'This is an initiative that must happen in each and every community.'
Cape Town mayor Dan Plato flips through one of the library's 15,000 books. The building has been designed so that additional storeys can be added.A Cape Town community's children and readers no longer have to travel 7km to visit a library.
"This is an initiative that must happen in each and every community," he said."This library must be a beacon of hope, especially for scholars." The library has been designed to be easily transformable – shelves are on wheels so they can be moved around, and areas have been left empty to double as study spaces.
"We will engage the teachers, find out what assignments they're busy with, so we can help set aside necessary information for when kids come in," said Ninnie Steyn, the city's director of libraries and information services.
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