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Welcome to Joburg Libraries!

MAIN EVENT to be led at Brixton Multipurporse Hall. Rsvp enquiries@cojelearning.org./za

South African Digital Literacy Day 2025!!!

 
City of Joburg libraries, in collaboration with the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), introduced South African Digital Literacy Day in 2023 to be celebrated during the Global Media and Information Literacy Week, following recommendations from UNESCO. It was formally launched by LIASA with the support of the National Library of South Africa in Pretoria, with COJ LIS hosting a regional event at Lenasia.
Global Media and Information Literacy Week encourages Media and Information Literacy stakeholders around the world to organize events or activities related to Media and Information Literacy in their community, city, municipality, or region, taking place around the period of Global Media and Information Literacy Week. 
This year’s SA Digital Literacy Day in 2025 is about Libraries providing access to digital tools and building safer digital communities”. It will be a hybrid event hosted by Joburg libraries at a central venue and online. Libraries are encouraged to host their own Digital Literacy Activities on the day.
How to join the South African Digital Literacy 2025 celebrations! 23rd October 2025!

You can RSVP to enquiries@cojelearning.org,za by 20th October to attend in person at the Brixton Multipurpose Center, Johannesburg

Or
You can join virtually via Zoom from 10 am.
Join Zoom Webinar: https://zoom.us/j/92307634696
Webinar ID: 923 0763 4696
Passcode: 956998

“Libraries providing access to digital tools and building safer digital communities”
 
Library And Information Services
22 Solomon Street, Vrededorp

89 Libraries

enquiries@cojelearning.org.za

Contact numbers listed  under Libraries  on menu 

About Us

Learn Online, Learn Electronically, Learn New Skills, Improve Your Knowledge, Learn At Your Own Pace.

What We do!

  • Collection development and management of collections suitable for the needs of Johannesburg communities
  • Provision of safe and free library facilities for reading, learning. and personal development
  • Provision of free and guided access to  information, including carefully selected digital content.
  • Development, promotion and maintainence of a reading culture through the delivery of programs.
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  • We support Early Childhood Development through collaborations with ECD centers, NGO’s and communities. We provide educational support services, such as science and technology awareness projects and campaigns in order to empower the youth.
  • City of Johannebsurg Library services are open to all members of the Johannesburg community, including those from disadvantaged areas, who wish to improve their lives, learn new skills and empower themselves, so they can also participate in the digital economy. Learn more

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LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP Conditions of use

The registered member is responsible for all the library material  issued on membership number. Membership expires after 3 years. You can renew your membership for free.  You will be held liable for any lost books and you will be charged the full price of the said book. You are liable for the upkeep of books that you have borrowed and the return of these books on time.. Treat the library building,  collections as well as other library users with the utmost respect. Librarians are available to help you find information in books and other sources, or using free wifi to access digital content.  Learn more »

Our work

Afterschool Gamification
Senior Citizens Digital Literacy
HolidayStoryHour

Free Digital Content

 

City of Johannesburg libraries in collaboration with Microsoft, appointed partner Afrika Tikkun  brings you  an online courses  platform: Mzansidigitallearning. This digital literacy programme, brings course content offering a vast range of online courses,  from basic digital skills courses to intermediate digital skills and selected job-specific courses.  Click on Learn with Microsoft and Afrika Tikkun!  Register for Free!

The Africa Online Safety (AOS) Platform provides a rich repository of research, education content, funding opportunities and ways to seek help if an online crime has occurred. This site is intended to address the complexity of understanding what online safety issues are affecting different parts of Africa, how to keep yourself and young people safe online, how to teach online safety formally in schools and at home, funding opportunities for safety innovators, and how to get help if a crime or other violation has occurred.

Google (SA), In collaboration with City of Johannesburg Libraries, offers free online courses through the Grow with Google project. “In 2021, Google announced a plan to invest $1B over 5 years to support Africa’s digital transformation. The investment focuses on enabling fast, affordable Internet access for more Africans; building helpful products; supporting entrepreneurship and small business; and helping nonprofits to improve lives across Africa.

Grow with Google is a programme that helps people to grow their digital skills, careers or businesses using technology.”

Click on Learn with Google, and Register for Free!!

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