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FRANSCHHOEK’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AND ADVERTISER SINCE 1994 • OCTOBER 2018
R8.6 million green library opened in Groendal
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Mayor Gesie van Deventer cut the ribbon at the opening of the new Groendal Library. With her are, FLTR, Stellenbosch Municipality’s Director: Community Services Gerald Esau, Western Cape Director: Library Services Cecila Sani and Ward Councillor Wilhelmina Petersen, who is also Speaker of the Stellenbosch Council.
Mayor Gesie van Deventer officially opened the new Groendal Library on Friday, 7 September 2018. The new library is a state-of-the-art green building and is also one of the first libraries in the province to be equipped with a section for the visually impaired. Construction on the library began in May 2017. The
Our library services will be partnering with various
total cost of the project was R8.663 million, of which
stakeholders to bring exciting interactive programmes
the provincial government contributed R7 million and
to the library, encouraging a new generation of young
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readers. This facility will bring an opportunity for learning
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and knowledge to our residents, and I want to encourage them to use it and care for it so that it will be available for generations to come,” said Mayor Van Deventer.
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Mayor Van Deventer focussed her speech on the
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theme of libraries as the ‘great equalisers’ in societies.
on the roof that provide in all its electricity needs.
Libraries do this, according to the American Library
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This building is more than just a library; it is a fully-
Association, because they “serve people of every age,
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education level, income level, ethnicity and physical
equipped computer room with internet access
ability. For many people, libraries provide resources
and space for learners to study and do research.
that they could not otherwise afford – resources they
An early childhood development section has been
need to live, learn, work and govern.”
incorporated and can be used by crèches and parents
The Western Cape’s Director: Library Services, Cecilia
to help teach toddlers basic skills. There is also a library
Sani, pointed out that libraries create new worlds
hall, which the community can use for meetings and
for their users, promote community integration and
special events.
change lives for the better.
“I am very proud of this facility and I want to encourage the community to make use of it to the fullest extent.
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