On February 22, 2013, learners, parents and teachers gathered at Montshiwa Primary School to celebrate the official opening of the 24th container library. Galeshewe is a township located in South Africa’s Northern Cape
province. Named after Kgosi Galeshewe, a late chief of the Tlhaping tribe, the
township is one of South Africa’s oldest informal settlement areas.
Montshiwa
Primary School lies within the township area and is the most recent recipient
of a Mandela Day container library, which was sponsored by LegalWise.
Monday 22 April 2013 10:57
The principal says the library has added a spark to the school
Frank
Meintjies, of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, commended the community for
being active in attempts to face its own challenges, citing the painting of the
school as a good example of the community working together.
He also noted that Eunice
Gaseitsiwe, the teacher librarian at Montshiwa, had already attended last
year’s librarian training; this meant the school was ready and committed to
taking control of the container library initiative. Meintjies said that once
the library was up and running, learners should be allowed to take books home. “The aim is not to make
sure books stay neat and clean, but to make sure they are being used.”
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