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1 ICONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY MINISTER .. iiMESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARIAN .. iv CONDITIONAL GRANT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES .. vNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR library AND INFORMATION SERVICES ..viHEADS OF PROVINCIAL library SERVICES ..viiPROVINCIAL LIBRARIES DIRECTORY EASTERN CAPE .. 1-11 FREE STATE .. 12-27 GAUTENG .. 28-53 KWAZULU NATAL ..54-67 LIMPOPO .. 68-75 MPUMALANGA .. 76-87 NORTH WEST ..88-93 NORTHERN CAPE .. 94-105 WESTERN CAPE ..106-143 iiThe Department of Arts and Culture is proud to present to you the 2012 directory of community libraries in South Africa.

2 We trust that South Africans will find this directory a useful tool to locate the community library nearest to their homes, as well as to get an overview of where all the public libraries in South Africa are Department has supported the initiatives of the library and information sector during the past years, and will be managing a conditional grant to the value of R1,6 billion during the next three years. This financial injection to the sector will be used to continue building and transforming urban and rural community library infrastructure and services.

3 Many crucial and creative projects were managed during the period 2007 to 2010, when the first conditional grant was allocated to assist the community library sector. This programme is managed by the Department in cooperation with the provincial Departments. It has to date produced 34 new and 234 upgraded community libraries across the country. In line with the new strategic direction for the arts, culture and heritage sector, reffered to as the Mzanzi Golden Economy, the Department has started a process to strengthen its cooperation with its associated institutions.

4 The Department intends to build on these initiatives, and to continue its dialogue with existing institutions and cooperate with them to implement new National library of South Africa (NLSA) is one of the strategic partners of the Department of Arts and Culture, providing high level professional support. Well known examples of this collaboration are the reprint of African literature classics in indigenous languages, and the roll-out of information and communication technology (ICT) in community libraries. We therefore wish to make use of this opportunity to thank the National library of South Africa for taking on board the task to collect data of the community and public libraries, and for producing this authoritative directory.

5 The Directory of Public Libraries in South Africa contributes to the goals of the Mzanzi Golden Economy, in the sense that it highlights and mainstreams the facilities which make it possible to meet the information and literacy stated in the IFLA/UNESCO Public library Manifesto, the public library is the local centre of information, making all kinds of knowledge and information readily available to its users . The information that is available in community libraries is there to empower citizens, and to assist them in improving their educational and socio-economic status, by equipping them with new Message from Deputy Minister Arts and Culture iiiskills that could assist them in finding jobs.

6 Community libraries are fascinating places where users come across reading material that introduces them to new creative ideas, where computer technology is available, where information on cultural heritage is stored, and where literacy for all is encourage you to use this directory extensively, and to visit your nearest community library today. Use the facilities that are open to all, and get acquainted with the wide variety of information, reading material and programmes that are at your Joe Phaahla, MPDeputy MinisterivMessage from National Librarian and Chief Executive OfficerOn behalf of the National library of South Africa, and in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture, I hereby present to you the Directory of Public Libraries in South 2000-2004, the Public and Community Libraries Inventory of South Africa (PaCLISA)

7 Was undertaken to create a comprehensive and informative inventory of South African public and community libraries. It was published in 2002 by the National library of South Africa, in association with the Print Industries Cluster Council Libraries Working Group, and the Foundation for library and Information Service Development. The data collection, processing, and reporting and mapping tasks were carried out by the Centre for Geo-information Science at the University of Pretoria. That publication represented the first stage in the development of a library inventory, requiring regular marked improvement in the state of public libraries in this country may clearly be linked to the allocation of the Department of Arts and Culture conditional grant in 2007.

8 New libraries have been built, and existing ones upgraded and refurbished; library infrastructure and services have been improved; library collections have grown; Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and systems have been upgraded; public access to the Internet in libraries has expanded. It is of paramount importance that the conditional grant should be extended, so that libraries continue to grow at a faster rate. We are now moving towards full-scale library internet connectivity in all the nine other significant projects of the DAC conditional grant aimed at developing libraries, and inculcating a culture of reading amongst South Africans, have advanced to great levels.

9 The third phase of the Reprint of South African Classics in indigenous languages was launched on the 7th of March 2012; 68 titles have been published to date. These reprints were distributed to all the provinces in order to provide access to literature in those 2011/2012 Directory contains comprehensive contact details for the current public libraries in South Africa, based on address lists provided by all the Provincial library Services. This information may form the basis of planning for the development of Public Libraries in the country. The National library of South Africa is consulting with other partners to ensure that the next issue will also include the geo-mapping of these libraries.

10 The present Directory will be made available in printed format, as well as in electronic format on the National library of South Africa and the Department of Arts and Culture hope that this Directory will prove useful in terms of listing comprehensive contact details for the various public libraries in the country. We thank the Ministry of Arts and Culture for providing the conditional grant, and for recognising the significant role that libraries play in improving socio-economic conditions in South Africa. John Kgwale TsebeNational Librarian and Chief Executive OfficervThe National Department of Arts and Culture (DAC)