Harare Public Library

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ADDRESS: 42 Ncumo Road, Harare Square, Harare, Khayelitsha, 7784

SERVICES:
Storytelling: Yes
Block Loans: Yes
Book Sales: No
Class Visits: Yes
Holiday Programmes: April - May/ June - July/ September - October/ December - January
Library Orientation: Yes
Literacy programmes: Yes
Reading Programmes: Yes
Tuition: Yes

OTHER:
- Talent search (Teens): Partnership with Isiphiwo Arts Entertainment every Tuesday 3pm -4:30pm
Drama
Music
Poetry

- Life Skills: Partnership with Generation Of Leaders Discovered every Thursday 3pm – 4pm Main Hall
Life orientation guides
Peer pressure explained

- Labour Issues (Adults) - In house Department of Labour Office: every Monday and Wednesdays at 08:30am – 4pm Main Hall
Assist people on how to apply for UIF
Assist people in checking the status of their UIF payments/ refunds
Assist people in double-checking if their companies are registered with Dept. of Labour for UIF
Answer all FAQ in relation to labour issues

- Teen Book Club reading club every Thursday: 3pm - 4pm
Discuss all types of reading material from magazine articles, newspapers, and books

- Recreation every Friday: 3pm – 4pm
Fairy DVDs in the Audio-visual area

- Baby Boomers day on Friday 11am – 12:30pm Gaming Centre
Playing games at the WIIs
Car racing / driving skills

- School visits: Monday – Friday from 09:30am – 12pm
Bookings are welcomed @ 021 417 0160

- Story telling: Monday – Thursday 3pm – 4pm different age groups (Funda Udlale area )
Mondays Grade 1 -2
Tuesdays Grade 3-4
Wednesdays Grade 5-6
Thursdays Grade 7

- Reading programmes: Every Thursday 3pm – 4pm
(Grade R – 7 welcome)
Know your alphabet (Recite, read and write)
Form words, then sentences (Recite, read and write)
Punctuation
Word search

- Grassroots Education (Ezabantwana), IT (Cyber Lap tops): every Monday – Thursday 10am – 12pm (Funda Udlale area)
Storytelling
IT – 1-3 games from on the Cyber laptops
Writing on the blackboard (Dependent on weather)
DVDs (especially during winter)
Puppet shows
Indoor games (especially during winter), puzzles, poodles, jigsaw treasury, 50 things beginning with a/b/c etc. nursery rhymes, Nal’ibali DVDs
Play

- School orientation every Fridays 9am – 12pm

- Gaming Centre: every Monday to Friday 2pm – 4pm
Monday – Music, Bash Party (Heroic) & Educational games for Grade 3
Tuesday – Tennis, Bash Party (Pirates) & Educational games for Grade 7
Wednesday - Boxing, Educational games for Grades 1-2
Thursday - Baseball, Bash Party (Space) & Educational games Grades 4 -5
Friday – Car racing, Bash Party (Create & Download) & music tool

- ECD, Health & Nutrition Youth & Economic Development twice per month (Fortnightly) every Thursday 08:30am – 1pm Main Hall (Partnership with CWD -Catholic Welfare Department)
Train / capacitate ECD principals & committees

- Career Development Workshops. Every Tuesday 3pm – 4:30pm Main hall. In partnership with AEDC (Mike Klink) & Cape Town Activa
C V and Cover letter development
Job hunting skills
Interview management

Cape Town Public Libraries
updated 11/2014 by LeahGrace