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NUUS INDABA NEWS(Ed) degree with NEWS Two new members join the BIBLIOTEKE Selection Team the University of the Western Cape LIBRARIES Earlier this year two new members of staff and completed his joined the Selection Section. Though new to studies in 1999. AMATHALA EENCWADI the Section, they both come from different He says: ‘My sections within the Library Service and bring rise to success has a wealth of library not been an easy Steenvliet Biblioteek hou experience. one. I started my poppekas Previously with career in 1996 as a the Publications and library assistant at Promotions Section, Town Centre Public Cherezaan Basadien Library in Mitchell’s was appointed as the Plain while still busy with my studies. My audiovisual selector thanks to Ganief Hendricks, Farried and in March (read more Denville Fourie for introducing me the about her in the world of information. In 2000 I became a January/February 2009 substitute English educator at Masiyile High issue of this journal, School in Khayelitsha, and in 2001 I moved p.4.) Cherezaan says to Manzomthombo High School, Mfuleni, as she feels lucky in her a History/English educator. In 2002 I was job and is very happy employed as a contract teacher/librarian at as she never ceases to tell us with a big smile! Thembelihle Senior Secondary School in Khayelitsha, teaching English from Grades Theresa Sass joined 10-12. In June 2007 I became a librarian, the Section in April second in charge, at Masakhane Public Library as the children’s book in Khayelitsha, under the mentorship of the selector. Born and courageous, progressive and inspiring senior bred in Ravensmead, librarian, mrs Nomonde Lumka. I am the Cape Town, she has father of two children, Azania and Elethu. worked in public My hobbies are football and jazz music, libraries for nineteen particularly that of the late Sipho Gumede, years (and in between who sang When days are dark friends are completed her B.Bibl. few. I believe that life is a challenge. As Mao degree through Unisa). Tse Tung says: ‘The future belongs to those Theresa started off as who prepare for it.’ To my ex-colleagues at a library assistant at Masakhane I wish to say thanks very much Avondale Library in for what you have done for me. You proved Atlantis in 1990, moving on to the post of some people wrong and gave me a chance reference services librarian at Mamre Public to prove what I’m made of. I am where I Library in 1999. She joined the Library am today because of you. A journey of a Service in 2009 as the regional librarian in thousand miles begins with one step.’ Worcester. Asked to comment on her new post and A warm welcome and congratulations to all the old and its challenges, Theresa remarked that since she new faces. We wish you all the best. ED started working as a selector, she has begun to look at books from a different perspective and that her present challenge is ‘to describe a book so that librarians can see it with their A fi rst eyes closed’. Welcome to you both - we wish you a The fi rst ever combined meeting of the Provincial Library Service’s Metropole regional librarians long, happy and productive stay in our section. and City of Cape Town LIS’s district managers was held on 19 May this year. Johanna de Beer Assistant Director, Selection and Acquisitions New regional librarian Front (ltr): Ethney Waters (Blaauwberg Region), Sophia Rickett (False Bay Region), Nkosinathi Mahala (Cape A warm welcome to Nkosinathi Mahala Town Region). Back (ltr): Carmen Holtzman (District 1), who joined the Service as the new regional Bronwen Abrahams (Southern Region), Cheryl Heymann librarian in Cape Town Region on 1 February (District 2), Brenda Kyle (Collection Development), this year. Edwina Africa (Tygerberg Region), Lalie le Roux (District He was born in Surrey Estate in Athlone, 6), Dorothy Bothman (District 3), Flippie van der Walt and spent most of his childhood in the small (District 4), Pieter Hugo (Assistant Director: Metropole) Eastern Cape town of Fort Beaufort. He matriculated at Luhlaza Senior Secondary School in Khayelitsha, enrolled for a B.Bibl 44 Cape Librarian, May/June 2010 NUUS INDABA NEWSin the middle of the children’s section for Happy birthday to Bellville story-telling and a space with comfy sofas Library! where the Born to Read programme for Bellville Library recently celebrated its 20th mothers and babies takes place every week. birthday with a fun-fi lled birthday week from The reference section, situated downstairs, 16 to 21 November 2010. And it should offers a large array of reference material, celebrate, as it is the busiest library in the including an awe-inspiring collection of clip- Western Cape, with 45-50 000 people pings on a huge variety of particularly South crossing its doors every month. The library African subjects. Ilze has painstakingly built is situated in a large, modern building in up this collection, reading 22 newspapers a Elizabeth Park and opened its doors to the week and scanning magazines for relevant public in 1989. articles. One of the reasons the building works so The building also includes three meeting well as a library is that the staff was involved rooms for hire and for community use, an Ninnie Steyn with Friends chairpersons Joy Koekemoer in the planning from the start, working with art gallery and art centre, as well as a coffee (Durbanville), Pat McGowan (Central Library) and Frans the architects to create a facility that would shop run by the Friends of the Library. van der Merwe (Bellville) be able to house all the requirements of a Ilze commented: ‘The Friends of the successful library. Library have offered us support for almost Ilze Swart, chief librarian, said, ‘We planned 40 years by providing moral support, and the layouts, chose furniture and equipment, sponsoring new facilities such as photocopi- liaised with suppliers and, most scarily, had ers, resources, furniture and, for our birthday, to decide on a colour scheme with which a newly landscaped garden.’ (see page 48) borrowers could live for years to come.’ Another of the overwhelming factors in The result is a light and spacious, welcoming the success of Bellville Library is the staff and library that suits the needs of all members of the quality of service they provide. Nine the public. The lending library offers a vast staff members have worked there for 20 array of books, DVDs, CDs and audiobooks. years or more, including Ilze who has been People sit quietly in easy chairs reading the there for over 40 years. latest newspapers and periodicals. Members Commenting on the library’s success Ilze are able to use the photocopiers and make said: ‘We have been identifi ed as a fl agship use of the SmartCape computers, of which library in the City of Cape Town, together there will soon be 15. with the Central Library. This means our Ingrid Brunke, Johan van Popta, Wolfgang Hammer The children’s section welcomes kids with staff will be increased and building and facili- and Ansie Barry during the birthday celebrations bright balloons, fun murals, and a small table ties will be upgraded next year. Our chal- with puzzles on it. There is a tented area lenge in the future is to harness technology to improve and diversify our service.’ Easter holidays at Rondebosch The Easter programme at Rondebosch Library included several interesting activities. Amongst others there were story-telling sessions with an Easter theme; the making of a paper-craft Easter egg tree; (children made a handprint trunk and fi lled the branches with eggs); and a cute bunny-shaped Easter basket using a paper plate. The basket was fi lled with Easter eggs as a treat. The youngsters were also entertained The little ones displaying their by a fabulous frog catching a fl y; and some cute frogs A story-telling session wonderful frog stories whereafter they could Making the fabulous frogs create their own frogs. required serious concentration This was followed by a story-telling ses- sion with a pirate theme and the making of a cute pirate with an eye patch. All in all a creative and fun-fi lled pro- gramme! Eileen Cupido Children’s Librarian, Rondebosch Library Cute bunny baskets were fi lled with Easter eggs The Easter egg paper tree Kaapse Bibliotekaris, Mei/Junie 2010 55 NUUS INDABA NEWS author JM Coetzee will be knighted in the NEWS SHARE Geletterheidskool is 20! SKRYWERS EN BOEKE Order of the Dutch Lion. This high-ranking Nog ’n suksesvolle aand in Somerset-Wes award is presented to only a few people Biblioteek tydens die SHARE Geletterd- BOOKS AND AUTHORS annually and is very rarely given to someone heidskool se biblioteekaand. Hierdie IINCWADI NABABHALI born outside the Netherlands. byeenkoms vind tussen sewe en nege in die aand plaas. Die personeel doen vrywillige Coetzee received the award for his diens en die SHARE Adult Education Centre Digter oorlede impressive oeuvre, his special bond with wat op Lifelong Learning fokus, het hierdie Die digter Vernie Plaatjies (47) is onlangs the Netherlands and his efforts to promote jaar sy 20e bestaan gevier. oorlede. Dutch literature and poetry at the Is this JM Steward van Wyk, voorsitter van die Coetzee? Festival that took place between Talita de Klerk departement Afrikaans en Nederlands aan 13-16 May 2010 in Amsterdam. The festival Senior Bibliotekaris, Somerset-Wes Biblioteek die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland, het gesê marked the seventieth birthday of Coetzee Plaatjies was ‘’n begaafde digter wat met sy who closed the festival with a reading from onthutsende beeldgebruik ’n skerp kyk in die an unpublished work.
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