SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY WEEK AT MAFIKENG CAMPUS Cleo Bonny By Cleo Bonny reading ambassador Imagine performing at a library event. Before you know it, the performer is inspired to visit the library. Imagine a chief prosecutor of Mmabatho area who may wish to retire and burying herself in the wealthy of knowledge of books. Imagine the traditional dancers, lecturers, director of the library, up and coming hip-hop, poetry and afro-soul artists all coming to be inspired by the library week with a theme of “20 years of democracy”. Though the elections are around the corner but in the country it is a library week and not another heroic movie. This week saw Reading ambassador from Malawi Cleo Bonny also honors student in international relations at North West University Mafikeng campus invited to speak at a library week. Canardia one of the organizers at Mafikeng campus Library together with the director of the library Mr Moyo in which mr Moyo himsself indicated many things towards the main reason of the event. According to Mr Moyo the first Library in South Africa was opened on 1818 on the 20th of March, as a result the South African library week known as “SALW” takes place within this week. This is recognized by the government though the first initiative took place in 2001 by the South Africa library association also known (LIASA). The event which had taking place on Tuesday of this week was graced by the chief prosecuter of Mmabatho, Rachel Makhari-Sekhoalelo. “the courts makes pronouncements everyday which are known as case laws of which future judgement are to be based without the recording of this information in the case law books human civilization would fail to survive. Together with journals would help with literature review and library gives you the access to the world information” Chief Prosecutor said. One can be reminded that this very week on the following day after the Library South Africa also celebrates according to the bill of rights the human rights day. Mr Moyo added that this bill of rights recognizes the the freedom to access of information, research and the returning of the library books owed by the library users who are owing the library. The Library is calling all library users to return the books and they will not be charges if its done within this week. One of the invited guests O. Hlulani Mokwena hightlighted the myth that if you want to hide anything from a black man, hide it in the book. Another myth is if you read too much you will go crazy. These are the myths that Mokwena saw not fit and less to mouth to the truth. Mr Mokwena said “the intellectual lounges, researchers and collaborative laboratories and the libraries are spaces to be used for what they are”. His wisdom was accompanied by many dancers, poetry artists, Afro-singers, three lady rap crew that got the crowd laughing like there is no tomorrow. All these turned up at the event to commemorate and celebrate library. The students were excited and the place was packed to the brim. By Cleo Bonny Reading Ambassador
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:51:37 +0000
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