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THE LIBRARY ROUTE Indlela yamathala eencwadi Boland Control Area geographic and demographic overview Following up on our series, Insider’s View, in which six library depots and one Wheelie readers were introduced to the staff of the West- Wagon in the area. ern Cape Provincial Library Service and all its ac- By the end of December 2010 the tivities and functions, we are embarking on a new total book stock at libraries in the region series, The library route, in which the 336 libraries amounted to 322 430 items. that feed readers’ needs will be introduced. The area served is diverse and ranges We start the series off with the libraries in from well-known coastal towns to inland the Boland Control Area and as background we towns in the Western Cape. publish a breakdown of the libraries in the various Service points municipalities. Overstrand Municipality libraries Gansbaai STEVEN ANDRIES Hangklip Hawston Assistant Director Chief Library Assistant Moreen September who is Hermanus Steven’s right-hand woman Kleinmond Introduction Mount Pleasant Stanford The Western Cape Provincial Library Service: Zwelihle Regional Organisation is divided into three Theewaterskloof Municipality libraries control areas: Boland, Metropole and Outeni- Worcester and Vanrhynsdorp region from Vanrhynsdorp. Caledon qua. Each control area consists of fi ve regional Genadendal libraries and is headed by an assistant director The staff complement for each region in the Boland control area consists normally of Grabouw and supported by a chief library assistant. Greyton The fi ve regional offi ces in the Boland con- a regional librarian, two library assistants, a driver and a general assistant. In the case of Oostergloed trol area are Hermanus, Saldanha, Stellenbosch, Pineview Vanrhynsdorp and Worcester. Saldanha and Saldanha region a chief library assistant was also appointed to cater for the bigger workload Riviersonderend Stellenbosch regions are managed from Cape Ukhanyo (Botriver) Town, Worcester and Hermanus regions from after the migration of the Berg River municipal libraries to this region. Villiersdorp Libraries in our control area receive tre- mendous support in terms of book and stock supplies, as well as intensive training courses. Regional libraries Hermanus Region The regional staff consists of regional librarian Mhlengi Ngcobo; library assistants Esné Bester and Mariëtte Hesselman; general assistant Patricia Goeieman; and a driver (vacant). Municipalities The Hermanus region serves both the The Hermanus crowd (ltr): Patricia Goeieman, Mhlengi Overstrand and Theewaterskloof munici- Ngcobo, Mariëtte Hesselman and Esné Bester Assistant Director Steven Andries palities and is responsible for 17 libraries, 4040 Cape Librarian, January/February 2011 THE LIBRARY ROUTE Indlela yamathala eencwadi Municipalities R1 000 000 is earmarked for the next Depots The Saldanha region is currently the big- fi nancial year to cover expenses for furni- Glen Elgin gest in the Boland Control Area, serving ture and equipment. Helderstroom Correctional Service three municipalities, that is, Saldanha Bay, Rural connectivity project Maximum Swartland and Berg River and is respon- In total seven ICT projects are already Helderstroom Correctional Service sible for 28 libraries, two library depots installed and operational, that is, at the Medium and four Wheelie Wagons in the different Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Wesbank, Helderstroom Correctional Service areas. The latest project or new service in Piketberg, Velddrif, Hopefi eld, Diazville Henry Fagan the area was the opening of Chatsworth and Darling North public libraries. Vyeboom Library. This service started as a Wheelie Darling, Bettie Julius and Laingville Conditional grant Wagon in 2005 and was upgraded to a libraries have been identifi ed to receive The conditional grant mainly applies to library in January 2011. Projects currently this service for the 2011/12 fi nancial the following projects: improving staff in the pipeline are the Versveld Wheelie year. capacity, building/upgrading of libraries, Wagon, to open in July 2011, and the new maintenance, rural connectivity, literacy Vredenburg Library to be completed in Stellenbosch Region and extending a rural service programme June 2012. The regional staff consists of regional librarian Linda through the Wheelie Wagons to small By the end of December 2010 the Mabindisa; library assistants Bonita Maasdorp and pockets of rural disadvantaged communi- total book stock at libraries in the region one vacancy; driver Cecil Solomons; and general ties. In Hermanus region a total of 17 amounted to 389 841 library items. assistant Lindani Ntantiso. public library staff members are funded Service points Municipalities through the conditional grant. Bergriver Municipality libraries The Stellenbosch region serves the Wheelie Wagons Aurora Drakenstein and Stellenbosch municipali- The latest project or new service in the Eendekuil ties and is responsible for 15 libraries, six area was the opening of the Buffeljags Goedverwacht library depots and four Wheelie Wagons. Bay Wheelie Wagon in December L.B. Wernich The latest project or new service in the 2010. Monte Bertha area was the opening of the Jamestown Rural connectivity project Piketberg Library in July 2010. In an effort to bridge the digital divide Porterville New projects currently in progress the Provincial Library Service em- Redelinghuys are the Groendal and Klapmuts Primary barked on a rural connectivity project, Velddrif School Community libraries. The that is, placing Information Communi- Saldanha Bay Municipality libraries Klapmuts Library Project will be managed cation Technology (ICT) in public librar- Diazville on the school premises and is done in ies in order to provide access to the Harold Krumm partnership between the Western Cape Internet, word-processing and email Hopefi eld Provincial Library Service, Stellenbosch facilities to the public. Laingville Municipality and Western Cape Education A total of 20 sites are identifi ed Langebaan Department to establish a library, not annually for both the Boland and Louwville only for the learners of the school but Outeniqua Control areas. ICT projects Paternoster also for the broader community of are already installed and operational at Saldanha Klapmuts. This project will be completed public libraries such as Riviersonderend, St Helena Bay in July/August 2011. Gansbaai and Grabouw. Hawston, Vredenburg By the end of December 2010 the Caledon and Zwelihle libraries are next Swartland Municipality libraries total book stock at libraries in the region in line. The high usage of this facility amounted to 319 212 library items. shows clearly that access to ICT is very Chatsworth much needed in the rural areas. Darling Service points Darling North Drakenstein Municipality libraries Saldanha Region Malmesbury Drakenstein Moorreesburg Gouda The regional staff consists of regional librarian Riebeek-Kasteel Groenheuwel Anél de Villiers; chief library assistant Lorraine Riebeek West Mbekweni Lank; library assistants Benita Bailey and Santie Wesbank Paarl Hugo; driver Mzingizi Baleka; and general assis- Saron tant Andrew van der Ross. Depots Langebaanweg Wellington Riebeek-West Prison Wheelie Wagons Berghof Goedgedacht Versfeld Wittewater Conditional grant In Saldanha region a total of 34 staff members’ posts are funded through the conditional grant, that is, in Saldanha Bay Municipality (8), Swartland Municipality (14) and Berg River Municipality (12). In the 2010/11 fi nancial year R5 000 000 was transferred to the Saldanha Bay Saldanha’s staff in front of the book bus (ltr): Andrew Municipality for the building of the new The Stellenbosch crew (Ltr): Bonita Maasdorp, Lindani van der Ross, Mzingizi Baleka , Lorraine Lank, Anél de Vredenburg Library, and an additional Ntantiso and Linda Mabindisa Villiers, Santie Hugo and Benita Mailey Kaapse Bibliotekaris, Januarie/Februarie 2011 4141 THE LIBRARY ROUTE Indlela yamathala eencwadi Wellington Readers the region some service points are very Stellenbosch Municipality libraries isolated and not easy to get to, even for Cloetesville regional staff members. Franschhoek By the end of December 2010 the Idas Valley total book stock at libraries in the region Kayamandi amounted to 179 617 library items. Pniel Service points Stellenbosch Cederberg Municipality libraries Depots Citrusdal Allandale Correctional Services Clanwilliam (Leipoldt-Nortier) Elandsbaai Drakenstein Correctional Services B Graafwater Worcester (Ltr): Denovan Uithaler, Debra Lottering, Drakenstein Correctional Services Honest Mxokozeli and Tommy Jacobs Maximum Lambertsbaai Paardeberg Correctional Services TP Meyer Voorberg Correctional Services A Matzikama Municipality libraries Voorberg Correctional Services B Doringbaai Wheelie Wagons Ebenhaeser amounted to 285 051 library items. Eureka Nagenoeg Service points Nieuwe Drift Klawer Lutzville Breede Valley Municipality libraries Pebbles De Doorns Simondium Troe-Troe Uitkyk Esselen Conditional grant Vanrhynsdorp Rawsonville (Goudini) In total 25 public library staff members’ Vredendal Steenvliet posts in the Drakenstein and Stellenbosch Touwsrivier municipalities are funded through the West Coast Municipality libraries Worcester conditional grant. In the 2011/12 fi nancial Bitterfontein Zweletemba year R4 000 000 will be transferred to Nuwerus Rietpoort Witzenberg Municipality libraries Drakenstein Municipality towards a new Bella Vista library facility in Paarl. Depots Ceres (John Steyn) Rural connectivity project
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