decades that made the path towards 16 deur Dr Gustav Hendrich. democracy possible. By opening the doors of the Ons publiseer ‘n geselekteerde lys van DVD titels met archives, people have been afforded the opportunity die ikoon van demokrasie in ons land as die hoofkarakter to discover the truth and delve into family matters by van bespreking, naamlik Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Op consulting records.’ Read more about the wonderful bladsy 53 deel ons videokeurder, Cherezaan Basadien, services rendered by the Archives Service of the haar gedagtes oor Madiba met ons lesers. outlined by Dr Gustav Hendrich on page En steeds is daar boekfeeste – hierdie keer die jaarlikse 16. Woordfees wat in Stellenbosch aangebied word. Soos We also feature a selected list of DVD titles on the altyd het dit gegons van aktiwiteite en indringende icon of democracy in our country, Nelson Rolihlahla besprekings en een wat vanjaar ons korrespondent by Mandela and in the accompanying article on page 53, die fees, Dr Francois Verster se aandag getrek het, was DVD selector, Cherezaan Basadien, shares her thoughts die belangrike rol van boekomslae. Lees op bladsy 24 on Madiba with our readers. hoe kleur, kontras, ontwerp en lettertipe ‘n boek kan Another book festival has come and gone by - ‘verkoop’. the annual Woordfees in Stellenbosch. As always Die lewe is vol verrassings en veranderings en ons it was a hive of excitement and thought-provoking het besluit synde ons vanjaar iets het om te vier, dat ons presentations. One that grabbed our correspondent, dalk sommer in die middel van die jaar ons lesers moet Dr Francois Verster’s attention, was the discussion verras met ‘n algehele nuwe voorkoms. Geniet die vars on the very interesting topic of book covers and the aanslag – en soos altyd – glo ons graag dat ons artikels importance thereof. Read on page 24 how colour, lesers steeds sal inspireer. contrast, design and choice of font can ‘sell’ a book. Life is full of surprises and changes and we have

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Amit Anu II

Amit Anu, ‘Keeper of the tablets’ in the royal library in Ur in Babylonia, about 2000 BCE by Pieter Hugo

name. He was the ‘Keeper of the and cooking recipes. Today tablets’ in the royal library in Ur in archives are most popular for Babylonia, about 2000 BCE. genealogical research, and recipe No, my archivist friend was quick books are frequently borrowed to correct me, he was the first from public libraries. People are so archivist, not the first librarian. predictable! Four thousand years ago he spent Even the burning down of his days between thousands libraries to make a political of baskets full of clay tablets. statement (such an unfortunate Those clay tablets were actually feature of public protest documents, not books. nowadays), is not new. Julius That is correct, I said, but then Caesar burnt down the Library Amit Anu was not an archivist of Alexandria in ancient Egypt, either, he was the manager of the destroying with it the biggest government’s filing system. Those collection of encoded human clay tablets contained current memory at the time. Why? The documents of the day. The king, library just happened to be at the minister of finance and the the same place where he was minister of international affairs fighting a little war. Wars are such would regularly have asked for brutal means of making political information regarding the price of statements. wheat, the current agreement with This brings us to the pros and the neighbours, or what exactly the cons of writing technology. Amit law says about the king’s housing and his later colleagues in Assyria, benefits. like Ashurbanipal, had libraries full Let us compromise and agree of clay tablets. Those tablets were ho is this Amit Anu? that those early collections of nearly indestructible and survived In a previous Between writings of thousands of years thousands of years of earthquakes, Wthe Lines I played a little ago were actually the great fires, floods and wars. The same game, ending off with the name granddaddies of libraries, archives goes for the Egyptian hieroglyphs Amit Anu hanging in the air, so and filing systems. on stone. The downside for both is to speak. Of course you took the In Roman and Greek times ‘family that they were time-consuming to subtle hint and Googled it, and now libraries’ were quite popular. These write, not user friendly to read and you know that our dear Amit was collections contained, amongst took up vast amounts of storage the very first librarian known by other things, genealogical accounts space.

2 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Great advances in readability than ever before. It does not even catastrophe. What if a leader- were made with the invention of take up any ‘real’ storage space gone-wrong decides to ensure his writing on papyrus and vellum, and it is available at the press of a everlasting legacy by pressing a rolled up for easy storage. button, no matter where you are. certain red button? Although many of those book There is one small problem, The last hundred years, give scrolls survived thousands of years, though. Two, actually. or take a few decades, is known the great Library of Alexandria The first, and biggest, problem as the age of rapidly increasing bonfire showed that they could also with e-information is the fact that information, available to more easily be destroyed. you need specialised equipment people than ever before in human Then we had paper, hugely to read it. All previous information history. If anyone survives an increasing the amount of records could be read as is, directly atomic war, or, less dramatic, but information in one volume, from the page/stone/clay tablet. not less probable, the end of the because it could be bound into Now we need all kinds of fancy world’s fossil fuel supply, they books. The Gutenberg press gave electronic gadgets to access would live in a world without us multicopies of the same book, information. Those gadgets need electricity. That means, of course, which led to a knowledge explosion electricity and all the intricate IT no computers, no Internet and in Europe. Books were much support system networks in the no cell phones. That is: no digital more user-friendly than papyrus world, including satellites in space, information. or vellum book rolls, but not as to keep on working. The only written information durable, especially not since the The second problem is that that would survive eventually will invention of mass-produced paper. fast-changing technology makes be Amit Anu’s clay tablets and a The problem is that the acid used in information that was e-saved a few street names cast in concrete the manufacturing process slowly decade or two ago already sidewalks. Our age of information eats up the paper. That means all near-impossible to retrieve. Think overload will be known as the black books published since the mid- of the floppy discs of 20 years ago. hole in the history of mankind, with nineteenth century will eventually How many computers with floppy no information at all surviving. be lost. disc readers still exist? Maybe I should start engraving No problem, you say, we So, you say, what’s the problem? my poems on clay tablets! digitise everything nowadays. That’s the way the world hums With e-publishing we don’t even nowadays. Remember Julius Pieter Hugo is the deputy director, have to print a book on paper Caesar? The world leader Municipal Support Services at the anymore. It is true, with the advent who burnt down the Library Western Cape Library Service. of computers and, especially with of Alexandria? Just imagine a the Internet, the world has more modern-day Caesar wannabee information available, new and old, dishing up a modern-day

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people | mense

Minister Mbombo meets and greets staff members

 Newly appointed Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport of the Western Cape Government, Nomafrench Mbombo, during one of her ‘Meet and greet’ visits to the Archives and Records Service, Library Service and the in Greenpoint. Here she is with (rtl) Mr Brent Walters (HOD) and Mrs Nomaza Dingayo, perusing an Annual Review, one of the many publications produced by the Promotion and Publications section of the Service.

Welcome to new appointees contract at the Western Cape and Mitchell’s Plain. It Library Service from November was later nationalised and became Asanda Mcelu 2012 to December 2013. known as the School Sport Mass After Asanda obtained his National Participation programme that Diploma in Office Management Glaudias Mekuto was extended to the broader and Technology at CPUT, he Glaudias Lamyeti Mekuto’s communities across the province. completed his in-service training association with Department of Mr Mekuto remained on contract in the Human Resource section Cultural Affairs and Sport started within the sport component of the at the Western Cape College of in 1998 when he volunteered to department until 2010 when he Nursing Administration. After assist the department with different joined the Library Service. the in-service training, he was activities that was organised afforded the opportunity to work in various communities across Alvin Mabank as a library assistant in the library the Western Cape. By 2000 he Alvin Dexter Mabank hails from at the College of Nursing where got involved in a school sport Telkom SA where he worked as he gained invaluable experience in programme called, Sport Stepping an exchange operator, handling shelf reading, book maintenance Stone, that was initiated by DCAS telephonic queries and providing and issuing of library items using and focused on sport development information to customers. In 2007 ALEPH 500. Asanda was on in nodal areas such as , he moved to BIG Distributors

Asanda Mcelu Glaudias Mekuto Alvin Mabank

4 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Alton Lindoor John Tsebe Professor Rocky MD Ralebipi-Simela

and assumed the position as is the only one in . Mr Tsebe the University of Venda; Deputy floor assistant which required also headed various successful Vice Chancellor: Academic at the driving duties and distribution of projects through Conditional Central University of Technology goods. Alvin joined the Library Grant funding for provincial public (CUT) in Bloemfontein and more Service as a contract worker for libraries in partnership with the recently the regional director of the Conditional Grants in 2008. He was Department of Arts and Culture. Limpopo region of the University of permanently appointed as general (UNISA). Ethney Waters, Publication and worker within the Preparation Promotions She has published books, book Section on 1 February 2014. chapters and journal articles in the New CEO for National Library library and information science Alton Lindoor The Board of the National Library field, and is recognised nationally Alton Lindoor, the newly appointed of South Africa (NLSA) has and internationally for her driver in Beaufort West, was born appointed Professor Rocky MD leadership role in the profession. and bred in George. He attended Ralebipi-Simela as the national She served and continues George High school and matriculated librarian and CEO of the National to serve on many national and in 2004. Soon after he started in the Library of South Africa with effect international councils, committees aviation industry as a baggage driver from 1 May 2014. and boards, including the National for six years. Prof Ralebipi-Simela holds a Council on Library and Information In 2013 he joined a freight Master’s Degree in Library and Services (NCLIS) as chairperson; forwarding company. Some of his Information Science from the National Heritage Council (NHC) interests are reading non-fiction University of Pittsburg and a PhD as deputy chairperson; National books, camping and sport. in Library and Information Science Skills Authority (NSA) where she from the University of Minnesota in represents Higher Education South Welcome to our new staff members the USA. Africa (HESA); Higher Education who all joined the service this year. ED Her career activities include Quality Committee (HEQC); National librarian retires 23 years in the Higher Education American Library Association and Friends and colleagues said sector in South Africa and the the Medical Library Association. goodbye to Mr John Tsebe, national USA, and 10 years in the American She is a Fulbright Scholar, a librarian of the National Library of corporate sector as an information Hubert Humphrey Policy Fellow, South Africa, in February this year. management specialist. She a Minnesota Lawyers for Human Rights Award recipient, the CSIR Mr Tsebe retired after a decade has served the higher education Advanced Leadership Award of of commitment and service to the sector in many capacities as Outstanding Merit holder and NLSA. His contributions include campus librarian and Professor American Council on Education the establishment of the new NLSA of Library and Information (ACE) Fellow. building at the Pretoria campus, Science at the University of St The most prestigious title she the implementation of free Internet Catherine in the USA; Professor holds is that of grandmother to access to the public, the digitisation of Information Studies at the then Mbali and Mpumi. of the NLSA collection and other University of the North; Executive Andrew Malotle, Executive Head: collections and the establishment Dean: Faculty of Humanities, Corporate and International Relations, of the de-acidisation plant, which Management Sciences and Law at National Library of South Africa

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Never too young . . . . . . 60 years of history Staff at Library were The image of a repository of books very impressed to see Bella visit where people reverently flitter their library with her books in between the shelves and whisper a small shopping trolley. This is no longer an accurate picture is what one would call true of a library. If you want to see a dedication. library that reflects these changes, then visit which Venessa Strachan, Kommetjie Library, celebrated its 60th anniversary in Library and Information Services May. ‘We want to see the library become a community space where everybody feels welcome,’ said Hawston Library Easter display head of Fish Hoek Library, Janusz Skarzynski. ‘Although books remain our core function, it is not just books – there are other things adding to the whole service. It’s a place where people meet people, and we provide advertising services for local businesses, a market, literary teas, school visits.’ The library’s bank of computers – unthought of when libraries first began – is a well-used part of the library, not only for information, but School holiday @ Wellington for users trying to build businesses Readers or connecting with family overseas. ‘The community needs a human, Wellington Library hosted a social space where they can be few interesting activities for safe and meet for other social the children during the school interactions as well as getting holidays and the fire brigade and their stories,’ said Lyn Steyn, head traffic department visited the librarian until her retirement at the library. Children had fun playing end of November 2012 and now with homemade clay and did chairperson of the Friends of Fish word searches. Hoek Library. Mentioning a library in the United States which has no books at all, just computers, Ms Steyn Above and right: commented: ‘Libraries have Children participating in the clay play changed from being guardians of and word search adventure. printed material to mediators of the information world. ‘It doesn’t please all of us, but as long as people are reading. It’s

6 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 from 1992 – that the library became computerised, doing away with the system of cards and the cardboard pockets that were issued to library users. ‘It was a difficult and exciting time. It meant we could handle a larger volume of loans,’ said Ms Steyn. Before that they used to line up at the check-out counter, ‘scrabbling in the tray for cards’. When Ms Steyn was seconded as library manager, Sue Alexander took over from 2001 to 2006. This time saw a struggle to keep the library open as there was no budget to pay librarians. ‘One of the things Susan and I were passionate about was serving the customer. It meant we never closed the library for silly reasons. It was very tough for Susan because staff dwindled and we had to depend on unqualified and contract staff. Susan maintained critical we ensure the younger could fit in. that the moment you lost hours, generation has something they The late Ms Gillard became a you lost your community and never want to read – and they read it. If prominent figure in Fish Hoek, so regained it. ‘We decided to keep they don’t understand that you can much so that at least one small the library open no matter what, get information and pleasure from child was known to refer to her as even if it was just me and Susan.’ reading, then there’s no incentive ‘Mrs God’. So Ms Alexander began the – now to read.’ She was to run the library for 36 annual – Library Alive fundraising In its own way, Fish Hoek Library years – introducing the first story effort which paid for library staff. has seen changes as far-reaching as hour as well as adult education. Now, however, the local authorities the non-book American Library. ‘Our story hour, held outside have allocated enough money It began in one room in the Fish when the weather was , ended to the library to enable it to be Hoek town council’s engineers’ at noon, just when a goods train adequately staffed. department building in Beach Road. passed by and the engine driver It was during Ms Alexander’s Ethelmay Gillard was appointed would always wave at the children. tenure that SmartCape was after being interviewed by the Fish ‘Many fishermen also joined the installed – the free library Internet Hoek mayor and town clerk. Her children for story hour,’ Ms Gillard service – and the job would be to preside over the told local historian John Clifford, Library, which was run as an room – crammed with 1,000 books who included her reminiscences offshoot of Fish Hoek Library, supplied by the Provincial Library in his book Fish Hoek Fossichillgs became an independent library in Service – for an hour in the evening. (title not in stock). its new, privately-funded, premises, According to former curator of Ms Gillard oversaw the move to with Ms Alexander the head the Fish Hoek museum, Joy Coburn, a bigger library in Beach Road in librarian. the opening day on I April 1954 was 1958 as well as the move in 1988 chaotic with the queue stretching to its present location at the civic Our sincere congratulations. Your round the block as people waited centre. wonderful reputation of service to be registered. The room was so Ms Steyn was the next head delivery is known far and wide. ED small that only six people at a time librarian and it was at that time – False Bay Echo

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 7 Minister’s surprise visits Dr , in his capacity as minister for Cultural Affairs and Sport, holds libraries dear to his heart. During the last few months he visited quite a few libraries.

 CJ Langenhoven Library (ltr) Sheri  Calitzdorp Library Sanet Anthony Jumaat, Karin Titus, Dr Ivan Meyer, Zim and Dr Ivan Meyer Harris. Seated: Isabella Hendriks

Tulbagh Library (ltr) Jamain Paulse, Witzenville Library in Tulbagh (ltr) Robertson Library (ltr) Jonathan Dr Ivan Meyer, Diana Kock, Thami Aletta Martin, Dr Ivan Meyer, Johanna Lakey, Boniswa Plaatjies, Christa Faku Kock, Geraldine Adams Joubert, Dr Ivan Meyer, Kurina Nothling

Celebrating books and reading writing and public speaking. Izak Montevideo Primary School. World Book Day was designated de Vries from Lapa Publishers, There are three rounds to this by UNESCO as a worldwide explained and demonstrated to competition, the library challenge; celebration of books and reading learners the art of storytelling and the district challenge, and the inter- in over 100 countries around the reading techniques. district final in which all the winners world. Valhalla Park Library aims The target group is grade from various areas across Cape to make a social impact through 7 learners from Valhallapark, Town compete. the promotion of books and Kalksteenfontein, Montana, reading for personal enrichment Parkvale and Montevideo and enjoyment of our communities. primary schools. They An annual competition, a have to read a passage Library and from a book and are Information Services initiative, tested on spelling, started at Valhalla Park Library 11 comprehension, speed years ago and involves schools, and presentation. The community organisations and other winners at the Valhalla government departments. Park Library challenge Ward Councillor Michael Britz, Round 1 in the a guest speaker at this year’s language category were reading competition, emphasised Ricarlon Pietersen from the importance of parents reading Parkvale Primary School  (Ltr): Thandiwe Mtshengu, senior librarian; winner to their kids from a young age and and in the English of the Afrikaans language category, Ricarlon Pietersen from Parkvale Primary; ward councillor Michael Britz, also that the competition builds language category and the winner of the English language category, Ilke learners’ confidence in reading, Ilke Stuurman from Stuurman of Montevideo Primary School

8 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Outreach and library awareness A library awareness project, aimed at Xhosa students, was started at D’Almeida Library after it was realised that only a few Xhosa learners made use of the library. The principal of T Ndanda Primary School (the only Xhosa primary school in the area) was approached with a plan of action. The aim of the project was to promote library awareness to all the pupils in their ‘mother tongue’ isiXhosa, and was started in March this year with the following objectives: • library awareness and book education • to promote the availability of Xhosa books in the library • to increase the circulation of Xhosa books • to present it in their ‘mother tongue’ isiXhosa • to present story hour aimed at foundation phase.

The topics covered were: • the importance of reading • book education • rules of the library • the different kinds of books and material available in the library • how to become a member • how to use reference books • the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The total number of learners reached was 525, ranging from grade R to Grade 7. The excellent cooperation from the principal, teachers afternoons. A huge thank you to the best of ourselves to the task at and learners from T Ndanda the driver of T Ndanda, who safely hand.’ As Madiba once said: ‘If you Primary School ensured that transported the children. We are speak to a person in a language he our two-month project could proud to be part of this winning understands it goes to the mind, be successfully run by Noluntu team who consistently strive to up but if you speak in his language it Mbandezi and her colleagues. their game and reach out to the goes to the heart.’ During this period there was a community. Vince Lombardi says: definite increase in circulation of ‘The price of success is hard work, Compiled by Leilani Mondo, Librarian Xhosa Juvenile Fiction books as dedication to the job at hand, and well as membership. In-house the determination that whether This sounds like a wonderful project! library use also increased in the we win or loose, we have applied ED

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 9 Biblioteek se bemarkingspoging ‘n Besoek is gebring aan Xhosasprekende ma’s en kinders om Velddrif en Noordhoek biblioteke te bemark.

Ronél Kritzinger, Bibliotekaris, Velddrif Biblioteek

Bishop Tutu at Central to the Bishop himself, in a hushed False Bay tour Archbishop Desmond Tutu moment, ‘I think you’re adorable’. False Bay regional staff on tour in during a recent visit to Central This was met with delighted cries May this year. Here they visited Library in Cape Town for the from the audience who seemed Library during a CPL- launch of his new children’s book, to agree wholeheartedly. It was return library tour. Let there be light. The crowd, an hour of pure enchantment, as comprising almost as many Bishop Tutu attempted to read adults as children, were bowled to the little ones, who were more over by the cleric’s presence and intent on having a discussion magnetic charm. One little one with him than listening to him was enticed enough to announce reading!

R6.2m library for Knysna A new R6.2million public library was officially opened in Knysna on 23 April 2014. The Knysna Public Library, a project of the provincial Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport together with the national Department of Arts and Culture and the Knysna Municipality, is a three-story building equipped with a lift to facilitate easy access for the aged and the disabled. ‘This was indeed R6.2m well spent’, MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ivan Meyer said.

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10 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 skrywers en boeke | books and authors

Maya Angelou oorlede Maya Angelou (86), wat ten spyte van armoede, segregasie en moeilike kinderjare ‘n groot invloed op die verhoog, in rolprente en die gedrukte media gehad het, is in die ouderdom van 86 oorlede. Haar dood is bevestig in ‘n verklaring wat deur die Wake Forest-universiteit in Winston- Salem, Noord-Carolina, uitgereik is. Sy was sedert 1982 ‘n professor in Amerikaanse studies aan dié universiteit. Angelou was een van die eerste swart Amerikaanse vroue wat sukses as ‘n skrywer behaal het en het in bykans elke artistieke medium gefloreer. Waar sy as ‘n jong enkelouer in ‘n ontkleeklub gewerk het om ‘n lewe die eerste deel van verskeie het gedigte, boeke met advies, te maak, het sy later die gewildste outobiografiese werke wat deur kookboeke en stories vir kinders presidensiële inhuldigingsgedig dekades gepubliseer is. gepubliseer. Sy het musiek in die geskiedenis geskryf en In 1993 het sy On the pulse of gekomponeer, draaiboeke en voorgedra. the morning gedurende president toneelstukke geskryf, is benoem Angelou was bevriend met Bill Clinton se inhuldigingseremonie vir ‘n Emmy-toekening vir haar spel Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela en voorgedra en die verbeelding in Roots. Sy het nooit haar passie dr Martin Luther King jr en het aangegryp. vir dans verloor nie – die kunsvorm wêreldwyd op verhoë opgetree. Dié gedig het toe ‘n topverkoper wat sy as die naaste aan poësie Sy was in die 1950’s en 1960’s geword. beskou het. ‘n aktrise, sangeres en danseres Angelou was ‘n mentor vir Oprah Angelou het in 2013 ‘n ere- voordat sy in 1970 ‘n deurbraak Winfrey en het gereeld op haar nasionale boektoekenning ontvang gemaak het as skrywer met I vriendin se TV-program opgetree. vir haar bydrae tot die literêre know why the caged bird sings, Sy was verskeie tale magtig en gemeenskap.

Skepper van Adrian Mole Sue Townsend, die skrywer wat karakter, die selfbehepte Adrian oorlede veral bekend was vir die bekende Mole, is in die ouderdom van 68 jaar dood. Townsend het in 1982 roem verwerf met The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13. Meer as 20 miljoen eksemplare daarvan is wêreldwyd verkoop. Haar laaste roman, The woman who went to bed for a year, is in 2012 gepubliseer. Net in Brittanje is meer as 5,000,000 eksemplare verkoop.

Die Burger

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 11 literêre toekennings | literary awards

Local nominees on 2014 IBBY the 34th IBBY World Congress in Louis Hiemstraprys vir nie fiksie: Honour list. . . Mexico City from 10-13 September Boerekrygers deur Albert Blake. Every two years, the IBBY Honour 2014. List catalogue is published in The South African nominees for English and includes over one the 2014 IBBY Honor list are: hundred recently published books • Dreaming of light (Tafelberg) by from IBBY member countries. Jayne Bauling These books are considered to • Leeus met letsels (H&R) by Fanie be outstanding for the quality of Viljoen writing, illustration and translation. • The herd boy (Jacana) by Niki Important considerations in Daly. selecting the honour list titles We hope to see some of our are that the books represent the members in Mexico!!! best in children’s literature from each country, and that the books IBBY SA are recommended as suitable for publication throughout the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir world. In this way, it supports wetenskap en lees IBBY’s objective of encouraging Herzogprys vir Poësie: Kaar deur international understanding Marlene van Niekerk through children’s literature. Eugene Maraisprys: Valsrivier deur Over 2,000 copies of the 2014 Dominique Botha IBBY Honour List catalogue will SA Akademieprys: Sprakeloos deur be distributed worldwide after the Daniel Hugo presentation of the selection at

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2014 World Book Day in Kuruman with a Door-to-door and DJ Guru. An inspiring keynote celebrations Reading Campaign. Several address by the Speaker of the The 2014 World Book Day National schools were visited en route. Legislature in Northern Cape, Mr celebration was held in Kuruman Children were delighted to Kenny Mmoiemang, was delivered. by the Centre for the Book and have their day brightened up by The Director of Library Services, assisted and supported by staff the lively campaigners and by the Department of Arts and Culture from the Department of Sports, presence of Thato Molamu who also delivered a speech. Arts and Culture, Northern Cape. plays the character of Nicolas The theme this year was: Be smart Nomvethe in Generations, and who – read books! motivated pupils and explained the On 22 April, a vibrant brass band, importance of reading. assisted by campaigners from the Day 2 was held at Loopeng book industry, traditional leaders, Sports Grounds where poetry, politicians and some members from music and dance were at the order the Department of Correctional of the day. Amongst attendees Services led the procession that were staff from the Northern started at Kathu High School and Cape Education Department, ended at the Correctional Services librarians, mayors, and DJ Soul Sonwabile Kanzi

12 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 The librarians’ choice top 20 across South Africa. deferred by Mark Gevisser, South African books, 1994-2014 The top 20 titles (1994-2014) published by Jonathan Ball The Library and Information chosen: Publishers, 2007 Association of South African • Long walk to freedom by • Anderkant Pontenilo by Irma (LIASA) has adopted the theme, Nelson Mandela, published by Joubert, published by Tafelberg, Celebrating libraries in 20 years Macdonald Purnell, 1994 2008 of democracy for its activities in • Country of my skull by Antjie • 13 ure by Deon Meyer, published 2014, which includes The librarians Krog, published by Random by Human & Rousseau, 2008 choice: top 20 South African House, 1998 • Elephant whisperer by books, 1994-2014. In celebrating • I have life: Alison’s story by Lawrence Anthony, published by this theme, librarians across South Marianne Thamm, published by Sidgwick & Jackson, 2009 Africa were invited to identify the Penguin, 1998 • Thula Thula by Annelie Botes, Top 20 books published during • Disgrace by J M Coetzee, published by Tafelberg, 2009 these 20 years that: published by Vintage, 1999 • My father, my monster by • were written by a South African • Jamela’s dress by Niki Daly, McIntosh Polela, published by author in one of our official published by Tafelberg, 1999 Jacana, 2011 languages • Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda, • 8 Days in September by Frank • were published for the first time published by OUP, 2002 Chikane, published by Picador between 1994 and 2014 • Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Africa, 2013 • reflect South African life by Mda, published by OUP, 2002 • Endings & beginnings: a story South Africans • Confessions of a gambler by of healing by Redi Thlabi, • focus on issues of democracy or Rayda Jacobs, published by published by Jacana, 2013 contribute to the consolidation Kwela Books, 2003 We believe that this is an of our democracy • Dis ek, Anna by Elbie Lotter, important list as librarians are • examine who we are and where published by Tafelberg, 2004 responsible for selecting books for we are heading as a nation. • Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk, their libraries and recommending The nominations were open to all published by Tafelberg, 2004 ‘interesting reads’ to their users. genres of literature from fiction to • Shirley, goodness and mercy The Librarian’s Choice should be non-fiction, adult and children’s by Chris van Wyk, published by available to all when they ‘check in’ books. The invitation to identity Picador Africa, 2004 at their libraries! The official launch the Librarian’s Choice went out late • Spud by John van de Ruit, of the Top 20 titles was made at last year and by mid-January 253 published by Penguin, 2005 the national launch event of South books were nominated by librarians • Thabo Mbeki: the dream African Library Week in March.

48 Hours in a kennel with out at 16h00 on Saturday, to For the time being by Ruth Ozeki. books commence her 24 hours in the Ashley chose more practical things Booklovers do strange things. cage. such as being unchained, receiving Recently the Animal Welfare As the funding barometer rose, a chair, being granted access to a Society of Stellenbosch (AWSS) the caged volunteers received cell phone (to tweet and provide ‘imprisoned’ two die-hard, animal- items on their wish list to make their Facebook updates throughout their loving volunteers, Ashley Marais stay more comfortable. Their wish confinement), a blow-up mattress, and Lisa-Marie Luxton (our book list items were fulfilled by funds refreshments, food and a visit from lover) in a holding kennel in a dog received in R1000 increments. a shelter dog. shelter for a gruelling 48 hours. Lisa-Marie, a regular patron of R32,000 was raised during this Ashley and Lisa Marie did a the Library, asked event that included an Open Day. 24-hour shift each with lockdown Nicolette Kaindu, the chief librarian Other titles Lisa took in to the starting at 16h00 on Friday, 4 to pick out some novels to keep her shelter were: April 2014, at AWSS in Devon company during her 24 hour stint. Philida by André Brink Valley Road, Stellenbosch. Ashley The title that Lisa says got her The ward by SL Grey kicked off the event off by being through the long, scary stint in the The nemesis list by RJ Frith. chained to the gate of the empty cage and which she completed by cage. Lisa Marie tagged him the time the cage was unlocked was Lola Cox, Fundraiser, Animal Welfare Society of Stellenbosch

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 13 It’s winter and it’s food time 1/2 tsp ground cloves I had the most wonderful surprise 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon A selected list of titles by on Mother’s Day this year when 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg Sylvia Plath in stock. my stepdaughter decided to spoil 1 cup seedless raisins Ariel.- Faber, 1972. her ‘other’ mother with a most 1/2 cup butter The bell jar.- Faber, 1999. innovative card – a ‘recipe book’ 1 cup sugar Collected children’s stories.- - with a selection of authors and 2 large eggs Faber, 2001. the recipes they liked. What an 1 can (about 11 fluid ounces) Collected poems.- Faber, 1982. amazing gift as cooking is my condensed tomato soup The colossus.- Faber, 1972. favourite pastime. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, Crossing the water.- Faber, 1971. I am sure that I am not wrong optional Johnny Panic and the bible in my assumption that many of Preheat the oven to 375F (190C/ of dreams, and other prose our readers are also avid cooks gas mark 5). Grease and flour two writings.- Faber, 1979. and so I have decided to share my eight-inch cake pans. The journals of Sylvia Plath, ‘card’ with our readers which was Sift the flour, baking powder, 1950-1962: transcribed from the prefaced with: baking soda and spices together. original manuscripts at Smith ‘What food got JD Salinger out In a separate bowl, toss the raisins College.- Faber, 2000. of the house? What is tomato-soup with about a quarter cup of the Letters home: correspondence, cake favoured by Sylvia Plath? As flour mixture and set aside. 1950-63.- Faber, 1976. the Hemingway cookbook shows, Cream together the butter and The poet speaks. Vol. 5.- Argo, writers are not only hungry for life – sugar in a mixing bowl until light, [19--]. they are hungry – period!’ then beat in the whole eggs until Sylvia Plath: poems.- Faber, I will be featuring a selection thoroughly mixed. 2004. of authors and the food they love To the creamed sugar/butter Winter trees.- Faber, 1975. from my ‘card’ during the course mixture, add the flour alternately of the year. As time goes on, I with the soup by thirds. Fold in the also would like to publish favourite raisins and the walnuts, if using. recipes of South African authors so Divide the mixture evenly those of you who have a personal between the two cake pans and connection to a South African then bake for about 35 minutes, author, please feel free to entice or until a toothpick inserted in the their favourite recipe from them to centre of the cake comes out clean add to this collection. once removed. Leave to cool in the pans for five Tomato soup cake by Sylvia minutes, then transfer to a cake Plath rack to cool thoroughly. Frost with ‘How I love to cook!’ Sylvia Plath cream cheese frosting (below). wrote in her journals, and going Cream cheese frosting by the meticulous recipe records 1lb cream cheese, at room she kept, she hardly ever stopped. temperature Baking was Plath’s speciality and 1/2 cup butter, at room she regularly made cakes while temperature writing: lemon-pudding cake, apple 2 tsp vanilla cake, devil’s food cake, banana 1 pinch salt cake. But one of the most unusual 5 cups confectioner’s sugar was tomato-soup cake, a mixture of Combine the cream cheese savoury and sweet that was one of and butter in a mixing bowl, and Plath’s signature dishes. beat together until creamy and Recipe uniform. Add the vanilla and the 2 cups sifted cake flour Grizéll Azar-Luxton salt, and then gradually add the 1 tbsp baking powder confectioner’s sugar, beating until 1/2 tsp baking soda smooth.

14 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 40 jaar gelede . . . stefan wehmeyer, adjunkdirekteur: streke

Susan Steynberg voer ‘n Brian Paterson decided to little less conformist and make indiepte onderhoud met ID Du get opinions on unflattering ourselves pacesetters in society, Plessis. Die beroemde digter stereotypical portrayings rather than the last bastion of was ook ‘n kenner van Kaapse of the librarian, which could stodgy antediluvian ways of Moslemkultuur. Hy sê: ‘Nou nog either be described as ‘a frail, thought.’ However, his findings as jy hier in Adderleystraat stap twittering, birdlike female’ or also showed that librarians were mag jy tref dat daar gebede gesê a ‘large, overpowering female regarded as being very helpful. word vir iemand wat afgesterf with a stentorian voice and the Studente van die Universiteit het – gewoonlik word daar op disposition of an angry bull’. His van die Oranje-Vrystaat besoek die 7de, 40ste en 100ste dag in findings showed that the female- die Biblioteekdiens en stel veral die afgestorwene se huis gebede who-stamps-books theme was belang in die NCR-leesapparaat gesê. Die weduwee bly die volle flogged to death. ‘. . . but a few met sy verstelbare lense wat honderd dae in die huis – sy mag interesting points did emerge: microfiche kan lees. nie uitgaan nie. Gaste word na librarians are dull. They may Near and far / Wyd en syd die seremonie genooi waar die be charming and even a little Simonstown Library affiliates to priester in Arabies voorlees; eccentric, but basically dull.’ He the Provincial Library Service. wierook word gebrand – ‘n hele encouraged librarians to ‘become Before 1974 they had a Oosterse toneel – en dan skielik just a little bit more daring, just subscription library with a breek dit af – dis verby en hulle a little more outspoken, just a membership of 250. bedien tee, soetkoekies en konfyt en praat Maleis-Afrikaans: jy’s How busy was your library? Circulation statistics for 1973 as printed terug in die Kaap.’ (Hy was in the Cape Librarian. so bemind onder die Kaapse Moslems dat by sy eie begrafnis 1 Wynberg 494 039 in 1981, sy oorskot deur lede van die Moslemgemeenskap met 2 Bellville 428 145 Waalstraat langs afgedra is na die Groote Kerk.) 3 Central Library 341 168 Margy Van Deventer quotes from an article, Public libraries at 4 334 236 the Cape, dated 1907. ‘In small country towns the librarian is 5 319 070 usually a lady, and the duties in her office are light and afford 6 Goodwood 285 586 her much leisure for the pursuit of her own occupations, such as needlework and letter-writing. 7 Claremont 249 130 Her friends, too, often call in to see her and exchange a little 8 Fishhoek 243 039 gossip in whispers should there be anybody else in the reading 9 Parow 237 954 room. It is a pleasant and much sought-after post, and one which 10 230 507 certainly doesn’t entail overwork.’

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 15 main feature The close connection Archives in the basement of the Parliament Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth by Dr Gustav Hendrich

resident Abraham Lincoln stated in his famous of a democracy would be a parliament representing the Gettysburg Address during the American Civil needs and concerns of daily life. It would inevitably be PWar, that the meaning of democracy is that an instrument of the utmost importance by providing ‘government of the people, by the people, for the a platform for comprehensive political discussion. It people, shall not perish from the earth’. His words had a would, above all, be the fundamental institution for lasting impact on all future governments that sought to the passing of bills and the promulgation of laws. Its uphold a democratic form of governance. At the heart implementation would have widespread consequences and affect virtually all aspects of our lives. As this year marks the 20th anniversary of our first democratically elected inclusive government, it is appropriate to celebrate this historic turning point in South Africa’s history by acknowledging the important role of parliament. During the annual National Archives Week held from 5 to 9 May 2014 it was therefore one of the objectives to instill pride and appreciation amongst the public by presenting the theme of Democracy, accountability and transparency. South Africa is officially regarded as a parliamentary democracy, in which all citizens of voting age have the right to elect political representatives to parliament to act on their behalf. As regards the Archives Service, the public has the right to access primary archival Construction work on Houses of records and engage in academic or genealogical Parliament in Cape Town research. These records are held in safekeeping to protect our rights and heritage. People have the right to know their past and the complex changes and processes that occurred during the decades that made the path towards democracy possible. By opening the doors of the archives, people have been afforded the opportunity to discover the truth and delve into family matters by consulting records. The Western Cape Archives and Records Service (WCARS) in Roeland Street is in possession of remarkable primary sources concerning parliament and its development. Fortunately for the archivist, these records have remained mostly intact, and can be used

16 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 The close connection Archives in the basement of the Parliament

to present a trustworthy description of the historical citizens. In 1849 the idea was mooted of transforming evolution of parliament. the Cape into a convict station. Anger erupted into On 30 June 1854, 160 years ago, Cape Town became violent protest. The Anti-Convict Association was the seat of parliament. It is therefore significant to take formed and with the crisis becoming unbearable, the cognisance of its intricate origins. Although there had governor was forced to abandon this idea. been representative governments during the Dutch Externally, the intensifying wars, especially the War East India Company rule, such as the Landdrost and of the Axe of 1846 on the Eastern Frontier, became ever Heemraden, or Town Councils, there was no single place for collective political debate or legislation in existence. After the Second British Occupation of the Cape in People have the right to 1806, a period of almost 40 years elapsed before a fully-fledged parliamentary institution evolved. By mid- know their past and the 1850 the Cape was a rapidly developing colony under the rule of the British Empire. It was considered of complex changes and strategically vital importance to maintain the shipping routes and trade between Great Britain and her colonial processes that occurred possessions in the East. According to Senator Richard Murray, the Cape also gradually became the ‘seat of during the decades that wealth and intelligence’ of the colony1. The underlying reasons for prompting ideas for the made the path towards formation of a parliament were driven by internal and external causes. The demographic composition of the democracy possible. Cape, comprising European settlers, indigenous people and slaves, was a source of confrontation. The rivalry By opening the doors between the English minority and Dutch majority which was as a result of anglicising policies, the abolition of of the archives people slavery in 1833 and the resentment towards the Great Trek of 1838 into the interior, created strained relations. have the opportunity Apart from the economic progress, there was also an inclination towards greater freedom of expression and to discover the truth self-representation on the political landscape. One of the Settler leaders, Thomas Pringle, and the newspaper and delve into family proprietor, John Fairbairn, established newspapers and thereby stimulated political consciousness2. Although matters by consulting there had been a small council, it proved unsuccessful and unable to resolve the grievances of ordinary records

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 17 more costly and burdensome for British authorities. friends. Including the members of the Legislative The war and internal discontent were significant Council there were at least 600 persons present on factors for pressurising the government to establish a the occasion. The proceedings were regarded by parliament where problems could be resolved. In 1853 the numerous spectators literally with breathtaking a Constitutional Ordinance was granted that paved the interest – the scene was undoubtedly one of a very way for the creation of a parliament3. The parliamentary striking and unusual character and I may confidently system of the Legislative Council (or Upper House) assure Your Grace that nothing was wanting to present and the House of Assembly (or Lower House) was to an example of solemnity and decorum for future similar be located in the Old Cape House (or Tuinhuis) in the proceedings’5. After the Castle’s cannons signalled Company Gardens and the Supreme Court Buildings the formal arrival of the Lieutenant Governor at noon, respectively4. It was to resemble Westminster in and he had ascended the throne before renowned London and act as a showpiece of British colonisation, members of the two Houses, the army and navy, the pomp and ceremony. Correspondence records from first parliamentary session was heralded in. Lieutenant Governor Charles Darling in Government Parliament undoubtedly had a colonialist appearance House described the first opening ceremony of the and were reputed by some politicians, declaring it the first session of parliament in remarkable detail: ‘.. most orderly in the entire British Empire. Preparation that public functionaries of every Department and for the construction of a modern parliament building degree were invited to be present and each member began in earnest, though it would only be completed of the Legislature received a certain number of tickets at tremendous cost and expense in 1886. Statistical of admission for distribution amongst his family and records on the planning, specifications and expenses

18 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 for the proposed building are astonishing. The adding the enormous dome was rejected. The plans decision-making of the architectural styles between were adjusted by Henry Greaves and approved. Other Gothic and Classic also comes to the fore in the records. detailed information such as the internal designs and Eventually the Gothic style which was prevalent in the alterations, and even the tracings of the iron railings, foreign and war offices in London, Manchester and shed light on the scale and enormity of constructing other parts of the British Empire, was recommended the most prestigious building in Cape Town7. due to its universal appeal. It was accepted for the Underneath the glamorous building structure with Cape on the grounds of its ‘adaptability to any climate, its golden lanterns and elegant Gallery Hall, a basement situation or material, and combined with economy floor was also to be constructed. Unknown to most has the great advantage over the “classical style” of citizens is that the basement was used for the storing architecture’6. The architect, Charles Freeman, who of records. Despite scant knowledge of the almost was commissioned by the Public Works Department forgotten safekeeping of these valuable governmental to draw up the plans, suggested a domed edifice with records underneath the parliament building, the close pavilions on the roof of the building. As a result of connection between the Archives and Parliament miscalculation of the building’s foundations the idea of remains an undeniable fact. For all practical purposes the close proximity of the stack rooms with messengers conveying the records, proved to be highly beneficial for parliamentarians wishing to prepare their speeches or conducting referencing work. Foldout-maps from the map collection of the WCARS clearly illustrates the floor plan of the basement, shelving space and measurements, and the supply of electric light from an engine room, in the most minute detail. With regard to early recordkeeping, there was urgency on the part of the first Keeper of the Colonial Archives, HCV Leibbrandt, to request the government to allow for the provision of proper storage facilities. In an official report of 1881 he mentioned that ‘it is my objective to make the record office [at the Supreme Court] a credit to the colony’, but also disconcertingly stated that ‘every day’s delay adds to the danger of losing more valuable documents which already is a very serious fact and must become even more so, if the matter be left in its present condition’8. After the new parliament buildings were opened, he succeeded in obtaining the basement for recordkeeping purposes in 1886. Notwithstanding the newly attained building, the lack of storage space and improper conditions remained a problem. Structural problems such as leaking water pipes, insufficient lighting (lanterns were used between the dark shelves) and dampness resulting in the danger of mildew on documents, persisted. The increasing demand for more accommodation for records was a cause of concern for Leibbrandt and his successor, Dr Colin Graham Botha, who determinedly advocated the need for better facilities. After the unification of South Africa in 1910, the basement became known as the Cape Archives Office and contained approximately 25,000 manuscript volumes of official documents. Botha was determined to improve the overall conditions of the archives. He tirelessly compiled inventories for manuscripts,

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 19 and accommodation had been a challenge. Great efforts were nevertheless made to bring about a professional archives service in the Western Cape. As we celebrate National Archives Week with the customary tours through the stack rooms and workshops in bookbinding and genealogy, it is important to reflect on the historic link between the Archives and the parliamentary institution. As archivists we accept the responsibility for not merely managing and protecting records, but also of illustrating the past and, in this case, the history of our parliament as a fundamental instrument of our democratic government.

Sources 1. RW Murray. South African Reminiscences (JC Juta & Co., 1894), pp. 2-3. 2. JL McCracken. The Cape Parliament 1854-1910 (Clarendon P., 1967), p. 8. alphabetical indexes and card catalogues to enhance 3. Western Cape Archives and Records Service the functionality of the Archives Service and made the (WCARS), Government House (GH) 23/22; 11. Papers government attentive to the necessity of providing dispatched to Secretary of State, London: General support for archives. As an archivist familiar with Dispatches. Ordinance for Constituting a Parliament international recordkeeping methods, he dispatched a for the . 1853. memorandum on the guidelines for an ideal archives 4. R Kilpin. The Old Cape House: being pages from the repository. Botha mentioned in particular that the history of a Legislative Assembly (Maskew Miller, ‘security of the archives lies in the building in which 1918), pp. 25-26. they are housed’9. Additional factors such as immunity 5. WCARS, GH 23/25; 66. Papers despatched to from fire and damp, plenty of light and air, adaptability Secretary of State, London: General Despatches. to enlargement and the methods of storing, using and Copy of Lieutenant Governor Darling’s speech on controlling the archives were also of critical importance. opening the first Cape Parliament. 1854. The constant plea to a seemingly reluctant 6. WCARS, Colonial Office (CO) 4407. Plan and government continued throughout the 1920s. specifications, proposed Houses of Parliament, Cape However, in 1929 a faulty water drainpipe burst, which Town. 1860. caused a large number of documents to be damaged. 7. WCARS, Cape Colony Publications (CCP) 1/2/1/27; It was reported that ‘many pages written in ink A22. Annexures to the votes and proceedings of the have become discoloured’10. Immediate restoration House of Assembly. Estimates of the cost of New commenced to prevent their disintegration and mildew Houses of Parliament in brick and stone, together forming on the damp pages. Coupled with a fire alarm with approximate estimates of architect for various warning in a nearby office, these incidents brought improvements in design suggested by the Commission the matter of better, more secure storage facilities of Designs, Building Committee and others. 1875. under government attention. It was finally decided 8. WCARS, CO 4216; L63. Memorial. HCV Leibbrandt. to purchase the University Building (the present-day Regarding Archives at the Supreme Court, Cape Centre of the Book) in Queen Victoria Street in 1934. Town, 1881. The imposing building, known as the Cape Archives 9. WCARS, Cape Archives Depot (CAD) 1/2/3; 2/1/2. Depot (later known as the Cape Town Archives Housing. Memorandum on the requirements for an Repository), would be in use until 1989 when, again Archives building, 26 February 1923. due to lack of accommodation, the archives needed to 10. WCARS, CAD 1/2/3; 2/6/1. Housing. Cape Archives. be transferred. The premises of the former Roeland Notes on the Cape Archives’ Records and Building. Street Prison were selected for the construction of a 1933. purpose-built ultramodern archives repository in which the records are presently stored. Dr Gustav Hendrich is an archivist in the Western The path towards thorough recordkeeping practices Cape Archives and Records Service.

20 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 book world Through salt and spray . . . it’s books with a view! So much history in ’s shadow by Dante Scriba

lthough it was not the best day for driving,we about the island-like stands with books between nevertheless decided that it will be a nice drive counter and walled shelves like a pedantic mountain Aout from the Northern suburbs.. A Northeaster stream, and Audrey has to tend to them intermittently. was blowing, promising rain, and my thoughts were at Maggie snaps a couple of pictures in the shop - of me nearby Newlands where the Proteas were under the talking to Audrey, out the door, the view outside. The cosh from the touring Australians. As such then, the customers demand attention, we retreat again and I scenery is a welcome distraction. think that, while the movement of the customers may So much history in Table Mountain’s shadow . . . look like a mountain stream, I resemble the ebb and here where mankind has dwelled for thousands of flow of the tide: moving in, trying to get a word in, and years, according to historians, archaeologists and drawing back again. the like. Did the mountain look much different when And so it goes on until we decide to rather step out early humanoids, like those who inhabit Marie Heese’s to the restaurant at the back of the shop and have Vuurklip (Human & Rousseau, 2013) looked up at the breakfast – it is only ten o’clock in the morning. I buy a towering cliffs? Probably not. booklet titled : an historical walk and give the The building we are visiting has not changed much printouts of what I could find on the Internet to Audrey since it was built during the early 1930s, but then again, to check what is still relevant and what has to be in this awesome setting a mere 84 years is like the blink updated. According to Audrey quite a lot is outdated. of an eye or the flick of a page. The ambience of the restaurant is all we expected As we turn into Main Road and start looking out for it to be – although it is not part of the bookshop and Kalk Bay Books, clouds are drifting over, but there is deli any more, it all seems to consist of one structural the perpetual holiday spirit I always experience when complex. People strolling around; leisure is the coming round the mountain, so to speak. One can universal law of the day and place. An idyllic idleness believe that this atmosphere can get stale, should one encompasses this small enclave which sits tight under live here permanently. This is one of the first questions I the mountain like a little toe sticking from a colossal ask the current owner, Audrey Harvey, as she welcomes rough-hewed sandal. us into the shop. ‘Yes’, she replies, ‘it is rather a brilliant We order our meal and I scan the booklet. On view.’ She seems not to have grown tired of it, but page 18 it says: ‘Die Klipkantientjie [was] designed by she adds: ‘There is a price to pay, though, the salty air renowned architect John Parker in 1913.’ makes the pages curl.’ At least paper can’t corrode, I Apparently this building was part of an extension to think, remembering the damage to my car when I was the Old Masonic Hotel; in fact the saloon and public teaching at Point High in Mossel Bay. Indeed, there is bar consist of several rooms, and after the hotel was always a price to pay for any privilege, and this must be demolished in 1916, the remaining structures became nature’s way of making us appreciate it. known as ‘The Annex’ to the Kalk Bay Hotel, later Acting as photographer, my partner Maggie browses renamed the Majestic Hotel. The external façade the shelves before I ask Audrey’s permission to take a remained basically unchanged since 1913, and happily few pictures. A steady flow of customers meanders so, because it is a distinct and beautiful part of Kalk

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 21 Bay. says many of her clientele hails from Cape Town and According to the bookshop’s web page, Kalk Bay environs, as well as tourists from abroad. All bookshop Books offers a hand-selected range of fiction and non- owners admit to lean heavily on regulars, but no one fiction books and it ‘swears by books as the answer can survive on this steady and much-appreciated trickle to the world’s problems’. No argument from me – the alone. Kalk Bay Books is, of course, well situated – on a repertoire seems to be well balanced, with a good spread corner in the main road, and the restaurant also draws of humour, travel books, genre novels and poetry, while patrons, while the attractive interior, friendly service for those who prefer curling up with a soul-enriching and excellent books offer a menu not to be sneezed at. work of art there are a host of big names, like Nadine The web site of Kalk Bay Books states that the Gordimer, Salman Rushdie, JM Coetzee and Umberto founding owner of the shop, Ann McDonald, better Eco. In clear view from the counter is a small, but well- known as a former editor of FairLady magazine, ‘made represented Afrikaans section (Marlene van Niekerk, her dream of opening a bookshop a reality in November Etienne van Heerden, André P Brink, Irma Joubert, et 2006’. The ceiling-high wooden shelves and interior cetera), with translations of some of them (30 nights in were designed by Ray Kilian, a local designer. The web Amsterdam, Agaat, and more) on the flanking shelves. site also mentions that, when Audrey Harvey bought Audrey tells me that the first book in the shop was the shop from Ann, she resolved to keep up the strong Agaat, and I have to admit that impresses me. As does the neatness and sense of spaciousness of the shop – certainly a first for me: usually bookshops are cluttered and cramped for space, which is why I have always believed a bookshop to be the worst place ever to host a book launch. Yes, the backdrop of books, books, books does seem to be idyllic, but eish, the claustrophobia! However, nothing of that here – Kalk Bay Books is remarkably uncluttered. From the counter one can see and smell the sea, and it seems as if this spaciousness has permeated the shop as does the salt-laden air. Audrey agrees that the pretty picture that is Kalk Bay has its drawbacks – at least it has one that almost ended the existence of the book shop: the constant drone of jackhammers and heavy vehicles had already led to the demise of some businesses around there. This cacophonic commotion has been going on for about five years – roadworks, so necessary, but also extremely disrupting to the flow of visitors. Audrey

22 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Kalk Bay Books

foundation which was laid; to ensure that the range and service that bookshops like this can provide. The quality of the books stocked at Kalk Bay Books would expertise and enthusiasm of the shop assistants may not change. be just a tad better than one would find at franchise- The web site goes on to describe this shop as the shops where I at times have been astonished at the indifference and ignorance of attendants. I mean, how the repertoire seems to can anyone working in Cape Town not know who Dan Sleigh is? But, no names, no pack drill. This may have be well balanced, with a been an exception, but one can be assured that the staff members of independent bookshops are generally good spread of humour, bibliophiles themselves. At Kalk Bay Books every book on the shelves comes with a recommendation – being travel books, genre avid readers, Audrey and her colleagues understand what their customers require. novels and poetry, I present Audrey with a copy of CL (to show her the articles about bookshops already published) and she is while for those who suitably impressed – not with my articles, but with the overall quality of the magazine. ‘Where can I get new prefer curling up with a issues?’ she wants to know. I smirk: ‘Ask the editor. She lives only a couple of blocks away.’ soul-enriching work of On the way back we have to negotiate our way through clusters of cyclists, their scant and gaudy art there are a host of attire in stark contrast with the Harley gang rumbling up to the bookshop wrapped in dark, heavy leathers. big names We watch them disappearing into the shop and Maggie quips: ‘Bikers are not what they used to be, eh?’ I shake bookshop with the best view in the world. Perhaps my head in mock regret. ‘Indeed, civilisation creeps up a bit of an exaggeration – how would one know for to us all – no biker can live on diesel and Jack (Daniels) sure? Still, the locals are blessed and one can only alone.’ hope that they appreciate this extraordinary milieu www.kalkbaybooks.co.za, email address: books@ where they can recline on a leather sofa to consider kalkbaybooks.co.za; street address: 124 Main Road the books on offer. This is the type of ambience – the (about 30 minutes from the centre of Cape Town). web site describes the interior as ‘an old-fashioned home-library experience’ – coupled with specialised

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 23 boekwêreld As ‘n boek sy stofjas aantrek om te werk

Wat die oog eerste sien . . . 'n gesprek oor boekomslae deur Dr Francois Verster

anjaar was al die 15de Stellenbosch Woordfees en steeds styg bywoningsgetalle, terwyl dit Vskynbaar nie so goed gaan by talle van ons ander groot feeste nie. Nogtans was ek verbaas om te hoor hoeveel méér feesgangers by vanjaar se Woordfees was – daar was ook nogal minder drentelaars in die strate as voorheen, wat seker daarop dui dat feesgangers meer ingelig en doelgerig optree. Mense weet meer wat om te verwag en wat hulle wil hê. In retrospek het ek die gevoel gehad dat vergaderplekke voller was – en dis ook wat in koerantverslae gerapporteer is. Maar juis omdat ‘n mens weet die vroeë feesganger vul die sitplek, het ek vroeg reeds my kaartjies via Computicket gekoop en, gewapen met kaartjies, kamera en skryfblok my deel gaan doen om aan die lesers wat nie daar kon wees nie, verslag te doen. Van die ses items wat ek bygewoon het was daar een wat werklik uitgestaan het: Wat die oog eerste sien, die gesprek oor boekomslae wat op 10 Maart in die NB Boeketent deur Madri Victor gefasiliteer is. By haar was drie persone wat hulle insig op die gebied met die gretige gehoor wou deel: Mike Cruywagen, ‘n omslag- ontwerper, Stefan Meyer, die bestuurder van Exclusive Books op Stellenbosch en Theo Kemp, oud-uitgewer, feesfasiliteerder, museumkurator en skrywer (van Skool, sy enigste sover), het inderdaad verskillende aspekte van omslagontwerp belig. Eerstens, wat Mike gesê het, want dis hy wat omslae ontwerp: hy deel alles in drie dele, wat nooit ewe veel mag wees nie, naamlik, titel, skrywersnaam en visuele elemente – die genre speel ‘n rol, soos gedigte het meer abstrakte visuele effekte, en misdaadboeke is meer donker, sê hy. Subtiel is beter as ‘in your face’. Kleur speel ‘n rol en kontras is belangrik. Rooi is gewild saam met grys by Afrikaanse boeke, of rooibruin. Mike sê die skrywers kry soms kans om ‘n

24 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 voorstel te maak, maar dan gaan hulle ander spul aan, hy maak so vyf weergawes en die bemarkingspan kies een. Jy maak slegs die lettertipe van die skrywersnaam groter as die boektitel wanneer die skrywer beroemd is, anders ervaar die leser dit as pretensieus. Winkelbestuurder Stefan sê dat hulle graag nuwe skrywers in die mark wil help, want boekwinkels kan ook nie aanhou om dieselfde skrywers se werke uit te stal nie. Daarom word nuwe boeke nader aan die ingang uitgepak. Sommige boeke word meer prominent vertoon, maar dié met die opmerklikste buiteblaaie sal tóg meer aandag geniet. Theo het meer oor sy eie boek gepraat as voorbeeld – die omslae wat nié gekies is nie is gewys, ensovoorts. Almal het saamgestem dat uitgewers die hekwagters vir goeie kwaliteit is – wagters wat al meer agter die hek ingeskuif word sedert die sosiale media (veral seker Facebook) elke Jan en San se selfbehepte strooi oor die kuberruim verstrooi. Eenkant het etlike voorbeelde van konsep- boekomslae op ‘n groot skerm verskyn sodat die gehoor die soms baie subtiele verskille kan waarneem. Hoekom is omslae dan so belangrik, wou Madri weet. Mike antwoord, ‘Want wat jou oog sien, wil jy koop’, en Theo reken dat ‘omslae belangriker word omdat daar al hoe meer titels opdaag’. Veral vir debuutskrywers moet die omslag sê waaroor die boek gaan, terwyl lesers meestal weet wat om van gevestigde skrywers te verwag. Soms, soos in die geval van Deon Meyer, word opeenvolgende boeke met soortgelyke omslagontwerpe uitgegee om ‘n gevoel van eenheid of kontinuïteit te skep – ‘n mens vermoed dit wakker die lesers se versamelaarsinstinkte verder aan. Reekse het ook dikwels soortgelyke omslagontwerpe, sodat die leser die assosiasie makliker kan maak.

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 25 So, nuwe skrywers moet nog hulle oeuvres skep terwyl ‘n prent van ‘n skooldas wat soos ‘n galgtou en kort ‘n hupstootjie, maar gesoute skrywers moet lyk, uiteindelik gekies is. Maar hy besef dat die galg momentum behou. Om suksesvol te wees, beteken om konseptueel werk, want daar moet ‘n parallel tussen aan te hou om te presteer – en die wedywering neem boekomslag en inhoud wees: die omslag dra die boek nie af nie. se boodskap eerste oor. Dit, kortliks, is die doel van die Maar wat behels die proses van boekomslagontwerp? omslag, benewens om versiering te kan wees. Mike sê uitgewers stuur beskrywings van die inhoud – soos, byvoorbeeld, wat op die flapteks verskyn. Die die ontwerper moet ontwerper besluit hoe groot die titel en outeursnaam moet wees, eers op ‘n swart-en-wit agtergrond, hoewel poog om grense te tipografie nie die belangrikste is nie. Dog, dit moet werk; dit moet sterk en duidelik oorkom. Die laaste verskuif – die gebruik derde van die ontwerp is die visuele elemente: prente of enige ander grafika – ook abstrak (en evokatief), van onkonvensionele soos meestal by poësiebundels verkies word. Soms koop hy foto’s en photoshop hulle dan na smaak en ontwerp vir spesifieke behoefte. Dan ontwerp hy drie tot sewe weergawes waaruit die genres kan bydra tot die uitgewers kan kies. Ná die eerste voorlegging, waaraan gewoonlik ‘n halfdosyn bemarking- en verkoopsmense werwing van lesers wat deelneem, keer hy terug na die tekenbord. Mode speel ook ‘n rol. So is rooi, bruin en grys tans plaaslik gewild. nie gewoonlik dié tipe Terselfdertyd is kommersiële (genre-) skrywers se voorblaaie minder subtiel as dié van literêre skrywers. boek lees nie Ook word sekere kleure (soos geel) min gebruik. Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena (Elsa Joubert, 1978) Oorlede Hennie Aucamp was gesteld daarop dat was ‘n uitsondering op dié reël. Speurverhale, wat tans sy boeke mooi omslae moet hê en hy het dikwels baie gewild is in Suid-Afrika, se omslae is gewoonlik voorstelle na die uitgewers gestuur, selfs nog voor die donkerder as die gemiddelde. manuskrip by hulle aangekom het – aldus die uitgewer Mike reken dat die ontwerper moet poog om grense Martjie Bosman. Sy het al gesê sy vermoed dat die te verskuif – die gebruik van onkonvensionele ontwerp omslae as inspirasie gedien het vir Aucamp se werk. vir spesifieke genres kan bydra tot die werwing van Indien wel, het die skrywer dan die omslag gekies om lesers wat nie gewoonlik dié tipe boek lees nie. ‘n boodskap te versprei, of het hy ‘n teks geskryf om ‘n En, vra Madri, het die skrywer enige insae in die visuele beeld te verduidelik? Aucamp is helaas oorlede omslagontwerp? Theo sê hy het van ‘n ander variant en ons sal nooit weet nie, maar dis nie ongewoon van sy boek Skool se omslag gehou – ‘n leë stoel, dat skrywers teks in hulle skilderye inkorporeer om

26 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 dié soos ‘n strokiesteks te laat saampraat nie, of om, en het toe die filmregte vir die boek gekoop. Dit is ‘n byvoorbeeld, ‘n gedig oor ‘n skildery te skryf, wat saam sprekende voorbeeld van hoe sterk die impak van ‘n uitgestal word. Hoe dit ook al sy, volgens Bosman was goeie omslag kan wees. dit ononderhandelbaar vir Aucamp: ‘sy boeke moes In die geval van kinderboeke speel die menings van mooi wees.’ ouers ook ‘n rol. Mike sê hy het al klagtes ontvang Mike sê dat skrywers soms reg aan die begin van oor, byvoorbeeld, die verskyning van ‘n draak op die die ontwerpproses insette lewer. Hy wat gesoute voorblad. Dit herinner my aan die pragtige omslag van ontwerper is, kan gou sien of sulke voorstelle sal Die nuwe kinderverseboek (2009). Dit sou jammer werk – meestal nie, want skrywers het immers nie die wees as daardie skatlike drakie nie daarop was nie! ondervinding nie, of is nie op hoogte van tendense in Nietemin, of drake, dinosourusse of ballerinas jou die bedryf nie. En in die skemerdonker van die groot voorkeur is al dan nie, die uiteindelike trefreël is visuele Boeketent knik ek instemmend – min mense is so trefkrag. visueel geletterd as wat hulle glo hulle is. ‘n Mens kan Die Woordfees van 2014 het ook verder verskeie nie sommer net ‘n prent gebruik omdat jy daarvan hou treffers opgelewer, te veel om hier te bespreek. Dalk nie; soos Theo sê: dit moet iets te make hê met die nog hieroor by ‘n ander geleentheid. Oor die Woordfees boek se inhoud. Wat leke ook nie besef nie, is dat die raak ‘n mens nooit uitgepraat nie. titel, byvoorbeeld, nie teen sekere agtergronde werk nie, of bloot onsigbaar raak. Diegene wat self publiseer *Titel nie in voorraad en wel ‘n aanleg vir ontwerp mag hê, kan duisende keuses van die Internet aftrek. Skrywers kan ook met Dr Francois Verster is 'n argivaris en 'n skrywer. ‘n vryskut-ontwerper saamwerk om ‘n ontwerp saam te stel en aan die uitgewer voorlê – ek het dit so gedoen vir my roman *Deur na Nebula Nege en ek dink dit werk heel goed. Sommige omslae werk natuurlik ook beter as ‘n afbeelding op die Internet as wat dit dalk op ‘n boekrak sal vertoon, so ontwerpers moet deesdae ook hierop bedag wees. As ‘n boek dus ook as e-boek beskikbaar is, mag die e-boekomslag anders lyk as die papieruitgawe. In Rapport Weekliks (30 Maart 2014) lees ek dat die produksie-ontwerper (van films), Johnny Breedt, verby ‘n boekwinkel gestap het waar Chris Karsten se roman Abel se ontwaking naby die deur uitgestal was. Hy sê die omslag en titel het sy oog gevang en hy het dadelik die boek gekoop. Hy het NB-Uitgewers genader om Karsten se kontakbesonderhede in Kanada te bekom

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 27 book world The domestic cat man’s beloved feline companion People have been fascinated by cats ever since they were first domesticated in Ancient Egyptby Erich Buchhaus

he domestic cat (Felis catus or Felis silvestris activities from the neighbourhood of the granaries and catus) is a small, usually furry, domesticated, silos closer to houses. There, their ability to kill rats, ‘Tand carnivorous mammal. It is often called the mice and even snakes stood them in good stead. Cats housecat when kept as an indoor pet, or simply the were also able to offer new and different characteristics cat when there is no need to distinguish it from other from the traditional pets such as dogs, baboons and felids and felines. Cats are often valued by humans monkeys, and gradually won over the hearts of the for companionship and their ability to hunt vermin and Egyptians to be accepted in their houses. For cats, household pests. Cats are similar in anatomy to the the household represented an additional source of other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, food and comfort and, in return, they surrendered sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing some degree of their genetic make-up, mainly by small prey. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory modifying their diet and by selective breeding. In ecological niche. Cats can hear sounds too faint or too this way the cat eventually became a domesticated high in frequency for human ears, such as those made animal. In the ancient village of Deir el-Medina, near by mice and other small animals. They can see in near Luxor, tombs dating from 1600 BCE contain pictures of darkness. Like most other mammals, cats have poorer domestic scenes that include cats sitting beneath their colour vision and a better sense of smell than humans. owners’ chairs. However, bones of cats do turn up in Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species, and cat communication includes the use of a variety In modern society pet of vocalisations (mewing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting) as well as cat pheromones, and animals are one of the types of cat-specific body language.’ (wikipedia.org) People have been fascinated by cats ever since they many factors that make were first domesticated in Ancient Egypt and first found living in a harmonious relationship with man from as up what we call quality early as 3000 BCE. A genetic study in 2007 concluded that domestic cats are descended from African of life. During the past wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica). It is believed that African Wild Cats first started approaching Egyptian twenty years numerous grain stores along the banks of the Nile, attracted by the resident mice and rats. By culling the rodents, cats studies have confirmed endeared themselves to people. When cats and people became used to each other’s presence and recognised the psychological and the mutual benefits of their co-existence, the next step towards proper domestication was not too difficult to medical benefits of pet make. Cats are remarkably good at taking advantage of changed living conditions and soon extended their ownership

28 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 The domestic cat man’s beloved feline companion

archaeological digs at sites much older than this, but of the world. In Europe they remained greatly valued it is usually impossible to tell whether they belong to until the Middle Ages, when they came to be associated a pet or to a wildcat that had been killed for its pelt or with witchcraft and sorcery. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII for food. The usefulness of the cat for humans was of a denounced the cat and all who housed it, resulting in different type than that of other domesticated animals, the death of many people (mostly women) and cats. and their co-existence was governed by different rules. It would only be as the result of the Black Plague that Some domesticated animals represented a convenient cats, needed to kill the plague-carrying rodents, would source of food, skin, or wool which could be exploited. be left in relative peace. Others such as dogs, monkeys and baboons were kept for companionship and amusement. These animals, however, had been forced into a one-sided relationship and had no liberty to opt out. The qualities for which the cat was initially appreciated required it to have considerable freedom to come and go as it pleased and to be, to some extent, a free agent. The cat is basically a farmer’s animal, while the dog, much more appreciated for its obedience, is the animal of the wandering hunter. This helps to understand why the domesticated cat appeared in Egypt relatively late. The dog had been in contact with man for several thousand years before the cat, and certainly well before the appearance of permanent farming settlements. By the time the domestic cat had made its fi rst appearance in Ancient Egyptian artwork, it had already become an important religious object. Ancient Egyptian law protected the animal and kept sacred cats in their temples. The cat was worshipped in Egypt for more than two thousand years. At fi rst it was considered sacred only to the goddess Isis, but later became sacred to the great cat goddess Bastet. In the temple of Bastet many thousands of cats were mummifi ed and laid in tombs. This is nicely covered in Jaromir Malek’s 2006 title The cat in ancient Egypt. Once cats were allowed out of Egypt, they were spread rapidly through the world by seafaring Phoenicians and later by the Romans to various parts

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 29 Cats were, however, luckier in the East than in the ownership. It has been proved that a cat will help you West, as they were seen as a symbol of fertility, just as relax and that a person in a state of tension is sure to they had been in Egypt. They were never demonised reveal a slowing of the heart rate and a drop in blood as they were by Christians and were revered in many pressure when in contact with their pet. Owning a cat places, not only in Buddhist temples. It appears that has been proved an important stress-management Buddhist monks adopted cats to guard their temples practice for people with high stress levels in their very soon after the cat’s introduction to the East, work. They also provide owners with psychological and it is reported that they took cats to Japan in the protection to overcome irrational fears such as the fear sixth century CE. In general cats have also fared well of the dark or anxiety at being left alone. Cats are also in Egypt up to the modern period as both Copts and of therapeutic value to owners with regard to lowering Muslims treat them kindly. Islamic religion too displays of blood pressure, being emotionally stronger, less considerable tolerance towards them and it is said that aggressive and more supportive of others. There are the Prophet Muhammad cut off a sleeve of his coat many benefits for elderly people who often fail to feed rather than disturb a cat which had fallen asleep on themselves properly. It would seem that feeding a cat it. Now cats are the most popular pets in the world, stimulates the elderly to eat too. The presence of a and are found in almost every place where humans live. cat in a family household allows children to overcome It would seem that the cat is destined to become not anxiety and develop better social skills. just the most familiar domestic animal for many town- Various books have appeared in recent years that dwellers, but also one of the few animals of any kind highlight the special gifts gained from cats. Expanded with which they will have close contact. This is mainly from an essay in The New England Journal of Medicine, due to increasing urbanisation that has made the cat Making the rounds with Oscar by David Dosa, is the preferred pet in many countries. a beautifully written, heart-warming memoir that In modern society pet animals are one of the many centres on Oscar, a seemingly ordinary house cat with factors that make up what we call quality of life. the ability to sense when patients at a New England During the past twenty years numerous studies have nursing home are within hours of dying. Most of the confirmed the psychological and medical benefits of patients under geriatrician Dosa’s care are in the pet ownership. Companionship is regarded by most final stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and depictions of cat owners as the most important feature of cat Oscar’s interactions with them take us into the difficult world faced by their families, friends, and caregivers. Cats were, however, The author discovers how, Oscar’s mere presence reassures frightened or grieving family. Ultimately, luckier in the East the good doctor realises that it doesn’t matter where Oscar’s gift comes from: it’s the comfort he brings than in the West, as that’s important. In Dewey: the small-town library cat who touched the world by Vicki Myron we read about they were seen as a an abandoned kitten who transformed a small library, saved a classic American town, and eventually became symbol of fertility, just famous around the world. This highly readable book offers not only a memoir of the cat but of the author, as they had been in her changing community and the therapeutic value experienced by the community. Homer’s odyssey by Egypt. They were never Gwen Cooper relates the story of a special-needs cat that has impaired eye-sight. This lovely human-feline demonised as they were memoir follows in the footsteps of Vicky Myron’s Dewey [...] and will appeal to all pet lovers. It tells two stories, by Christians and were one about the energetic and engaging Homer, and one about the author’s search for a satisfying career and revered in many places, partner. The book recounts a series of life lessons that Homer taught the people who lived with him. What not only in Buddhist is most touching is how his courageous spirit teaches Cooper and readers that there are no limits to love or temples ability. In A street cat named Bob: how one man and

30 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 his cat found hope on the streets, the author James Bessant, a leading British veterinary journalist and Bowen relates a feel-good story that chronicles how cat expert, shares her advice and experience with cat he as a 33-year-old busker and one-time homeless owners as she describes how to bond with pet felines heroin-addict turned his life around with the help of by entering their world through their senses. Another his cat. This is a story of healing, redemption, and, useful and rare book covering a subject seldom perhaps most important, the transformative powers of examined is The stray cat handbook by Tamara friendship. Finally in Chicken soup for the soul: what I Kreuz, which serves as a guide for those people who learned from the cat: 101 stories about life, love, and fi nd themselves in a position of caring for feral or lessons by Jack Canfi eld and others, cat lovers share stray cats, giving useful information. Here the reader their stories about life, love and lessons learnt from is guided step-by-step through a process of humane their furry companions. management of feral cats from trapping and sterilising Caring for your cat requires more than providing to setting up feeding stations and daily cat routines. food or a litter box. As aloof as they might seem at To keep fi t and well, your cat needs regular health times, cats require our companionship. To do that, care. Some of it will be provided by you, and some you need to spend time with your cat, focus on its by your local veterinary clinic. Some useful books needs and learn to understand it. A useful book on covering this aspect have been bought such as The cat cat behaviour is How to say it to your cat by Janine owner’s question and answer book by Bradley Viner Adams. Another book worth consulting is Catspeak: which answers 300 commonly asked questions about how to communicate with cats by learning their cat care in an accessible format. Another useful book secret language where the author, animal behaviourist is John Simon’s What your cat is trying to tell you and trainer, Bash Dibra, explains how to understand which provides a symptom-by symptom guide to 150 feline body language, facial expressions, vocal signals of the most common health problems in cats for the pet and other instinctive behaviours. In The cat whisperer: owner. There is even a local title by Pamela Oberem the secret of how to talk to your cat, the author Claire called Cats and dogs: a guide to animal diseases in

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 31 Bradshaw, Boxtree, 1993, p.222.) In the bibliography below I have also included a few fi ction titles for juniors.

Selected booklist General non-fi ction Bradshaw, John. The true nature of the cat.- Boxtree, 1993. Budiansky, Stephen. The character of cats: the origins, intelligence, behaviour and strategems of Felis silvestris catus.- Phoenix, 2003. Holland, Barbara. Secrets of cat lore.- Harper, 2010. Jay, Roni. The kingdom of the cat.- Apple, c2000. Maggitti, Phil. A cat of your own.- Bok Bks., c1993. Malek, Jaromir. The cat in ancient Egypt.- British Museum, 2006. Meadows, Graham and Flint, Elsa. The cat owner’s handbook.- New Holland, 2001. A passion for cats.- David & Charles, 1987. Stephens, Gloria. Legacy of the cat.- Chronicle Bks., 1990. Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. The tribe of the tiger: cats and their culture.- Orion, 1995.

Care and health Adams, Janine. How to say it to your cat.- Prentice Hall, 2003. Bessant, Claire. The cat whisperer: the secret of how South Africa that covers the diseases, parasites and to talk to your cat.- John Blake, 2004. poisonings which occur in these animals, with the Dibra, Bash. Catspeak: how to communicate with cats emphasis on how to prevent these conditions. In by learning their secret language.- New American Natural nutrition for cats: the path to purr-fect health Library, 2003. the author Kymythy R Schultze exposes the pitfalls Hessayon, Rebecca. The cat expert.- Expert Bks., 2010. of the pet food industry and shares her extensive Johnson-Bennett, Pam. Cat vs. cat: keeping peace knowledge of proper nutrition so your cat can live a when you have more than one cat.- Penguin, 2004. long, healthy, and happy life. This book is a must-read Kreuz, Tamara. The stray cat handbook.- Howell, c1999. for all cat lovers! Another useful title is Crazy about McHugh, Andrea. How to have a happy cat.- Hamlyn, cats by Diane Ward which provides recipes for a variety 2007. of cat treats and meals, and instructions for making cat Messonnier, Shawn. The natural vet’s guide to beds, toys, a scratching post, and miscellaneous other preventing and treating arthritis in dogs and cats.- feline-related items. The projects and recipes would New World Library, 2011. appeal to cat lovers and this sort of material would not Nestle, Marion. Feed your pet right: the authoritative be easy to fi nd elsewhere. guide to feeding your dog and cat.- Free P., 2010. To conclude I wish to make use of a quote found in Oberem, Pamela. Cats and dogs: a guide to animal one of the sources consulted: ‘Cats are resilient animals, diseases in South Africa.- Briza, 2008. and should continue to share the human environment Schultze, Kymythy R. Natural nutrition for cats: the for as far into the future as we can see. The more path to purr-fect health.- Hay House, 2008. biologists fi nd out about them, the more complex Simon, John M. What your cat is trying to tell you.- St. and mysterious they seem to become. For my part, Martin’s Griffi n, 1998. trying to understand why they do the things they do Turner, Trevor. Veterinary advice for cat owners: a has been, and will continue to be, and endless source complete home reference guide.- The Pet Book of fascination.’ (The true nature of the cat by John Pub. Co., 2010.

32 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Viner, Bradley. The cat owner’s question & answer Haynes, Natalie. The great escape.- Simon, 2007. book.- Blandford, 1999. Hunter, Erin. Into the wild.- Collins, 2003. Ward, Diane. Crazy about cats.- Struik, 2005. Jeffries, Sheila. Solomon’s tale.- Avon, 2013. Watson, Rebecca. The cat expert.- Expert Bks., 2010. McKain, Kelly. The haunted house kittens.- Stripes, Wessels, Yolanda. Katte: ‘n handleiding vir 2012. verantwoordelike kateienaars in Suid-Afrika.- Pitcher, Caroline. Cloud cat.- Egmont, 2005. Naledi, 2013. Rix, Megan. The great escape.- Puffi n, 2012. Webb, Holly. The kitten nobody wanted.- Stripes, 2011. Popular readable non-fi ction Williams, Ursula. Gobbolino the witch’s cat.- Kingfi sher, Bowen, James. A street cat named Bob: how one man 2005. and his cat found hope on the streets.- Hodder, 2012. Chicken soup for the soul. What I learned from the Junior picture books cat: 101 stories about life, love and lessons.- Chicken Alborough, Jez. Nat the cat’s sunny smile.- Red Fox, Soup for the Soul, c.2009. 2013. Cooper, Gwen. Homer’s odyssey.- Bantam, 2010. Baxter, Nicola. A book of fi ve-minute kitten tales: a Dosa, David. Making the rounds with Oscar.- Headline treasury of over 35 bedtime stories.- Armadillo Bks., Review, 2010. 2012. Gethers, Peter. A cat called Norton: the true story Bentley, Peter. The cat, the mouse and the runaway of an extraordinary cat and his imperfect human.- train.- Hachette, 2013. Ebury, 2009. Camp, Lindsay. Yig and Yogg, the happy cats.- Walker Myron, Vicki. Dewey: the small-town library cat who Bks., 2013. touched the world.- Hodder, 2008. Corbett, Susannah. One cool cat.- Egmont, 2012. Piercy, Madge. Sleeping with cats: a memoir.- Dodd, Lynley. Slinky Malinki – early bird.- Puffi n, 2013. Perennial, 2003. Fernandes, Eugenie. Kitten’s spring.- Kids Can P., 2012. Sharp, Crystal. If the cat fi ts . . . : stories of a vet’s Gravett, Emily. Matilda’s cat.- Macmillan, 2012. wife.- Penguin, 2001. Hello Kitty – fl ip-fl ap book.- Ladybird, 2012. Wren, Christopher. The cat who covered the world: Lindbergh, Reeve. Homer the library cat.- Walker Bks., the adventures of Henriette and her foreign 2012. correspondent.- Orion, 2002. McLaughlin, Tom. The diabolical Mr Tiddles.- Simon, 2012. Adult fi ction Scotton, Rob. Splat the cat storybook collection.- Duane, Diane. The book of night with moon.- New Harper, 2013. English Library, 1997. Scotton, Rob. Secret agent Splat!- HarperCollins Duane, Diane. On Her Majesty’s wizardly service.- New Children’s Bks., 2012. English Library, 1998. Smallman, Steve. If the wind changes.- QED, 2011. King, Gabriel. The knot garden.- Century, 2000. Trukhan, Ekaterina. Me and my cat.- Macmillan, 2012. King, Gabriel. Nonesuch.- Century, 2001. Vischer, Frans. Fuddles.- Simon, 2012. King, Gabriel. The wild road.- Arrow, 1997. Voake, Charlotte. Ginger and the mystery visitor.- Michie, David. The Dalai Lama’s cat.- Hay House, 2013. Walker Bks., 2013. Sfar, Joann. The rabbi’s cat.- Pantheon, 2005. Williams, Tad. Tailchaser’s song.- Century, 1991.

Junior fi ction Note: All titles in stock. For more delightful Bentley, Sue. A summer spell.- Puffi n, 2006. reading on cats please refer to the article, Cats Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray.- Puffi n, 2011. in Literature, that appeared in the September/ Burnford, Sheila. The incredible journey.- Hodder, 1995. October 2010 issue of the Cape Librarian, page 12 Daniels, Lucy. Kittens in chaos.- Hodder, 2013. Fienberg, Anna. Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Café.- Allen, 2012. Gallico, Paul. Thomasina.- HarperCollins, 2011. Giff, Patricia. Kidnap at the Catfi sh Café.- Puffi n, 2000. Haig, Matt. To be a cat.- Corgi, 2013.

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ADULT NON-FICTION NASHAWATY, Chris VOLWASSE VAKLEKTUUR Crab monsters, teenage cavemen, and candy stripe nurses – Roger Corman: king of the B movie.- Abrams, 2013. KING, Greg and WOOLMANS, Sue This is a fascinating overview of filmmaker Roger The assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and Corman, a man ahead of his time, taking a look at his the murder that changed the world.- Macmillan, 2013. amazing career from the 1950s to the present, and Readers familiar with Greg King through his excellent covering a good number of his most famous classic books on the Romanovs will be pleased to see him films. Known as the King of the B movies, he produced move into a new area of early 20th century history that mostly horror, science fiction, biker and girls-in- is rarely explored. This is the 100th anniversary of the prison movies, usually made on a limited budget and fatal shots that not only ended the life of the Archduke in record time. Corman, known for his thriftiness and Franz Ferdinand and his wife, but precipitated the inventiveness, is often regarded as a living legend, and First World War. The book fills in the details of what many of the personal interviews in the book reflect happened on that momentous day and puts human his talent and the influence he had over the people faces to the political and historical figures who were he worked with. He also served as a kind of unofficial involved. Not many people are familiar with Franz film school, encouraging and promoting many people Ferdinand, his family and his love story. In this who are now Hollywood names such as Jack Nicholson, extremely readable history book, authors Greg King Bruce Dern, Martin Scorsese and others. Thoroughly and Sue Woolmans look at a love affair which was illustrated with beautifully reproduced film posters, this resisted and resented by many. They tell the story of is effectively an oral history of the Corman factory as the often misunderstood heir to the Austro-Hungarian told by the people involved. It is wonderfully written Empire, who wed his beloved Sophie against massive and researched, and provides a slice of movie history resistance, and give the human background to a that movie boffins will find both entertaining and political story. Their marriage was morganatic, which informative. This is available on loan from Central meant any children they had would be barred from Collection (SN). EB the succession. The book is a thoroughly enjoyable read that, through diaries, official papers, press and SEYMOUR-JONES, Carole first-person accounts ably gives the reader an insight She landed by moonlight.- Hodder, 2013. into the life of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. King and ‘Women were often used by the British government Woolmans humanise the Archduke and his wife and as agents because it was assumed they could blend in so doing bring a truly unique perspective to their easily into the population. They were dropped, alone, woeful demise and the repercussions suffered by their behind enemy lines during World War II, knowing that descendants long after their deaths. Most historical discovery meant torture and death. accounts focus primarily on the assassination itself and ‘Pearl Witherington, then a 29-year-old secretary its consequences, but this one gives equal weight to and agent of the Special Operations Executive, spoke the personal tragedy, and thus becomes a gripping fluent French and had dual reasons for taking on the human drama. EB assignment: she wanted to heal her beloved France and also to find the man who was to become her husband - a French soldier on the run from the Nazis. ‘Pearl was more than just a courageous agent. She organised an entire resistance movement and became a legendary guerrilla leader. ‘I began this book with diligence but found I was unable to put it down.’ (Cape Times)

TSHONGOLO, Xolisa Amagqabantshintshi oncwadi lwemveli.- X. Tshongolo, 2013. Kuninzi okuqulathwe kolu ncwadi, umbhali ukhankanya izinto ezifana nokusetyenziswa kwengoma luluntu,

34 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 iindidi zengoma nokombelwa kwazo, futhi achaze captain of the soccer team, an outstanding student, and banzi apho zithathwa khona iingoma. Esinye isihloko one of the most popular boys in his class. He seemingly asikhankanyayo umbhali ziintsomi, apho achaza has it all. But he also has a closely guarded secret that banzi ngomsebenzi wentsomi athi ‘ . . . Iintsomi only his family knows. He is intersex (the new clinical ibisaya kuba yindlela yokuqokelela nokuqoqosha term for hermaphrodite). He is literally half male and abantwana ukutshona kwelanga ukuze bangadingi into half female. Max is comfortable with his circumstance, yokwenza de bakhukhuliswe yimikhuba yobunyama.’ though, until something unthinkable happens, and his Zikwakhona nezihloko ezichaza amaqhina, izaci and his family’s lives begin to unravel; for the first time, namaqhalo, intlonipho, ukubizwa kosapho, unyaka Max begins to regard himself as freakish . . . Told from six neenyanga namaxesha ngesiXhosa, amampunge different viewpoints - those of Max, both of his parents, ngenkolo yamaXhosa, ulwaluko, ukuthomba, isithembu, his younger brother, his girlfriend, and his doctor - the amaXhosa neenkomo zawo. Olu ncwadi luqulathe novel is a dramatic, thoroughgoing investigation of the ubuncwane besiXhosa kwaye lungalulutho nakubabhali complexities of sexuality and gender. Never overly abasakhasayo. Umbhali usebenzise isakhone sakhe clinical, this is not a case study, but rather, at its heart, a sokukwazi ukubhala nolwazi lwakhe ngemvela phi warmly human coming-of-age story, thanks to the fact yenkolo nenkcubeko yomzi kaNtu. NNG that Max is such an appealing character. And so his desperate search for identity is gripping, emotionally ADULT FICTION engaging, and genuinely unforgettable, as, indeed, is VOLWASSE VERHALENDE LEKTUUR this accomplished . . . novel.’ (Booklist) YOUNG ADULT FICTION SEYMOUR, Gerald The corporal’s wife.- Hodder, 2013. JONG VOLWASSE VERHALENDE ‘As Western powers rattle sabres with Iran over its LEKTUUR nuclear programme and support of certain regional regimes, we may see more and more spy thrillers set BLACKMAN, Malorie in the lands of Persia. Gerald Seymour returns with his Noble conflict.- Doubleday, 2013. masterful ability to juggle multiple narrative lines, all ‘Blackman, the new Children’s Laureate and the of which, tense individually, move towards a thrilling first black writer appointed to the post, has again common centre point of collision. Here an MI6 sting produced the sort of novel that has previously gained in a Dubai brothel has landed the agency a low-level her a large young adult readership. Set in a dystopian Iranian subject who turns out to be the driver for one of future, Noble conflict starts with 18-year-old Kaspar the regime’s top military figures. Surely he would have triumphantly joining the Guardians, an elite military knowledge of movements, installations, strategies, force charged with hunting down the few insurgents from within the theocratic sanctum? Indeed he does, left who still oppose the ruling one-party Alliance. Some but he will only reveal these details if MI6 can bring his violent engagements follow, with Blackman chillingly wife out from Teheran to join him. Hardened secret reproducing the type of mindless locker-room bravado forces refuse the job as far too dangerous, hence a rag- tag team of phlegmatic Brit mercenaries, along with an innocent-abroad Persian language student dragged from a London building site are sent in on a mission – with everything to lose. The wife they are seeking turns out to be anything but easy prey, and a series of edge-of-seat pursuits across the unfamiliar terrain of western Iran follows in true Seymour style.’ (Melbourne Review)

TARTTELIN, Abigail Golden boy.- Weidenfeld, 2013. ‘Sixteen-year-old Max is a golden boy. The son of wealthy parents . . . he is the drop-dead handsome

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 35 following a successful hit in which, as WikiLeaks showed, a relationship with someone else, she is very upset, but some US pilots engaged during the Iraq war. But Kaspar soon forgets about it when a really good-looking older gradually realises that things are not what they seem boy befriends her on Facebook. This boy, Robert, says after discovering the sickening institutional torture he got interested after seeing some of her photography inflicted on so-called terrorists, another nod towards online. We learn later that he has sinister intentions - contemporary history. What follows is an exciting but, long before that, the reader is already suspicious race towards an ending where the chief villain, having of him. His character is just a bit ‘off’. Her friends, and assured Kaspar he is about to be murdered, obligingly even her 13-year-old brother, can see it, but Jenna can’t. takes time off to explain what he and his cohorts have Actually, that is a problem with this novel - Jenna’s really been up to. By now Kaspar has been working gullibility. It’s not just her gullibility. I think Partridge with Mac, an attractive teenage girl gifted at cyber- hasn’t really developed the character of Jenna enough. searching. Drawing on her own experience as a former When we meet her in the beginning, she’s a bit computer programmer, Blackman cleverly makes some obsessed and something of a drama queen, but bolshie of Mac’s complex manoeuvres seem logically simple . . at the same time. Her actions later don’t seem to fit. . ‘Expertly plotted and well-paced, Noble conflict also Partridge hasn’t really made her completely credible, touches on telepathy and the ability to turn memory and it’s hard to carry on liking and rooting for an into reality. At times almost too brutal for its own extremely self-absorbed, inconsiderate, and sometimes good, this is effective rather than inspired writing . . . nasty character if she doesn’t seem real. I felt that But the Children’s Laureate was not created for great Jenna’s character is a weakness in this story. Which is a literature or illustration alone. The incumbent must also pity, but the story itself is very readable and the subject promote reading among children and teenagers, and (Internet ‘friends’) topical, even if the treatment is a here Blackman will be in her element . . . She is also bit superficial. The Cape Town setting adds to a local loved and respected by the many young readers whom reader’s enjoyment. Many of the supporting characters she has so richly entertained and instructed in the past.’ are interesting; I particularly liked her young brother, (The Independent, reprinted in The Argus) and would like to meet him in another novel. SCG

PARTRIDGE, SA PETRUCHA, Stefan Dark Poppy’s demise.- Human, 2011. Ripper.- Speak, 2013. Dark Poppy’s demise, this South African author’s third ‘Left at an orphanage as an infant, Carver Young has no novel, won the 2012 MER Prize for Best Youth Novel. knowledge of his family history. As the orphanage plans Her debut, The goblet club, won the same prize in to move, all children over the age of eight must find 2008. Relationships play a central role in Dark Poppy’s homes. Carver, obsessed with mysteries and detective demise - family relationships, friendship, and romantic stories, is fortunate enough to become the apprentice relationships. Her protagonist is Jenna, a teenager of Mr Hawking, a master detective who works for a who lives with her father and younger brother in the secret agency. At the same time, new murder cases are city and attends high school in the suburbs. The ‘Dark popping up around New York City, eerily similar to those Poppy’ of the title is her online name. She has had a of Jack the Ripper. Carver and his friends must uncover crush on a classmate for a few years. When he starts the truth about his family which may have more to do with Jack the Ripper than he could ever imagine. Set in London in the late 1800s, this is a rollicking story full of cannot-put-it down twists and turns. While evidence from the very beginning points to Jack the Ripper being Carver’s father, the shocking ending will leave every amateur sleuth stunned. While history is heavily fictionalised in the novel, it is extremely entertaining and thought-provoking. Petrucha even offers notes on key historical elements and how they diverge from real events in the back of the book. Carver Young is an inspiring character, full of determination and gumption. His bravery and actions have the reader cheering him on every step of the way. The whole novel is an innovative

36 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 approach to historical events and finally gives a name than bombing and gunfights, and I’ve tried to include and a face to one of the most notorious murderers of all some of the ramifications of a society at war. For many time. Teens and adults alike will find this a fascinating children in Afghanistan it’s meant early marriage, with and exciting story.’ (Voice of Youth Advocates) thousands of young girls being sold for their bride price, to rescue their family from dire poverty. In Uganda JUVENILE NON-FICTION ex-child soldiers belong to a Peace Club, and part of jeug vaklektuur their recovery and rehabilitation is re-enacting what happened to their community when they were brutally MATTHEWS, Jenny abducted and forced to kill. We have included my Children growing up with war.- F. Watts, 2014. photos of one of their performances which I feel deals Photojournalist Jenny Matthews writes about her latest with both the issue of child soldiers and the aftermath of book: war. As the book is also about being a photographer, it ‘War is ugly, confusing, frightening and traumatising. is very much a personal take on what’s happened to me Parents want to protect children from the news and too and some of the children I’ve met in the course of my much reality, but conflict is also the bedrock of history work. The war photographer is very often glamourised, and culture, and hard to avoid. For 30 years I’ve had and covering conflict is seen as an exciting adrenalin the privilege of working in some of the most difficult rush, whereas the reality is often quite tedious and war-torn areas of the world - Afghanistan, the Congo, dangerous. There is a lot of hanging around, getting Iraq, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and the Balkans among the right papers to go somewhere unpleasant and then other places. When Franklin Watts commissioned me not finding what you want, or the light is wrong, or to put together a book on children and war, it was a people don’t want to be photographed, or it’s just too great opportunity to go through my archives and scary to work. I’ve tried not to encourage a whole new choose work that I felt showed the reality of being a generation of wannabe war photographers but to show child growing up with war. I didn’t want to dwell on that covering conflict is a lot more than clicking the death and misery, and the book has no breaking news- bang-bang. There is a whole host of humanitarian issues type pictures. A photo of a destroyed building in Gaza that need to be publicised and can be photographed has girls in uniform walking to school in the foreground. without young photographers endangering themselves There is a rather hard-hitting picture of two sisters who or their subjects. I was really pleased that we also had their hands chopped off by rebels in Sierra Leone, included the work of some school students from Kabul. but in the caption I have added the information that I taught them on a two-week workshop organised by Mariatu is now a UNICEF Special Representative for Photovoice, a UK charity that promotes participatory Children and Armed Conflict (I was overjoyed to come photography, and they then produced an exhibition on across her autobiography in Hackney Library and find the rights of the child. The final picture in the book is out what had happened to her). Above all I wanted to by 12-year-old Maryam. It is the silhouette of a boy with show the effects of war on education, health and family raised open arms with her caption: ‘This photo shows life. It is important for me that children have names, that that people are now free after a lot of war. Now we can they are seen as real people, and I hope young readers learn and play and have fun.’ SCG will be able to empathise and ask the question, “What would I do?” I wanted to make the book as topical as possible, so used my advance to go to Jordan to meet refugee children from Syria there and find out which precious objects they were able to flee with. There was only room to use one of the series of photos I made on that theme - Hassan with his trainers - but I hope images like that can provoke a discussion on the effects of war on daily life. Much of the refugee experience is like camping but without the return home to electrical gadgets, hot running water, washing machines - all the things young people take for granted. ‘Growing up with conflict also involves a lot more

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 37 JUVENILE FICTION kaloku izilo zathi zilungiselela ithekokazi lokumbeka JEUGLEKTUUR njengekumkani yezilo zehlathi ezibona ke ebekwa isithsaba. Avela ngokuvela amacebo okuzama ukunqanda esi simo sikaNgonyama de izilo zagqiba COLLINGRIDGE, Richard ekubeni zimphe ithuba uMpukwana abonakalise eli cebo When it snows.- Fickling, 2013. athi lingasebenza kuNgonyama nangona iminkqwazi ‘Snow doesn’t just transform the landscape, it can also yayingaqini nje. Okunene ke uMpukukwana wahamba open a window into majestic, imaginative territory – wayohlangana naye uNgonyama phofu naye akazange just like reading a special book. Following footsteps in akholelwe ukuba izilo zonke zingahlala zihlale zithumelise the snow-covered ground, a boy marches into a world umyalezo ngebakubakwana elinguMpukwana. Zibone of snow-capped mountains where children ride on the ke nawe mfundi izilo zingayivali imilomo yazo xa backs of wolves and polar bears, continuing on to the lisebenzile icebo likaMpukwana, nanko naye uMpukwana “place where the snowmen live” and through a “gloomy torhwana eziva ubukhulu ekugqibeleni. forest” where he meets the “Queen of the Poles”, fairies, Imifanekiso kaNicole Blomkamp emnyama nam- and elves. Newcomer Collingridge’s paintings are hlophe yenza umfundi abenomfanekiso ngqondweni sumptuous and absorbing, creating a genuine sense of webali. NNG magic. And, as the final scene makes clear, it’s a kind of magic that any reader can access: “And I can go there MAGONA, Sindiwe every day . . . because my favourite book takes me UBuhle, iThol’ elimabala-bala.- David Philip, 2014. there”.’ (Publisher’s Weekly) ULusapho waye eyinkwenkwana eyayingumalusi wenkomo zikayise kwaye ehlakaniphile. Ngaminazana MAGONA, Sindiwe ithile esedlelweni esalusa waqaphele ukuba kukho Isilo esoyisa iNgonyama.- David Philip, 2014. inkonyane engaqhelekanga kumhlambi awalusayo. Le yintsomi yakudala kodwa indlela umbhali aphinda Uzamile ukuzibala iinkomo zikayise ezibiza ngamagama ayibalise ngayo yenza ibengathi umfundi uyifunda ukuqinisekisa ukuba akaphazami. Kwathi kanti ngenene ukokuqala. Umfundi uthi ayihleke kwakwiphepha kukho ithole elingeneleleyo. Wayeqala uLusapho lokuqala uqonde likhona iqhinga ezazihleli kulo ukubona ithole elihle ngoluhlobo elide lanemibala yonke izilwanyana ngoNgonyama, uhleke ngakumbi xa kwaye lalondlekile. uphinda ujonga kwiqweqwe lencwadi ngaphandle, Lifikile lona ixesha lokuba iinkomo ziguqulwe ubona uMpukwana odelelekileyo emi phezu kwentloko ziyokulala ekhaya nalo ke eli thole litsha lalizakuhamba kaNgonyama eziva ubungangamsha bokoyisa esona nezi nkoma, suka laxhathisa alavuma ukuhamba. silwanyana soyikekayo ehlathini. Ibe ngulo phantsi phezulu ke de uLusapho wacinga Ithi ke le ntsomi izilwanyana zonke zehlathi elithile ukusuke alihlabelele eli thole, khwasululu ithole zabiza intlanganiso ngaphandle koNgonyama. lahamba. Akakhange abe nangxaki ke uyise kaLusapho Engabizwa nje uNgonyama kungokuba izilo ezi naye ucebise ukuba baligcine de kufike umnikazi walo. zazizobhunga ngaye kuba zazonele kukunqwamza Kuthe ngaminazana ithile besedlelweni kwafika ndoda nguye futhi enekratshi. Phofu uNgonyama kwelakhe ithile yalibanga eli thole. Akakwazanga ke uLusapho icala wayengazilibali ngobungangamshe bakhe kuba ukujijisana nale ndoda ngeli thole kuba kaloku kwacaca le ndoda yayihamba namanye amadoda amaninzi. Azamile ukuliqhuba eli thole sele likhulile ke phofu, suka alavuma ukuhamba. Yinkomo etheni le ethi ukuze ihambe fanele iculelwe? Zifundele mlesi kolu ncwadi lulungiselelwe abafundi abasakhulayo. Imifanekiso kaNicole Blomkamp emnyama namhlophe yenza umfundi abenomfanekiso ngqondweni webali. NNG

MAGONA, Sindiwe Umfazi osenyangeni.- David Philip, 2014. Kwakudaladala kwilali yaseGwadane abantu bakhona babehlalisene kamnandi yonke into isenziwa ngokomgaqo omiselweyo. Wonke ubani ekuhlaleni

38 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 ebelazi ixesha lokulima futhi besazi nekufanelwe okufundela abantwana kuba liyawudlwengula umxhelo kulinywe ngeloxesha, ixesha lokuvuna lisaziwa, kuvukwa womphulaphuli okanye umfundi. Isakhono sombhali xesha liphi, imitshotsho yolutsha ibanjwa nini nakanjani. siyavakala futhi usebenzise ulwimi olufikelelekayo Nkqu nezilwanyana ezi zaziyazi imithetho yelali yaye engakhange awulahle ummongo webali. Imifanekiso ziyihlonele. Itsho intsomi yombhali. kaNicole Blomkamp emnyama namhlophe yenza Kwa imisebenzi yasemakhaya kumzi ngamnye yay- umfundi abenomfanekiso ngqondweni webali. NNG ilawulwa yilemithetho yelali kangangoba nabafazi be- MAGONA, Sindiwe lali bababeyithobela lemithetho kwimizi yabo. Omnye UNokulunga nembiza yakhe eyimfihlo.- David Philip, ke walemithethetho obandakanya bafazi yayiyinto 2014. yokokuba kwakungamkelekanga ukutheza ngeCawa. UNokulunga wathi xa esenda waxhotyiswa ngunina Mfazazana uthile ke ogama lingunoNkanishe wawun- ngezinto zonke nanjengantombi zonke. Zange ke unina yevulela lomthetho wathabatha iminxeba yakhe wava amyale kube kuphelile waye wamnika nembiza awathi endleni eya ehlathini, nako elandelwa zintsana zakhe aze ayisebenzise xa kukho ingxaki kuphela. Uthandiwe ezimbini nenja ngokunjalo. Uzamile uninazala ukumn- ke uNokulunga ngumyeni wakhe uZinto de walizwa qala uNonkanishe suka walilandela igama lakhe akafuna ngentombi abayathiya igama lokuba nguZintle. Ithe ukumamela. Usizana lexhegwazana lahlala lalinda li- yakuthi dlundlu intombi unina wabelana nayo ngelihlebo noloyiko womsindo ozayo. Zange abuye uNonkanishe, lembiza awalinikwa naye ngunina. zifundele ke mlesi uve okwenzekayo. Imifanekiso kaNi- Kuthe emva kweminyaka betshatile uNokulunga cole Blomkamp emnyama namhlophe yenza umfundi nomyeni wakhe suka umyeni wanqwenela ukuthabatha abenomfanekiso ngqondweni webali. NNG omnye umfazi. Bavumelana ke uZinto nenkosikazi MAGONA, Sindiwe wazekwa umfazi wesibini. Ngaminazana ithile kwabakho UHlohlesakhe nendlezane yelitye.- David Philip, 2014. isisusa elalini kodwa ke ngengxa yokuba umfazi lo Le yenye yeentsomi zakudala zaseAfrika ehambisa wesibini ebesafika kwacaca ukuba akangekwazi ukuya ithi, kwaye kukho indoda egama lalinguHohlesakhe kweli theko. Uye wacelwa ke nguNokulunga ukuba eyayihlala kwilali ethile nenkosikazi yayo entle egama abaphekele umqa ngeli xa bengekho hleze babuye linguNobuhle kwakunye nabantwana bayo abathathu, befile yindlala. Okunene ke wenze njalo. Nanko uZintle uNontombi, uSipho negqibelo uNomhle owayekwabizwa ukhupha la mbiza yemfihlo kanina, wapheka ngayo ngokuba nguNomatse. Eli phelo ke belahlukile umakoti omtsha. Uthe esaqukeza apha endilini suka kwabanye abantwana kwalisavela kunina, wavela yathetha imbiza yafuna ukuphothulwa. Uyiphothule phambi kwexesha, eqavile kunabanye abantwana futhi ke umtshakazi esoyika enjalo ekuthe Kanye xa egqiba ekrelekrele nanjengoko kuvakala apha ebalini. ukuyizamisa washiyeka engaziva mnandi wayophumla UHlohlesakhe uthe esahlelisene kamnandi nosapho kwigumbi lakhe lokulala. Uthe akungena umyeni kwelo lwakhe suka kwafika imbalela eyathi yabenza nzima gumbi lonkosikazi wesibini wasothula esofelweyo ubomi babantu kulo lali. Kwanqaba kutya de abantu xa efika ebanda. Ingaba yayintoni unobangela bazincamela ezingcanjini ukuze baphile. Kuleli xesha wokubhubha konfazi wokuqala kuba uZinto wathi naxa ke uHlohlosakhe waphuma iphulo wayokuzingela ephinda ethatha owesithathu kwehla kwaso. Nangona ehlathini. Uthe ke esabhadula njalo apho wahlangana ilibali lakudala umbhali usebenzisa imo zangoku xa nengonyama waze ngokuzikhusela wakhwela phezu ephinda elibalisa. Imifanekiso kaNicole Blomkamp kwelityekazi. Kuthe kanti uzincedile kuba kulapho emnyama namhlophe yenza umfundi abenomfanekiso walila ekhalimela indlala eyaye imphethe de wabona ngqondweni webali. NNG kuliqika oninoni. Watya watya apho walibala nolosapho lwakhe. Mbone ke umfo omkhulu xa efika emzini Note: At the time of going to press some of these wakhe isisu sibomvu engasafuni kwanto esiwa phantsi titles were still on order. komlomo. Uhle waqaphela uNomatse lento kayise EB Erich Buchhaus wagqiba kwelokuba amlandele xa esiya kuzingela, SCG Sabrina Gosling umothuko owawufumanayo kwabangathi akasafiki NNG Nomonde Ngqoba kunina. Zifundele ke mlesi uve okwalandelayo. Le ntsomi inomyalezo ewushiyayo kumfundi futhi olu ncwadi lungasetyenziswa xa ubani efuna amabali

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40 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Kapp, Sophia. Driehoek.- Lapa, 2013. Tafelberg, 2013. 2013. J 299.6 SHE Falkner, Brian. Northwood.- Walker Penzhorn, Anna J. Sneeusoene.- Shemer, Michael. African traditional Bks., 2013. Donker Sjokolade, 2013. religions: practices.- Awareness Gardner, Lyn. Olivia and the great Reynders, Adele. Isa se uitdaging.- Pub., 2013. escape.- Nosy Crow, 2013. Donker Sjokolade, 2013. J 371.4268 MED Hoena, Blake A. Jack and the Stamatelos, Pat. Pastoor.- Medina, Sarah. Television.- beanstalk: the graphic novel.- Tafelberg, 2013. Wayland, 2013. Raintree, 2013. Thom, Charl. As die geeste kwaad Jeuglektuur Jones, Rob Lloyd. Wild boy.- is.- Hartbees Uitg., 2013. Walker Bks., 2013. Banscherus, Jurgen. Honde, hoede Thrasher, Travis. Die oorwinning.- Lester, Helen. Happy birthday, en hande.- Human, 2013. Christelike Uitg., 2013. Tacky!- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Daniel, Jeremy. My beste, beste Van Tonder, Annetjie. 2013. maatjie.- Tafelberg, 2013. Hartsberaad.- Donker Sjokolade, Malone, Geoffrey. Dead boys’ Davis, Sarah. Diere: wegkruipertjie 2013. club.- Hodder, 2013. - [300 diere om te soek!].- Human, Venter, Irma. Skrapnel.- Human, Middleton, Charlotte. Charlotte 2013. 2013. Middleton presents Christopher’s Engelbrecht, Nelia. Die Vermaak, Frances. Skakerings van bicycle.- Oxford U.P., 2013. vierletterwoord.- Tafelberg, 2013. blou.- Romanza, 2013. Patterson, James. How I survived Ferreira, Annelie. ‘n Kameel, ‘n Walsh, Sheila. Lied van ‘n gebroke bullies, broccoli, and Snake Hill.- sprinkaan en ‘n vrot tamatie.- hart.- Struik Christelike Boeke, Young Arrow, 2013. Human, 2013. 2013. Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate flips out.- Mortier, Tine. Martie en haar HarperCollins Children’s Bks., 2013. ouma.- Protea Boekhuis, 2013. Juvenile Non-Fiction Peters, Gene Meyer. Food fun.- My eerste 100 getalle.- Phambili, Jeugvaklektuur Pearson Education S.A., 2013. 2013. Powell, Martin. Red Riding Hood: Peters, Gene Meyer. Een, twee, J 230 SHE the graphic novel.- Raintree, 2013. drie.- Pearson Education S.A., Shemer, Michael. Christianity.- Powell, Martin. Sleeping Beauty: 2013. Awareness Pub., 2013. the graphic novel.- Raintree, 2013. Vendel, Edward van de. Een J 289.93 SHE Rance, Sheila. Sun catcher.- Orion miljoen vlinders.- Protea Boekhuis, Shemer, Michael. African Children’s Bks., 2013. 2013. independent churches: beliefs.- Reese, Jenn. Above world.- Walker Awareness Pub., 2013. Juvenile Fiction Bks., 2013. J 289.93 SHE Scotton, Robb. Splat says thank Abnett, Dan. Dragon frontier.- Shemer, Michael. African you!- HarperCollins, 2013. Puffin, 2013. independent churches: customs.- Sedgwick, Marcus. Scream sea.- Black, Holly. Doll bones.- Awareness Pub., 2013. Orion Children’s Bks., 2013. Doubleday, 2013. J 294.5 SHE Sorour, Kerry. Out and about.- Boyce, Frank Cottrell. Chitty chitty Shemer, Michael. Hinduism.- Pearson Education S.A., 2013. bang bang and the race against Awareness Pub., 2013. Torday, Piers. The last wild.- time.- Macmillan, 2013. J 296 SHE Quercus, 2013. Branford, Anna. Violet Mackerel’s Shemer, Michael. Judaism.- Wilson, Jacqueline. Queenie.- natural habitat.- Walker Bks., 2013. Awareness Pub., 2013. Doubleday, 2013. Brett, Cathy. Everything is fine.- J 297 SHE Headline, 2013. Shemer, Michael. Islam.- Awareness Johanna de Beer is the assistant Colfer, Chris. The land of stories - Pub., 2013. director, Selection, of the Western the wishing spell.- Little, Brown, J 299.6 SHE Cape Library Service. 2013. Shemer, Michael. African traditional Daniel, Jeremy. My forever friend.- religions: beliefs.- Awareness Pub.,

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 41 library route False Bay Region

False Bay region includes the geographical areas of Oostenberg and Municipalities by Sophia Rickett

his region includes the are held here regularly. The Friends seating to accommodate all the geographical areas of the have been providing a support learners who use the library. The TOostenberg Municipality and network for the library for twenty- biggest achievement of this library the Helderberg Municipality. (The six years. They focus especially is that it brings together people region was previously known as on fundraising, mainly by means from different levels and different Atlantis Region, later as , of book sales. Outreach work in organisations. and libraries were again later sub- the community centres around the Staff: one principal librarian; six divided into other regions.) The work of community organisations librarians; three assistant librarians region serves fifteen libraries and such as the literacy school SHARE, (full-time); six assistant librarians one library depot. The City of Cape which has been providing a service (part-time); three library aids. Town placed the libraries under the for twenty-five years already and is control of two library managers currently training 135 adults. This Circulation: 502,388 in District 5 (comprising of six school does pioneering work in Membership: 29,142 libraries) and District 6 (comprising the Helderberg basin in the field of Stock: 68,437 of nine libraries) respectively. basic education. The library also provides a service to five old-age Somerset West Library Strand Library homes, which includes the provision This library, which opened its doors Strand Library, which opened its of block loans to residents who to the public in 1958, has the highest doors on 29 August 1974, is housed are not able to visit the library. As circulation in the Helderberg basin. in a modern, highly functional an information centre, the library It also has the highest circulation building which is centrally located. provides SmartCape, information of English fiction and non-fiction A spacious entrance hall, where and study facilities to students for both adults and children in regular exhibitions of art works are from tertiary institutions, learners the False Bay Region. It serves a held, separates the library from the and other library users. The library diverse community. Block loans kitchen, workrooms and hall. A has a well-equipped Africa room of foreign fiction from countries bright, airy atmosphere is created in which is used for research purposes. such as Germany and Italy, are the library with large windows from Library orientation takes place requested for library users from floor to ceiling. This library has the annually, and a service is provided SN. The library, which has been second highest circulation in the to approximately 113 educational upgraded several times, is centrally Helderberg basin. It initially served institutions in the Helderberg basin, located in Somerset West. Various a predominantly Afrikaans-speaking including crèches. Weekly story organisations rendering a service to community, but this tendency hours are held in a child-friendly the community, such as corporate is changing, as the composition children’s section. Some of the organisations, social and religious of its library users is becoming challenges that the library faces are groupings, NGOs and colleges such increasingly diverse. The library is the low scholastic levels of many as Damelin, make use of the hall. known for its excellent, extended learners and the language barriers Many cultural activities for example, service to seven old-age homes in that the staff are confronted arts exhibitions and craft markets the vicinity. As soon as the library with. There is also not sufficient opens its doors in the morning the

42 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 residents of these centres flock markets, monthly book discussions, its doors. In 1963 the library was to the library, and every day the book sales by the Friends as well as renamed the PD Paulse Memorial staff are extremely busy from the community meetings. The library Library. The new standard library moment the library opens its doors. enters learners for the ATKV’s Best building was officially opened on 8 Block loans are issued to residents Afrikaans Children’s Book of the May 1978. who are not able to visit the library, Year reading competition, and the This library initially served an and large-print books in Afrikaans learners take part in the annual Afrikaans-speaking community, and English are highly in demand LIS reading competition for Grade but at present it serves a more at these centres. Library outreach 7 learners. A challenge which the diverse community. Young people programmes include library library faces is the rising number of especially, read more English fiction marketing, for example, by means of students from diverse communities than before. The staff are friendly a Facebook page which advertises using the library. There is a growing and helpful. The library has a very new library acquisitions as well as need for information among high neat appearance. The staff used to the library activities being planned. school and primary school learners wipe the plastic cover of each book Photographs of people who have who solely depend on libraries for that was returned by readers before attended functions held by the information. the book was filed! library also appear on the page, Staff: one senior librarian; one The library provides a service and through these activities sound librarian; one children’s librarian; to learners from ten schools and relationships are built with library four assistant librarians (full time); eight crèches. The SmartCape and users. SmartCape and information two assistant librarians (part time); information and study facilities of and study facilities are provided two library aids. this library are used extensively by to nine schools and twenty-five learners as well as the general public. pre-school institutions, including Circulation: 319,898 Many learners from nearby schools crèches. The in-house use of the Membership: 8,859 visit the library for information, library is high, as learners from Stock: 47,397 and many photostat copies are neighbouring areas also do their made for school projects. The in- research at the library and many house use of this library is high. PD Paulse Memorial Library photostat copies are made from the Staff conduct library awareness This library, located in Sarepta, Kuils pamphlet file that is kept. programmes at schools and crèches River, was named after a school Library orientation and visits in order to market the library. Story principal and community leader to schools and crèches take place hours are presented to children, and form Sarepta, Paul David Paulse. regularly. Story hours are presented during school holidays interesting He had a love for books and was in a child-friendly children’s holiday programmes are offered. chairperson of a committee that section and imaginative holiday The library hall is often used for recommended that the municipality programmes occupy children during community meetings, workshops establish a full-fledged library in the school holidays. The library and upliftment programmes. The Sarepta. On 12 September 1957 the hall is used for social upliftment challenges the library faces are Sarepta Public Library, which was programmes, workshops, craft unemployment, poverty, substance initially housed in a rectory, opened

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Back row (ltr): Thami Maseti, assistant librarian; Marida Mostert, assistant librarian; Trudi du Plessis, librarian; Amanda de Beer, librarian; Vuyo Tatana-Somlata, librarian; Roné Reesberg, Librarian; Ni-Shaat Warrin, assistant librarian and Joe Janda, library aid. Front row (ltr): Phumza Mbinda, librarian; Elsa Lötter, assistant librarian and Sunell Lötter, principal librarian

Eerste River Library

(Ltr): Lamla Skudla, senior librarian; Astrid Solomons, assistant librarian; Themba Gxanase, librarian; Janine Opperman, library aid; Rene Jashim, librarian; Liesl Malgas, assistant librarian; Mervin Opperman, assistant librarian and Magdalene Goshai, assistant librarian

Eikendal Library

(Ltr) Gerda Kruger, assistant librarian (part- time); Brenda Lufele, assistant librarian (part- time); Sandra Shamrock, assistant librarian; Sisanda Mtyi, librarian; Veniwe Robo, senior librarian and Dumisani Dayimani, library aid

Gordons Bay

Gretel Marais, senior librarian; Linda Bruwer, assistant librarian; Alice Alexander, library aid and Mae Kusens, assistant librarian

44 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 abuse and teenage pregnancies. provided sixty-seven minutes of Centre. Library staff attend parent A book club for women was service on Madiba Day, which took meetings at schools, thus marketing established and book discussions the form of an outreach activity the library. The in-house use of the take place regularly. A readers’ at the Zandvliet Old Age Home. library is high. Research for school club for teenagers is envisaged. During the Christmas holidays, a projects is done on a large scale and As a result of marketing drives the Christmas party is always held for the photostat machine is often used. circulation of isiXhosa books is a hundred less-privileged children The SmartCape and information and gradually increasing. in Macassar. The library provides study facilities are frequently used Staff: one senior librarian; three a service to six schools and thirty by learners and adult members of library assistants; one library aid. crèches. Story hours are regularly the community. held in the library and school visits The library provides a service to Circulation: 53,254 are carried out. On 2 September nine schools and fifty-five crèches. Membership: 3,969 2012 the library celebrated its 30th Storytelling takes place regularly Stock: 20,819 birthday with a thanksgiving service when pre-school children visit the led by a reverend who used to study library. The hall was initially used at the library while he was still a as a crèche, but is currently used Macassar Library learner. The library has already been for workshops, book discussions, Macassar Library is located in the upgraded twice. During the last community meetings and youth geographical area of Zandvliet. upgrade the hall was changed into a empowerment programmes. School The library opened its doors on section for adults and provision was visits are conducted, but the teachers 2 September 1982 with four staff made for an area where learners do not provide the necessary co- members. Macassar Library can do their homework. Challenges operation. There are widespread serves a predominantly Afrikaans- which the library faces are the unemployment, poverty, substance speaking community. The slogan high unemployment rate, poverty, abuse and teenage pregnancies in of the library is: Uplift and educate substance abuse and teenage the community, therefore the library our community! By providing pregnancies. The many library also plays an educational role. The SmartCape and information and outreach initiatives deserve to be library is too small to accommodate study facilities to students and mentioned. the number of library users and the community, the library indeed Staff: one senior librarian; one also needs multiple copies of study carries out its mission. The library librarian; two assistant librarians; guides to be able to provide for keeps in touch with the heart of one assistant librarian (part-time); the needs of all the learners. At Macassar, and the involvement of one library aid. present learners turn to libraries in the librarian in community projects other areas. The extended open deserves a special mention. Literacy Circulation: 58,407 hours have led to an increase in classes that were initially offered by Membership: 4,100 membership and circulation. the librarian were very successful Stock: 25,454 Staff: one senior librarian; one and attracted wide publicity. librarian; two assistant librarians; two Through this effort municipal part-time librarians (one permanent, workers could for the first time read Hector Petersen Memorial one contract); one library aid. the information on their payslips, Library which increased their self-esteem. The Hector Petersen Memorial Circulation: 32,718 The librarian involves officials of Library was named after the late Membership: 4,479 the town, even the councillor, when Hector Petersen, the first casualty Stock: 17,526 community projects are launched, of the 1976 uprisings in Soweto. and through this the library is The library is centrally located in marketed quite well. The (200) in Helderberg and is right Sir Lowry’s Pass Library Candles of Hope event, hosted in next to the municipal buildings. The The youngest library in this region is collaboration with the University of historical events of 1976 are depicted located in Sir Lowry’s Pass village in Stellenbosch (US), which funded the on the walls of the nearby museum. District 6. event, was held in commemoration The library opened its doors in The library remained closed for of nine people who died in a fire November 1997. It mainly serves several months, after the book bus in Macassar. One of the guest two isiXhosa-speaking communities, had delivered the first stock, as no speakers at the event was Prof Lwandle and Nomzamu. The library staff had yet been appointed. Under Russel Botman, rector (deceased) is actively involved in the community the leadership of the principal, and vice chancellor of the US. The with its outreach activities to, Mr MacDonald, the community library staff, the police and primary among others, Nceduluntu Old Age convened a meeting with the school learners from Macassar Home and the Yabonga Children’s Library Service during which it was

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(Ltr) Esethu Ndesi, assistant librarian; Patricia Mekuto, assistant librarian; Marcia Nkomje, assistant librarian; Mzukisi Njambatwa, senior librarian; Asanda Ndaliso, librarian; Nokubonga Sapepa, library aid and Siyabonga Mtshotshisa, assistant librarian

Kraaifontein Library

(Ltr) Nelia van Zyl, chief librarian; Annette Jordan , assistant librarian; Suraya Hassiem, part- time librarian; Noluthando Ndindibala, library aid; Janet le Roux, assistant librarian en Nobomi Duze, librarian

Kuilsriver Library

(Ltr): Valencia Verhoog, assistant librarian; Jane Horne, librarian; Carol-Ann Johnson, assistant librarian; Valeska Daniels, library aid; Mario le Fleur, assistant librarian; Elzette Myburgh, senior librarian; Marindie Maddison, librarian en Yvette Perry, assistant librarian

Macassar Library

(Ltr): Adelaide Hendricks, assistant librarian; Perriann Roziers, assistant librarian; Glen Etson, senior librarian; Jerome Cupido, librarian and Niklaas Adams, library aid

46 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 requested that the library be opened among learners, drug addiction and Challenges in the community so that the learners could use the overpopulation present challenges are the high illiteracy levels, library. It was decided that a staff for the library staff. Some of the substance and alcohol abuse and member of Somerset West Library library’s successes are the award teenage pregnancies. The library’s would temporarily be in charge, and received from the ward for a literacy involvement with community the library consequently opened its project as well as its considerable organisations, the establishment doors on 12 January 2004. It is an increase in circulation. of book clubs and the work of the Afrikaans-speaking community, but Staff: one senior librarian; one Friends of the Eikendal Library the town also has a large number of librarian; two assistant librarians; have contributed significantly to an isiXhosa-speaking library users. one assistant librarian (part time); increase in circulation. The stock of this library is one library aid. Staff: one senior librarian; one comprehensive enough to cater for librarian; one assistant librarian; two the needs of its diverse community. Circulation: 37,542 assistant librarians (part time); one Providing a service to the elderly is an Membership: 1,898 library aid. important outreach activity. Videos Stock: 14,996 and DVDs are shown when senior Circulation: 50,354 clubs visit the library, or sometimes Membership: 4,291 Eikendal Library the library staff do book readings Stock: 18,811 This library, which is located in on request. During these visits , was thirty years old senior club members are provided in 2012. A lovely mosaic mural Kraaifontein Library with refreshments. The library staff at the entrance of the library The first library in Kraaifontein collect books that are outstanding depicts the dawn of civilisation. opened its doors on 5 October 1969 from the homes of library users. The library provides a service to a and on 21 August 1983 moved into With the help of SHARE the library predominantly Afrikaans-speaking the new library next to the municipal offers a literacy programme for community, but about 40% of the buildings. The library serves an adults. Workshops are also offered current library users are isiXhosa- Afrikaans-speaking community, to teach unemployed women the speaking. For this reason the but has also started showing a skill of creating products that can senior librarian started building and more diverse user profile. The be sold for an income. The library marketing a special collection of neatness of the library, the restful provides a service to one primary isiXhosa books for adults and teens. atmosphere, soothing background school and nine crèches. Story hours This has led to a high circulation in music and excellent service are for crèches are held in the library. these categories. The library also outstanding characteristics of this In cases where a crèche is not able serves learners from library. Circulation has increased to visit the library, the children’s and Bloekombos, who have to walk with residents from adjacent areas librarian presents a story hour at the approximately five kilometres to who also make use of this library. specific crèche. Many unemployed find information. Outreach programmes of the library people use the Internet facilities to The in-house use of the library is include a service to two old-age search for jobs, as unemployment high and in the afternoons the library homes in the vicinity, including block and poverty are rife in the town. is abuzz with activity as learners loans, monthly reading sessions to The library offers interesting search for information. The library’s adults by the librarian, as well as programmes for learners during Internet facility is frequently used by participating in outreach activities the school holidays. The primary learners and job seekers. The library of Badisa (a social work organisation schools are literally in the library’s serves learners from sixteen schools in and Wynberg), drug backyard, which is an advantage, and nine crèches. Story hours are rehabilitation support groups and as the good co-operation between conducted regularly and marketing the Kraaifontein business chamber. teachers and the librarian are to the of the libray is done at schools. Library orientation, visits to learners’ advantage. The reading During school holidays activities schools and crèches, displays of programme of the library has such as face painting, handwork and new acquisitions, introducing the improved many learners’ reading art work activities and DVD shows library’s activities on Facebook and abilities. The library has an excellent are presented to children. The storytelling hours for adults and collection of junior non-fiction library hall is used for community children form part of the library’s titles which is used extensively for projects. The Friends of the Library marketing initiatives. projects. Many photostat copies are is a support group that raises funds The staff provide a service to made and the in-house use of the and assists with operational tasks five schools and five crèches and library is quite high. Problems in the such as book repairs. Book clubs to learners from nearby areas. The community, such as unemployment, actively conduct book discussions. staff assist learners with the retrieval poverty, the high drop-out rate

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(Ltr): Vuyolwethu Ningiza, assistant librarian; Elizabeth Dumane, librarian; Nomthetho Nongwana, library aid; Shamielah Jansen, assistant librarian; Melanie van Sitters, assistant librarian; Nathasha Leonard, assistant librarian and Eleanore Pietersen, senior librarian

PD Paulse Library

(Ltr): Mary Jansen, senior worker; Deidre Benjamin, assistant librarian; Ronelda Maree, assistant librarian and Aida Ellman-Abrahams, senior librarian

Scottsdene Library

(Ltr): Tania Ngwendu, assistant librarian; Nazalia Jansen, volunteer; Meketsi Orele, librarian; Sylvia Bell, worker; Allison Jantjies, senior librarian and Charlette Andrews, assistant librarian

Sir Lowry`s Pass Library

(Ltr): Magdalene Daniso, assistant librarian; Veronica Godfrey, library aid; Sindiswa Madolwana, librarian (labour broker); Phindile Memani, senior librarian; Nicholas Stallenberg, assistant librarian and Tania Bailey, assistant librarian

48 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 of information and with photostats. Friends of the Gordon’s Bay libraries in the region. According to They also help job seekers to search Library actively support its library, the librarian, the children read junior for jobs via SmartCape and assist raise funds, mend books and give non-fiction as they find the topics with the completion of application educational support to Temperance interesting. Holiday programmes forms for jobs advertised by the Town Primary School. Jeanette such as face painting and other City of Cape Town. Children’s Kruger, a teacher and former staff art classes, as well as DVD shows programmes are presented to member of this library, is currently keep children occupied during the learners during school holidays. The coaching learners to take part in holidays. The library staff present library hall is used for community the Afrikaans Reading Competition library guidance sessions at schools meetings and activities such as for the Grade 7s. The library serves and crèches. Stories are read to line dancing, book club discussions primary schools in Gordon’s Bay and crèche children and children’s and craft markets. The library staff Temperance Town. The SmartCape reading groups established by the dream about longer opening hours and information facilities are used library create a culture of reading to be able to provide an extended extensively by library users. among young patrons. The library service to library users. Story hours for children and serves children from four schools Staff: one principal librarian; one holiday programmes are offered. and fourteen crèches and is very librarian (contract); two assistant The children’s acitivities will be busy. The photostat machine even librarians; one assistant librarian extended as soon as the children’s sometimes overheats! The research (part-time); one library aid. library becomes operational. The section covers many topics and, circulation of English fiction has together with other study material, Circulation: 208,743 increased substantially. Generally, is used extensively. The Internet Membership: 6,311 the library is quite busy, in fact, it facility is used by learners and Stock: 38,751 has the fourth highest circulation in job seekers. Job seekers are also the district. helped to draw up their CVs in order Staff: one principal librarian; one to improve their chances of finding Gordons bay Library librarian; one assistant librarian; one a job. This library, which started operating library aid. Challenges for the library are in a converted house, opened its substance abuse in the community, doors on 25 May 1956. In the years Circulation: 102,177 vandalism and theft. Since the prior to 1956, library users had to Membership: 3,296 library started offering sessions on pay a monthly subscription fee, but Stock: 21,811 library etiquette, fewer books have this practice was abolished when the been damaged. The library has built Provincial Library Service took over. up a good network with community The library has since been Library organisations and business people upgraded several times. The recent The first library in Eerste River now beginning to sponsor the extension to the building will serve as opened its doors on 22 January 1998. library’s outreach programmes. a children’s library and will provide The library serves a predominantly The hall is available for activities space for desks where also adults Afrikaans community but is lately such as craft classes, reading and can study or read in the morning. serving a more diverse community holiday programmes and for use Holiday and reading programmes as people from adjacent new areas by community groups such as the will also be offered in this room. The also use it. The library is extremely Down Syndrome support group and library serves a traditionally English- busy, being currently one of three the chess club. speaking community. Lately, libraries with the highest circulation Staff: one senior librarian; one patrons of diverse communities in the Helderberg. This is due to librarian; four assistant librarians; have also started using the library. library marketing initiatives such as two assistant librarians (part-time); The library’s outreach programme a membership campaign conducted two library aids. in Temperance Town is very by library staff at places such as successful. Library staff visit the Eerste River station, where the Circulation: 131,327 Red Cross Yellow Door Community services and programmes of the Membership: 8,953 Centre twice a month, and render a library are advertised. The staff Stock: 33,089 rewarding book exchange service in fact, moves out of the library to Afrikaans- and isiXhosa-speaking building into the community. adults who are registered, but are The circulation of English titles suider-Strand Library indisposed library patrons. This and non-fiction for children has This library was officially opened centre also serves as a soup kitchen, constantly increased over the years. on 4 April 1979. The library serves which means that both ‘minds and The circulation of junior non-fiction an Afrikaans-speaking community, bodies are fed’. compares well with that of bigger but like many other libraries in the

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(Ltr): Annastatia Williams, library aid; Murlan Blom, library aid; Talita de Klerk, principal librarian; Ina Coetzee, librarian; Jackie van Schalkwyk, librarian; David Daniels, assistant librarian; Chaylene Muller, assistant librarian; Sarina Fourie, librarian; Alta de Villiers, assistant librarian; Paige Malgas, librarian and Ncomeka Mapoyi, librarian

Strand Library

(Ltr): Bongiwe Moss, library aid; Patricia Booysen, assistant librarian; Louisa Vermeulen, librarian; Enka van Staden, senior librarian; Karen Coetzer, assistant librarian; Heather Davids, assistant librarian; Elize du Plessis, librarian and Rina Engelbrecht, librarian

Suider Strand Library

(Ltr): Carlene Sauls, library aid; Carol van der Heever , assistant librarian and Ray Milalen, labour Broker

50 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 City of Cape Town, it is currently homebased care and pre-school a service to members of old-age characterised by a more diverse user education) which empowered local homes in the area. Learners from profile. It does outreach work with people in 2013 to start their own twelve schools and twenty crèches crèches in the area and also has a small businesses, were held in the in the area make use of the library child-friendly section where children library hall. The hall is also used for information retrieval and reading from crèches can hear stories. for meetings of senior citizens, for enjoyment. The Internet and The library is always neat and youth and book clubs and cultural information facilities at the library clean and staff are known for activities. The library provides a are extensively used by learners and their friendly service. It stocks a service to nineteen schools and six job seekers. representative collection of English crèches. At the start of each school The biggest challenge in the fiction and non-fiction and people year the learners visit the library for area is gangsterism, which compels from nearby areas also make use of library orientation sessions. learners to make use of libraries in its services. The Internet facilities are Programmes marketing the library other areas. However, the library frequently used by job seekers and are conducted and story hours are still fulfills its role as an information the information and study facilities held for children. In 2013 a total of centre in the area. Many library are used extensively by learners and 171 story hours, attended by 666 patrons use the library to obtain students. Except for the number of children, were held. In the afternoon interesting reading matter, to read crèches, the library also provides a the library is extremely busy. The in- the newspaper in peace or to study service to six schools in the vicinity. house use is high, and the pamphlet in silence, especially in cases where Holiday programmes, handcraft collections and other information circumstances at home are not classes and community meetings sources are frequently used for conducive to studying. The hall is are held in the hall. The library also school projects. The Internet used for library programmes such has a Friends organisation which facilities are used by learners and as holiday programmes for children, serves as a support group who help job seekers. The library arranges story hours for crèches, DVD shows to raise funds, cover books, and help the annual Afrikaans reading as part of holiday programmes, and children after school with language competition for Grade 7 learners of art classes. A programme aimed at education and mathematics classes. the schools in the vicinity. The staff improving children’s reading skills is Circulation has increased started a book club for teens, while a conducted by YMCA volunteers. as a result of the community’s picture book club for pre-schoolers Staff: one senior librarian; one involvement in library activities. is envisaged with a view to creating assistant librarian; two assistant The challenges in the community a culture of reading among the librarians (part-time); one library impacting on the library are poverty, children. Some of the offices in the worker. unemployment, substance abuse building were previously occupied and a lack of computer training. by sections of the Council, but the Circulation: 43,179 Staff: one senior librarian; one entire building will soon be used by Membership: 3,068 librarian; two assistant librarians; the library alone. Stock: 21,415 one assistant librarian (part-time); Staff: one senior librarian; one one library aid. librarian; two assistant librarians; Kuilsrivier Library one library aid. This library was opened in 1926. Circulation: 57,486 The new library, built in Cape Membership: 3,553 Circulation: 81,723 Dutch style, opened its doors on Stock: 19,694 Membership: 5,089 25 March 1957. Since then it has Stock: 27,623 been upgraded several times. The Melton Rose Library library serves a mainly Afrikaans- This library, which serves the Scottsdene Library speaking community, but like all Afrikaans-speaking communities of This library opened its doors on 25 other libraries, now has a more Kleinvlei, Eerste River, Tuscany Glen, June 1987. It serves a predominantly diverse group of library users. Malibu and Blackheath, opened its Afrikaans-speaking community, but Kuilsrivier Library provides a service doors on 18 June 1990. The library lately, it has also started to serve a to twenty-five crèches and twenty users currently form a diverse more diverse group of library users. schools including Bellville Technical group. The Melton Rose Arts and Previously a toy library, which used High School. At the beginning of Craft project, initiated to lower to loan educational toys to children the school year library orientation unemployment in the community, with development backlogs, formed sessions for learners are arranged as well as the job creation projects part of the Scottsdene Library, but on request. Story hours are held at of the Stigting vir Bemagtiging unfortunately this does not exist crèches and at the library. During deur Afrikaans (the beauty industry, anymore. This library also renders visits to schools learners are taught

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 51 how to retrieve information from a library with tape aids, as well as a to six schools in the vicinity. Staff the library’s research section. The public library section which houses market the library by means of visits SmartCape and study facilities are a research section. Services are to pre-primary schools and crèches. used by learners and members of provided to independent learners, Learners from twelve schools in the broader community. learners reading with tape aids, other areas also make use of the The recent appointment of a as well as staff who need subject library’s information facilities. The children’s librarian enables the matter. The library purchases many research section is well equipped children’s section to function of its books with its own funds. with research material (own stock effectively. The stock in the teenage Library expansion is currently taking as well as that of the Western section has been upgraded and place to enable the library to offer Cape Library Service). Adults attractively set out and as a result Internet facilities as well. In the feel welcome in the library, read the English junior fiction statistics meantime, outstanding titles are the newspaper, relax and browse increased phenomenally from received and shelf reading is done through the new acquisitions 2011 to 2012. The hall is used for regularly, while stock-taking of own displayed on a table. The Internet community activities such as line stock is conducted. The school facilities are mainly used by learners dancing, community meetings, book plans to appoint a qualified librarian and job seekers. Rendering a service club discussions, handcraft projects as soon as the information centre to residents of five retirement and craft markets. has been completed. facilities built recently is a challenge The Friends of the Library assist Staff: vacant. that the library has to deal with, with fund-raising and operational because many seniors are not able tasks such as interfiling returned Circulation: 7,709 to visit the library themselves. books on the shelves. The library Stock: 4,051 Unfortunately, owing to its high is currently more involved in circulation the library currently does arranging programmes for adults. not have extra staff to provide this A knitting club was started in 2013, Brackenfell Library service. while a needlework club will also be This library is located in Paradys The Friends of the Brackenfell established in 2014. All the extended Street, practically next to the Pick Library provides an essential activities, holiday programmes, as n Pay Hypermarket in Brackenfell. support network to the library. well as reading programmes for The library has an excellent stock The high circulation proves that children and adults have resulted in which is optimally utilised by the public is satisfied with the an increase in circulation. A well- residents from Brackenfell as well as service the library provides. The known female author is regularly those employed at the shops in the library is involved with the work of chosen as guest speaker at the Hypermarket shopping complex. It local community organisations, for annual Women’s Day celebrations has the highest circulation in this example, handcraft groups, senior at this library. This in itself is a region and has been upgraded clubs, book clubs and reading cultural experience for the female several times. programmes for children. audience, who uses this posh event The new library building, which Staff: one principal librarian; five to pose questions to the visiting has a very attractive interior, was librarians; five assistant librarians author and to socialise. Although the opened on 3 June 1987. The library (full-time); three assistant librarians new children’s section does not yet is well managed, has a pleasant (part-time); one library aid. have all its furniture and books, it is atmosphere and user cooperation already equipped with study desks is excellent. Children enjoy visiting Circulation: 579,002 sponsored by the Friends. the library where they can relax Membership: 16,137 Staff: one senior librarian; two in the cosy children’s section Stock: 59,150 librarians; four assistant librarians; and select their books. Activities one library aid. such as puppet shows, attractive displays, paintwork and story hours, Sophia Rickett is the regional Circulation: 191,243 presented with great imagination librarian of the False Bay Region, Membership: 9,985 by library staff, are popular among Western Cape Library Service. Stock: 28,916 children. This increases the circulation and encourages children to become lifelong members of the Jan Kriel School Depot Brackenfell Library. This school for special education Outreach projects of the library in Kuilsrivier has been upgraded include visits to old-age homes, several times. The new media as well as block loans. The library centre, opened in May 1990, includes provides an information service

52 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 audiovisual Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

One never realises the impact someone has on your life until that person is not there anymore by Cherezaan Basadien

hen I heard the sad news with other ANC leaders, he was that the notorious on 6 December 2013 that convicted during the Rivonia Trial Prison, where he spent 17 years, WNelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (1963-1964) on charges of sabotage, be transformed from the icon of the man that everybody called as well as other crimes committed apartheid to a multiracial emblem Madiba (according to his clan name, while he led the movement against of peace. This DVD showcases or Tata, as he was affectionately apartheid. For his convictions, what happened on Robben Island known) had passed on, it felt as if I Mandela served 27 years in prison, to people like the warders, some had lost my grandfather. spending many of these on Robben of their wives, inmates, et cetera. One never realises the impact Island. Following his release Mandela invited Bono and other someone has on your life until that from prison on 11 February 1990, great superstars to the island to person is not there anymore. I Mandela supported reconciliation give bigger exposure for his 46664 grew up with the saying ‘One man’s and negotiation, and helped lead AIDS concert. terrorist is another man’s freedom the transition towards multiracial fighter,’ and that is how I learnt democracy in South Africa. Mandela about Nelson Mandela as a freedom Madiba died on 5 December 2013 U 920 MAN fighter. and was buried ten days later in his A captivating view of the incredible In this article I want to pay tribute rural boyhood home of Qunu after spirit of one of the world’s most to one of South Africa’s biggest a state memorial service in Pretoria fascinating people, this full-length icons: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. attended by dignitaries from around documentary follows Nelson Mr Mandela (Madiba) was an anti- the world. Mandela from his early days and apartheid revolutionary, politician, tribal education to his election as activist, lawyer and philanthropist Apartheid’s last stand South Africa’s first black president. whose politics of forgiveness and U 320.968 APA Madiba talks about his early life, his reconciliation made him a global This is a Discovery Channel childhood, adolescence, career in peace icon. biography DVD about Nelson law, first marriage, time in prison, his February 2010 marked 20 years Mandela, South Africa’s first black parents, his homestead, et cetera, since the apartheid regime of president, who brought about and you get to see the president in South Africa unbanned the African social reforms after 300 years of everyday activities. National Congress (ANC) and other oppression. This DVD brings us The DVD is divided into chapters: liberation movements, and released closer to the issues surrounding 1. Growing up Xhosa Nelson Mandela from prison. He South African’s hard-won peace 2. Rite of passage was the first South African president and the struggle to put economic 3. Escape to the big city to be elected in a representative hardship and psychological pain 4. Political awakening democratic election and held office behind them. 5. Rise to leadership from 1994 to 1999. Before his Nelson Mandela peacefully ended 6. On trial - armed resistance presidency, Mandela was active in South Africa’s apartheid-driven 7. Robben Island the struggle against apartheid and violence and the world called it a 8. Winnie banished the leader of the ANC’s armed wing, miracle. As an international symbol 9. The world takes notice Umkhonto we Sizwe. Together of that miracle, Mandela ordered

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 53 10. Release and Savuka, The Specials, Vusi an academy award for Best 11. Transition to democracy Mahlasela, The Kalahari Surfers, Documentary. 12. Black president. Babsy Mlangeni, Bayete and Jabu Khanyile, Brenda Fassie and more. Nelson Mandela: The struggle The DVD pack includes a Mandela Also included is a beautiful 48- is my life original soundtrack CD with 25 page book filled with dozens of art U 920 MAN original soundtracks of essentially images, photos and an essay by This DVD sketches the early life of South African music. Tracks include acclaimed British journalist Robin Mandela as a young man amongst Jennifer Jones and Hugh Masekela, Denselow. It tells the amazing story men of wisdom, to politics and The African Jazz Pioneers, The of the extraordinary life of Nelson Robben Island, his release and Havana Swingsters, The Skylarks, Mandela. then his presidency. The work also The Father Huddleston Band, The It also includes a National provides a glimpse of the people Manhattan Brothers, The Jazz Geographic Society map of South who have mentored, influenced and Dazzlers, The African National Africa detailing Mandela’s history inspired Mandela. The DVD focuses Congress Choir, Johnny Clegg and was nominated in 1997 for more on Madiba and the struggle and

54 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Otlile Monama, three, stands under a statue of former president Nelson Mandela, in Nelson Mandela Square. Image by: Daniel Born

the unbanning of the ANC, than on his presidency. What fascinated me Mr Mandela (Madiba) was an in this DVD was the communication between Madiba, the government of anti-apartheid revolutionary, the time and (the answers that he gave in negotiations between them) politician, activist, lawyer and and how he smuggled messages out from prison to his people. philanthropist whose politics of Madiba: The life and times of forgiveness and reconciliation Nelson Mandela U 920 MAN made him a global peace icon This captivating biography is filled with the adventures, mishaps, fortunes and inexhaustible resolve Mandela: the living legend name, Rolihlahla, means: ‘The of a truly historic life. The role of the U 920 MAN troublemaker’, and hearing that, I big corporations and the impact they This BBC documentary shows the thought that he really lived up to his had on apartheid, the unbanning of true Madiba, focusing on his life name. the ANC and the role they played in after he became president of South I salute you Tata for everything the economy, AIDS and education Africa. It portrays his everyday life, you have stood for and against. are discussed. A practical problem and includes his interaction with Hambla Kahle. with this DVD is that black South world leaders, models, superstars, Note: Most of the DVDs in this Africans speak out against the et cetera, and also with his personal article are biographies of the great ANC and other relevant issues like assistant, Zelda la Grange, his man. unemployment, housing, et cetera, friends and comrades. Cherezaan Basadien, audiovisual in their mother tongues and there This was the last in the series selector, Western Cape Library are no subtitles or translations for of DVDs that I viewed about Service. viewers who don’t understand the Madiba but it was also the first that languages. actually told me what his isiXhosa

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 55 workroom Searching the OPAC: SLIMS Public Catalogue vs Desktop

Quick Search by Marilyn McIntosh

earching for flight MH 370, union catalogue, making retrieval branches and do not include a the Malaysian airliner that of that item almost impossible province-wide search as the parent Smysteriously disappeared in irrespective of system capabilities. body’s desktop would. early March this year, increasingly Armed with the appropriate appears to be like searching for Basic structure and differences Desktop URL, anyone has access the proverbial needle in a haystack Public Catalogue within SLIMS to and can search the catalogues, while nobody seems to know exactly This facility is directly available whether they are members of a where the haystack is. The mystery within SLIMS, is always accessible library or not. deepens daily. when the user is logged into the Thankfully this cannot be said of system and is therefore only of use Functionality searching for catalogue entries in to registered staff members who OPAC search the OPAC of SLIMS. As suggested have the required identifications The entire OPAC can be searched, in the title, there are two methods and passwords. Library members records displayed and the of searching, one being directly and the public at large cannot availability viewed in all the libraries through the Public Catalogue access the OPAC via this route. holding copies of the specific within SLIMS and the other via an For ease of reading, the Public titles. There is also an option to external Desktop which makes use Catalogue search will be referred to display the availability of titles in of a Google-like, full-text search as the OPAC search in this article. groups of libraries, for example, all environment. The purpose here is Desktop Quick Search branches belonging to a particular to examine both methods and make The common practice currently municipality, rather than in the All useful comparisons. emerging is that each provincial libraries configured on the server. Before launching into more library service or parent body, will This option is dependent on the in-depth discussion, it must be set up a Desktop with the look and initial setup of the institutions on mentioned that effective information feel they wish to portray. A search, the server. For instance, City of retrieval from any system, including or ‘Quick Search’ as it known in Cape Town libraries will always from the catalogues of all library the Desktop, can be done on items see the holdings and availability management systems, is dependent housed in any of the libraries of titles in all the libraries that fall on several factors. While the intrinsic affiliated to this parent body. A within the city boundaries, whereas searching power and flexibility complete list of these libraries often libraries affiliated to the Western built into a system is of paramount appears on the opening screen. Cape Library Service are grouped importance, so too is the old adage Alternatively, all the listed libraries together according to municipal of GIGO: ‘garbage in, garbage out’. can be searched simultaneously. boundaries and therefore have In the case of libraries, the onerous As the SLIMS network of libraries access to both search options. task of inputting data rests squarely has expanded, many municipal This searching facility has Simple on the shoulders of cataloguers areas have created individual and Advanced capabilities. and all other staff members who desktops that allow access to the • Although the Simple search caters are permitted to enter, edit or catalogues of all the libraries within for various options, all of which delete catalogue records. Small their jurisdiction. Searches on these can be viewed and the appropriate mistakes, like vital spelling errors, municipal desktops are therefore one selected from the drop down can compromise the integrity of the restricted to only the relevant box provided, it is primarily

56 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 Searching the OPAC: SLIMS Public Catalogue vs Desktop

Quick Search by Marilyn McIntosh

at all possible, it is preferable to enter the first name, for example, Smith, Wilbur. Be aware that, besides retrieving Wilbur Smith, the suggested format of Smith, W* is also likely to produce an inordinately long list which would include W, Wade, Walter, Wanda, Wendy, et cetera. • An author search will also retrieve all the records where the author in question happens to be a second or subsequent author. • When using the ‘Title/series’ search option it is important to remember that the title should be entered precisely, with no spelling mistakes and all the words in the correct order. Only the first four words of a particularly long title need be entered. This option can be used to retrieve the title proper and can also be employed for searching for a series title. • The Advanced search is considerably more flexible and used for an extensive author Searching by ISBN is also directly effective than the Simple as search, retrieving a specific title available in the cataloguing it affords the opportunity of if the completely correct title is section of SLIMS. This is done by connecting several words and known, and for directly retrieving means of the search box next to phrases with Boolean logic ‘AND’, a specific record through the the ‘Edit a record’ field. ‘OR’ and ‘NOT’ combinations. ISBN. The other search options • On the screen above, it can be Additional power is provided available are of limited practical seen that SLIMS advises on by the ability to combine terms use. how the author name could be from various different fields of a • The ability to search by ISBN is an entered, including the use of the catalogue entry in a single search. invaluable asset as it is the search wildcard immediately after the option of choice for cataloguers first name initial. This could be Examples of Advanced search who would use this constantly, it handy especially when the first combinations being the quickest and cleanest name is unknown or the spelling Finding a specific title when the means of retrieving a specific title. of it is in doubt. However, where author is known is quickly done by

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 57 combining the author’s surname together in the same document, Desktop search. with one word from the title. This simply entering a ‘+’ immediately • Unlike the OPAC search within example would produce only the in front of ‘tb’ will produce the SLIMS which is accessible only records of Truman Capote’s In cold desired result. to registered staff members, the blood and would exclude Renee • At first glance a Desktop search searching facility of the Desktop is Otmar’s book with the same title. appears to produce more hits available to anyone with Internet The above example indicates the than a similar search in the access and the catalogues of combination of single title keywords OPAC. The reason may be that all libraries listed on it may be with two subject headings, all of the Desktop search, true to its viewed and searched. which must appear in the required Google-like nature, interrogates • Numerous libraries have found record in order to be retrieved. every available field, while the the Desktop to be a wonderful The following example OPAC search requires that the marketing tool. demonstrates how the ‘OR’ and user specifies the indexes which ‘AND’ can be used together in a should be searched. Closing comments single search strategy. Setting up • For the same reason mentioned As can be seen on the opening a more complicated strategy such above, the Desktop may produce screens of the Desktop (examples as this just requires a little logic an increased number of incorrect included), the Quick Search option and the knowledge that the ‘OR’ results but it’s a matter of gaining is flanked by another option called combinations are processed before on the swings that which you lose Catalogue which allows members the ‘AND’. on the roundabout. of the public free access to actual • The Advanced search also allows • Exactly the same filters as those Simple and Advanced OPAC for the immediate filtering of the applied in the OPAC search, are searching as would be done directly potential results, for example, by available in the Desktop, with from within SLIMS. While great for Material Type (book, CD, DVD, two provisos. While filtering with library staff, it may not be desirable magazine, et cetera.) and by both the Material Type and the to make this available for public use. Collection (adult fiction, juvenile Collection can be done together Staff already have access to the non-fiction et cetera.) Finding all and applied immediately to the Public Catalogue directly in SLIMS. DVDs and videos featuring lions search terms in the OPAC, the When setting up the Desktop it and elephants is quick, simple Desktop search must first be done may be prudent to give serious and accomplished in a single and then subsequently filtered. thought to the format, functionality step. The Advanced search The other small drawback is that and accessibility, and consider the strategy, plus any filtering that both filters cannot be applied exclusion of the Catalogue search may be required, are entered and simultaneously. This amounts to option as has already been done by processed simultaneously. a number of extra steps. some. • The appropriate use of truncation • Wildcards can and should also be After performing a number of symbols or wildcards, the ‘?’ and used where applicable. parallel searches using both of these ‘*’ are very useful and should be • As attractive and popular as routes, I have not found one to be used when necessary. the Desktop is, it is of utmost significantly more accurate than the importance that cataloguers are other but there is no doubt that the Desktop Quick Search warned against searching here OPAC search requires more skill of • Being a Google-like environment, as ISBN searches only retrieve the user than does the Desktop if the desktop search is much catalogue records to which similar results are to be achieved. favoured for its ease of use. objects have been linked, resulting The look, feel, general accuracy Words, names and phrases are in the dangerous assumption that of retrieval results and the entered essentially without any the item in question does not speed with which the search is form of Boolean operators except exist. The possible consequence completed certainly tip the scales when it is absolutely necessary may be the creation of further in the Desktop’s favour and it’s that all the words are present unnecessary duplicate catalogue not surprising that many libraries in the material retrieved. An records. Cataloguers beware. now have it running in tandem with example of this is that should • Another important point relating SLIMS which allows them to dip in ‘aids’ and ‘tb’ merely be entered to ISBN searches is the format in and out of it as and when required. adjacent to each other in the which these numbers are entered. search field, the resultant retrieval All hyphens and/or spaces must Marilyn McIntosh is a functional will include all material on ‘aids’ as be omitted. Please note that the specialist in library systems at well as all on ‘tb’. However, should ‘X’ at the end of some 10-digit CIPAL. it be required that both these ISBNs is not searchable in the words should always appear OPAC, but can be used in a

58 Cape Librarian | May - June 2014 spotlight on sn I like coffee I like tea . . . part 2

What is it about tea that makes it so popular the world over? by Dalena Le Roux

ea-drinking runs like a vein built great trading empires on the climates. Besides China, where it through the cultures of import of tea. It has played a part was discovered more than 4000 TEast and West, the focus in medicine, currency, politics, naval years ago, tea today is also grown of pleasure and leisure, and the architecture, literature, manners in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, inspiration for a variety of customs and fashion. Since its discovery it Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey, and ceremonies. It has influenced has been a source of inspiration for Kenya, Malawi and even in the the course of history, shaping the religious and the carefree, for north-eastern regions of our own trade routes and contributing to the painter, writer, politician and country. the causes of several wars and master artisan. And it has been There are as many different incidents (remember the Opium celebrated with humour in books, ways of growing and preparing Wars which saw China reduced poetry, painting, sculpture and tea as there are ways of brewing, from a great imperial power, music. serving and enjoying it. The leaves and the Boston Tea Party, which Tea comes from the plant can be treated in various ways to started the American War of Camellia sinensis, a hardy produce different types of tea. For Independence). English, Dutch evergreen shrub that grows in green tea, the leaves are steamed; and other European explorers have warm and humid sub-tropical for black tea, the leaves are laid

Mei - Junie 2014 | Kaapse Bibliotekaris 59 out to dry and wither, then rolled perilously by yak were as central to Mair, Victor H. The true history of and fermented, which gives the life in Tibetan monasteries as the tea.- Thames, 2009. leaves their familiar coppery-brown gently simmering samovar was to Mitscher, Lester A. The green tea colour. There can be as many life in imperial Russia. book.- Avery, c1998. different teas as there are wines, for But it was the English who Tanaka, Seno. The tea ceremony.- soil, altitude and climate influence made tea part of their life in ways Kodansha Int., 1974. the final flavour of the tea as much that continue to the present day. Theron, Annekie. Babas, as the processing it undergoes. Picture this: it is four o’clock on a allergieë en rooibostee.- Theron Teas are infinitely variable in style winter afternoon. The kettle is on, Ondernemings, 1974. and taste, like Darjeeling, Lapsang the kitchen is warm, and the smell Woodward, Nancy Hayden. Teas of fresh toast and cinnamon from a of the world.- Collier, c1980. freshly sliced tea cake hangs in the Zittlau, Jorg. Green tea for health tea is one of air. Finally the fresh brew is ready and vitality.- Sterling, c1999. and poured into warmed, waiting For the collector cups. With the first sip, a feeling of those eternal Jackson, Unieria C. Teapots by contentment prevails, for tea is one design; a collector’s catalogue.- of those eternal creature comforts creature Schiffer, c2006. that soothe body and soul and Sandon, Henry. Coffee pots warm the heart. comforts that and teapots for the collector.- Whenever one sips a cup of tea, Bartholomew, 1973. it should remind one of its life- soothe body giving qualities and its contribution, For the tea party past and present, to civilised Foley, Tricia. Having tea: recipes and soul existence. and table settings.- Sidgwick, To get to know more about tea 1988. Souchong, Earl Grey, Ceylon, time, SN offers the following titles: Isles, Joanna. A proper tea.- Assam, Oolong, English Breakfast Piatkus, 1987. General and many, many others. Eden, Thomas. Tea.- Longmans, For fun The drinking of tea has been c1958. Anderson, Robert. Tea and seen as an opportunity to visit with Faulkner, Rupert. Tea: east and sympathy: a play.- Heinemann, friends and family and has become west.- V&A Publ., 2003. 1957. the traditional ceremony with which Fukukita,Yasunosuke. Tea cult of Hesse, Eeko. Tea: the eyelids of to welcome a visitor whatever the Japan.- Japan Travel Bureau, 1955. Bodhidharma.- Prism time of day. The tea party was Hewitt, William W. Tea leaf P., 1982. as much a staple of social life in reading.- Llewellyn, 1998. Miller, Hugh. High ancient China as in the nineteenth Lam, Kam Chuen. The way of tea: tea: a comedy in century drawing rooms of Europe, the sublime art of oriental tea- one act.- French, and bricks of tea transported drinking.- Gaia Bks., 2002. 1949.

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