South African Library Week 16-23 March

Date Released: Tue, 19 March 2013 15:47 +0200

Educate Yourself @ your library

Libraries have always played a role in education, be it a school, academic, public or special library. In the current environment in which we operate, the public library has, for example, largely fulfilled a school library role to fill the gap left by the lack of school libraries. Apart from the “formal” role that libraries play in this arena, they have also always played an informal role in the education of our communities. The concept of lifelong learning is one embodied in all libraries especially public and community libraries. The fact that any person, young or old, rich or poor, employed or unemployed, can walk into a library and find information (in both electronic and traditional formats) to educate and enrich themselves, is one of the major plusses in the favour of libraries.

In our celebrations for SALW 2013, these are some of the areas that we will lay emphasis on and our messages will be adapted accordingly. The inclusion of the word Yourself also places a responsibility on the individual to empower themselves. The theme will also provide us with an opportunity to bring to the attention of the country and our leaders the role that libraries play in educating communities and the nation.

South African Library Week
    -  A Brief History and Overview
 
SALW 2013: Downloads
    -  Download the Poster in PDF   
    -  Download the Poster in JPeg
    -  Download the Bookmarks in PDF
    -  Download the Button Badge 1 in JPeg
    -  Download the Button Badge 2 in JPeg
    -  Download the Button Badge 3 in JPeg
    -  Download the Button Badge 4 in JPeg

   
SALW 2013: Programmes from across the country
    - Library Week Programmes

SALW in the news:
    - Radio Interviews
       *  Ujala Satgoor, LIASA President will be interviewed on 10 March 2013 at 15:15 on SA FM Literature
           SA FM Literature (13:00 - 16:00)
           Presented by Karabo Kgoleng and produced by Tsholofelo Pelo
        *  Shirley Xulu, Mpumalanga Branch Chair and 2nd Runner up of the Librarian of the Year 2012 will be interviewed on 11 March 2013 at 10:15 on Ikwekwezi FM
        *  Theresa Denton, LIASA Librarian of the Year 2012, will be interviewed on Friday 15 March 2013 on Cape Pulpit Radio at 16:40.