Thursday, October 30, 2008

Durbanville Library extensions to be opened

By Yamkela Xhaso
30 October

Executive Mayor Helen Zille and Ronelle Shuttleworth of the Shuttleworth Foundation will officially open the extension of the Durbanville Library on today.

The Shuttleworth Foundation contributed R6 million towards the project.

City of Cape Town Merle Lourens said

“This library had already 16 837 members and circulated 442 786 books, magazines and DVDs in the previous financial year ending 30 June 2008”

“This places it, in terms of circulation, amongst the top five libraries in the city”

Also to be added to the building are improvements to the building, the library has spent R58 000 on books, two additional sets of encyclopaedias for its reference and study areas and furniture for the teenage and children’s book sections.

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