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The National Library of South Africa's core national library functions are described in Section 4 subsection 1 of the National Library Act, No 92 of 1998, and cover the following broad areas: to build up a complete collection of published documents emanating from or relating to South Africa;
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.
South African National Gallery Library (Iziko Museums) [30] South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Information Library [31] Bolus Herbarium Library [32] Mary Gunn Library, National Herbarium, Pretoria [33] Harry Molteno Library, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town [34]
National Library of South Africa, Cape Town branch. Sloane's collection included some 40,000 printed books and 7,000 manuscripts, as well as prints and drawings. [10] The British Museum Act 1753 also incorporated the Cotton library and the Harleian library. These were joined in 1757 by the Royal Library, assembled by various British monarchs. [11]
The Johannesburg Library in 2013. The building is an Italianate structure sitting across the road from the ANC's Luthuli House. [3] The construction of the Johannesburg Public Library took place between 1931 and 1935 and was the result of an architectural competition won by Cape Town architect John Perry. [1]
The Jacob Gitlin Library in Cape Town, South Africa is an archive of information on Judaism, Jewish culture and history, and the nation of Israel. It was founded under the auspices of the South African Zionist Federation in 1959. The museum is situated in the downtown neighbourhood of Gardens in Cape Town.
It was probably the most important library for Africans in South Africa at the time. [2] In 2012 the libraries in Soweto said they had nearly fifty thousand members. [3] The Library's collection was given a substantial gift in 1963 when Madie Hall Xuma, the American born widow of Dr.
In 1969, the South African Library for the Blind became one of South Africa's three national libraries. [2] The SALB is a government-funded institution with a membership base of more than 4000 members worldwide.