The City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services (CoJ LIS), in partnership with the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), welcomed over 200 guests as the host of the 2025 South African Digital Literacy Day (SADLD) on the 23rd October 2025, at the Brixton Multipurpose Hall in Mayfair West, Johannesburg. This annual event,… Continue reading South African Digital Literacy Day 2025 at Brixton Centre hosted by Johannesburg Libraries!!
by Victor Mphela : Manager COJ Library Programs Joburg libraries continue to expand the reading development programs to different schools, to ensure that libraries are part of the solution in addressing Literacy challenges in South Africa. “Research conducted by Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) conducted in 2021 revealed that 81% of learners in… Continue reading A START TO LIFELONG LEARNING – JOBURG LIBRARIES READING PROGRAMS 2023!!
By Johannes Masenya, Assistant Director and Gabriel Mashabela, Senior Librarian. City of Johannesburg’ public libraries are dedicated to making universal literacy a reality through various literacy programmes aimed at eradicating all forms of illiteracy and stigmatisation of illiterate people. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been working to realise the vision… Continue reading City’s vibrant libraries celebrate the International Literacy Day in a context of advancing the literacy agenda for sustainable development and peaceful societies
by Gwyneth Perry- Senior Librarian, Weltevreden Library International Literacy Day has been celebrated annually since 1967, with the agenda of creating a more literate and sustainable society. City of Johannesburg Libraries hosted various events for Literacy Day and the Weltevreden Park Library was one of the libraries to take part in the celebrations. Weltevreden… Continue reading Weltevreden Park Library Celebrates 2023 International Literacy Day
COJ HOST FIRST MOBIREADATHON FINALS: A DIGITAL READING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. The Mobireadathon Competition finals 2023 were successfully hosted in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Mobireadathon is a digital literacy and reading development program aimed at introducing high school youth to digital reading and writing platforms available to enable indulge in… Continue reading COJ LIBRARIES HOST THE FIRST MOBIREADATHON FINALS 2023!!
By Gwyneth Parry- Senior Librarian, Weltevreden Park Library ‘Tell us your story. What does this library mean to you?’ The staff of the Weltevreden Park Public Library put this question to their library users during Library Week 2023. The public were encouraged to write stories explaining the impact the Weltevreden Park Library has had on… Continue reading Weltevreden Park community share stories about the library.
by Gabriel Mashabela -Senior Librarian Noordgesig Library City of Johannesburg libraries, during school holidays, organize and implement holiday programs for children to partake in and keep them busy by engaging them in fun-filled, creative, and educational library-activities. These holiday programs are provided in line with the strategic objective of city libraries; “To provide access and… Continue reading 2023 Easter Holiday Programs @ Noordgesig Library
By Gabriel Mashabela (Noordgesig Library) With library week done and dusted during March 2023; some questions might be lingering in the minds of library users and others. Questions like what is library week, why it is still relevant and significant to celebrate it, and why it is celebrated? This year 2023, Library week nationally… Continue reading LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATIONS: PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.
by Gabriel Mashabela – Senior Librarian Noordgesig Library The month of January, every year is regarded as a Back-to-School month in South Africa. This is the time when all learners of all grades, from grade R to Grade 12 across the country are gearing up for a new academic year. They all prepare to start… Continue reading CoJ Libraries support the class of 2023: Back-to-school campaign
by Gwyneth Perry November is Thanksgiving month and Weltevreden Park Library decided to reach out to women in need by holding a collection drive. The aim was to collect dignity packs from members of the community, to be given out at the end of November. The library is collaborating with STINT, which stands for Supporting… Continue reading Weltevreden Park Library’s outreach with STINT NGO.
By Gwyneth Perry -Senior Librarian International Open Access Week is an event held globally, to demonstrate the importance of open and accessible research findings and to ensure equitable knowledge sharing within the information community. Region C Libraries hosted a virtual program for Open Access Week and Cyber Security Month, on Wednesday the 26th of October.… Continue reading Region C Libraries celebrate Open Access Week and Cyber Security Month
By Tebogo Msimango: Senior Librarian eLearning services Randburg library was buzzing with excitement for 20 learners and staff who were part of the first mobile literacy and reading development programme for high schools. Mobireadathon is a reading development programme aimed at introducing high school youth to reading and writing tools available on mobile devices. It… Continue reading Mobireadathon Reading Competition Pilot2 finals held at Randburg Library