We visited the National Library on this day; the main purpose of the visit was to celebrate the Launch of Library week. Library week is celebrated annually during the month of March, in order to coincide with the opening of the first Public Library in Cape Town Library on the 18 March it was an honored to celebrate the occasion with the likes of Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, political activist and Nobel laureate. She donated some of her books to the Library.
The theme for 2010 Library week, is Reading Changes Lives. The President of Library Association of South Africa (LIASA), Mrs. Rachel More, encouraged parents to buy book as a birthday present for their children instead of buying them toys.
After the LIASA library week program, we took the tour of the National Library of South Africa is one of the biggest and technologically advanced Libraries in the country. Their study carrels are sound proofed so that the students discussing in the Library don’t disturb others.
They have started a Project called Deacidification, which is a process of treating paper documents for the purpose of neutralizing acids within the paper and to create an alkaline buffer. High acidity levels contribute to the deterioration of paper, causing yellowing, brittleness, and instability.
This is a very good project; it will make the books to be used for a long period without losing its original color and tearing easily. It will be wise if other libraries can follow in the footsteps of the National Library
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