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Contemporary view of the entrance to the library in Cape Town. Until 1 November 1999, for historical reasons, South Africa had two national libraries, the South African Library, founded in 1818, in Cape Town, and the State Library, founded in 1887, in Pretoria.
Niven Library, Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town [30] Old Merensky Library; University of Pretoria Special Collections; University of Cape Town Special Collections [31] Workers' Library and Museum; Natural History Library (Iziko Museums) [32] Social History Library (Iziko Museums) [32]
A statue of Sir George Grey stands in Company's Garden, in Cape Town, South Africa, in front of the local campus of the National Library of South Africa. The inscription on it reads "Sir George Grey K.C.B. Governor 1854–1861." Grey left his own personal library, the Grey Collection, to this library.
The South African Public Library, now known as the National Library of South Africa (Cape Town) . was the first library to be established in South Africa. This was done by a government proclamation on 20 March 1818. The South African Library in fact started off as a true public library and has established itself as a pioneering institution in ...
The Coalition of South African Library Consortia (COSALC), a non-profit organisation, was established in 1999 as a single umbrella organisation to include the various higher education academic library consortia, the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), and the various research entities.
Pages in category "Libraries in Cape Town" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... National Library of South Africa; R. Rondebosch Library; S.
A "♦" indicates a national library of a province or state, or constituent country or dependent state [neutrality is disputed]. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that entity. Sovereign states are listed even when they have no national library or when the existence and name of a national library could not yet be ascertained.
In the event of this day failing within a weekend, then the week preceding it would be celebrated as National library week." This is in recognition of the establishment of the first public library by a government proclamation on 20 March 1818, the South African Public Library, now known as the National Library of South Africa (Cape Town Campus).