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NUUS INDABA NEWS NEWSShelly obtained a B.Bibl. degree at the ’n nuwe lewe in Christus wil begin, aange- POST-BAG University of the Western Cape in 2005, and spreek het. Hier moes kinders soos spokies POSSAK has had a variety of contract, part-time and aantrek. Dit was ’n baie insiggewende ISINGXOBO SEPOSI voluntary library jobs since then. These in- aanbieding. clude working at the libraries of the Institute Verder is video’s oor die natuur en for Maritime Technology, Old Mutual and the dierelewe gewys en stokkielekkers uitgedeel. Cape Librarian … a welcome Claremont and Hangberg Public Librarie’s. Op ’n ander dag is verskillende tipe mas- arrival She spends a lot of her spare time singing kers ontwerp om hulle kreatiwiteit te wys. Congratulations amid your sighs of relief! in the church choir, which she enjoys very Die program was twee weke voor die tyd What a varied treasure chest, too. My main much. She also has a three-year-old daugh- in die Mosselbaai Advertiser en in die voor- message is to thank Rudi Wicomb for his ter, who she is looking forward to introduc- portaal van die biblioteek geadverteer en 20/20 article (and you for printing it). Once ing to the wide variety of children’s books in pamfl ette is aan verskillende skole uitgedeel. again it made the point that libraries are for the near future. We hope Shelly will have a long and Lente-uitstalling in people - so helping someone with a project Mosselbaai Suoney Vergotine van happy stay at the Library Service. Biblioteek is very much part of the place of the library se kinderafdeling in the community. I would draw attention to two of Rudi’s statements. Estelle Jakobsen Principal Librarian: Cataloguing Yes, ‘Teachers seem to have shirked off any manner of responsibility for teaching kids how to research’. I taught (and ran Totsiens Marianne unconventional school libraries) at primary Na 23 jaar lê Marianne Naudé van Somerset level for 26 years and showing children how Wes Biblioteek die tuig neer om op vroeë to fi nd things out was perhaps one of the pensioen te gaan. Ons beste wense vergesel haar. most important things I taught. What they found out was of less importance! No, ‘Information is our business; we are librarians, for goodness sake’. Surely inac- curate? Knowledge is our business, whether teachers or librarians. A much wider substance than mere factual information. If a child is researching the Romans, then a historical novel by Rosemary Sutcliffe is just as vital as a factual skim through Life in Ancient Rome. But it was a great article, and the defi ni- tions of librarians at different ages was delicious and apply to all of us. I am an ex-librarian of over 70 who knows where to switch the thing on. Jay Heale Honorary Secretary SACBD BIBLIOTEKE PEOPLE LIBRARIES MENSE AMATHALA EENCWADI ABANTU Mosselbaai Biblioteek woel New AV librarian Tydens die Oktobervakansie het ongeveer A warm welcome to 30 kinders (2-14 jaar) deelgeneem aan die Vuyiseka Shelly Plaatjie talle daaglikse opwindende aktiwiteite wat in who was appointed in Mosselbaai Biblioteek aangebied is. the cataloguing section in In storie-uur het hulle geleer ‘Lente is die September 2009 as the begin van lewe’. Daarna is ’n lentekoning ’n Groepie in hulle spokie-uitrustings saam new audio-visual librarian, en -koningin aangewys en speletjies gespeel. met Carol Swarts, ‘n gemeenskapswerker van after the post had been Die kinders het ook op hulle eie inisiatief Mosselbaai Biblioteek vacant for almost two lente op ’n plakkaat en klip uitgebeeld. years. As deel van ’n storie-uur is ’n program Mary-Joe Jokwana deur Carol Swart aangebied wat kinders wat Kinderbiblioteekassistant, Mosselbaai Biblioteek Kaapse Bibliotekaris, September/Desember 2009 33 NEWSNNUUUEUS INDABAWS NEWS Spring is fun at Rondebosch Library ... Kids loved making these beautiful All the activities held at Rondebosch Library handprinted lilies in different colours to were preceded by a story hour. Then the real celebrate spring fun began … In one of the projects children were taught how to make a paper scarecrow. Kids delight- ed their friends with their cool decorations of straw hair and tatty clothes. Stories with a scarecrow theme were told to enhance the activity. The children also loved making beauti- ful handprinted lilies in different colours to celebrate spring. Furry bear ears were cre- ated and the children enjoyed wearing their creations - imagine gatecrashing a teddy bear picnic … Cute bear faces were made by using a paper plate for the face and cupcakes for the nose and mouth. Naturally stories with a bear theme were told to enhance the craft. Another winner was the making of cowboy face masks. To give it an authentic look, kids could wear bright scarves around their necks Making facemasks was a lot of fun and be the envy of their friends. Staff had an overwhelming response with Just look at these beautiful lilies much fun and excitement! Eileen Cupido Rondebosch Library ... and so is Halloween The aim of this celebration in Rondebosch Library was to create an ambience conducive to Halloween. Some of the highlights were fl oating pump- All dressed up for Halloween! kins, made from infl ated orange balloons (fi fteen in all) to create an eerie atmosphere. This became the pumpkin faces. Black poster paper was used to cut out different scary faces which were stuck onto the balloons. To display one’s pumpkin creation, medium-sized cups were used upside down, holes poked in the bottom and balloon knots (at the base of the pumpkin’s face) pulled through it. The balloons were then secured to the cups’ bot- toms with tape and decorated colourfully. Story-telling was also a special event with children dressed up for the occasion. Kids were fascinated by a scary black cat hat with a tail, witches’ hats, black cloaks, long black nails, spider web stockings, a broomstick and a Floating pumpkins created an eerie witches story-telling bag. atmosphere Some stories such as In a dark, dark wood by David A Carter had the children shrieking with fright and delight. Eagerly waiting their turn to devour the To round the project off, eating doughnuts doughnuts off a string was frustrating but lots of fun and worth the effort in the end. Eileen Cupido Rondebosch Library 44 Cape Librarian, September/December 2009 NEWSNUUS INDABA Archbishop Tutu visits Table View A star shines in Library Morningstar One hears too many sad stories about libraries being neglected or even closed. Here is the story of a library being brought back to life. The library at Morningstar, a suburb of Durbanville, has joined hands with the local school to bring more books into the lives of children and their parents. Ten volunteers had a day of in- struction in how to teach reading to young children. The community The Morningstar team have identifi ed this as a stumbling block to higher education, and decided to give the The opening of the Morningstar Childrens’ children extra lessons after school. This Library will do much to encourage and pro- combined effort means mothers who work mote reading amongst younger children. will benefi t, and share the load when they Jay Heale have free days. The municipality made the Honorary Secretary SACBD fully furnished (but bookless) Morningstar Library available for the project, and the Ro- tary Club of Tygerberg supplied the readers The seeds are sprouting and a collection of children’s fi ction. Amelia Erina Mohammedt is a library assistant at Bonthuys offered to lead the volunteers the Sunnyside Public Library in Montagu. who will conduct literacy classes and manage In July 2008 she started a nursery with During Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s visit to Table the daily running of the library. vegetable plants behind the library building. View Library, children were spellbound when he The training was given by Barbara The children have to look after the seedlings read from the book God’s dream. He encour- Coombe of the NPO Literacy for All who and water and weed them. As soon as the aged them to work hard to achieve their dreams has made it her mission to promote mother seedlings are ready, the children who take (See News, p. 6, Jul/Aug 2009). tongue literacy, particularly for foundation part in the project take the plants home and phase children. Barbara, who also speaks start their own little vegetable gardens. isiXhosa, has over 30 years experience Erina visited the home gardens of every in Xhosa and Afrikaans township schools. child at the end of the year and took photos. Loslitdag by Hartenbos Together with two other teachers, Maggie At a function the children with the best Slingsby and Heather Moore (who also did gardens received a prize. Hartenbos Openbare Biblioteek het op the wonderful fun-fi lled illustrations), she is In 2008 the vegetables included mealies 4 September Loslitdag gevier deur trotse the author of the Kagiso Readers for Grades and carrots. In 2009 beet, cabbage, onions Springbokkies voor te stel. 1-3. Written mainly to meet the desperate and parsley were planted. Seedlings that need experienced by Xhosa teachers and were more than they could use, were given learners, the English and Afrikaans versions to library users to start their own vegetable are proving just as popular. Their use in gardens. multilingual groups means that children can start learning each other’s languages in a most natural way. Barbara sees this Morningstar project as a model that could be widely replicated. It is an ideal way of helping children to learn to read and enlisting their parents’ support.