UCT Libraries

The University of Cape Town Libraries, in collaboration with the Department of African Languages and Literatures invites you to the virtual launch of Dikeledi ha di wele fatshe authored by Dr Rethabile Possa-Mogoera.

As knowledge powerhouses, libraries have survived by adapting to the advances of humankind across the ages.  The 2021 South African Library Week (SALW) theme

The announcement on Sunday, February 28 by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the national move from Lockdown Level 3 to Level 1 has the following implications for UCT Libraries and its services.

Nal’ibali, the South African reading-for-enjoyment campaign, is inviting caregivers across the country to partake in World Read Aloud Day, where the chosen book was authored by a University of Cape Town (UCT) alum.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries has developed a new continental platform for open access publishing in Africa. The platform allows the African researc

UCT reflects on the campus fires that happened a year ago and its effect on the UCT Jagger Library. In this account of the damaging fire, salvage operations and plans to rebuild, we hear from some of the UCT staff who have been tasked with these import

The Of Smoke & Ash exhibition offers an immediate and visceral experience; the faint smell of charred paper, wood and other material irreparably damaged after fire destroyed much of the Jagger Library last year. In this first annivers

Today as I stood on the Plaza watching the the installation of an exhibition entitled "A Tribute to the Human Spirit" I couldn't help comparing the quiet and peacefulness of this beautiful Autumn day with that of a year ago. 18 April 2021

South African Library Week, 14-20 March, with the theme

Crates of materials salvaged from the Jagger Library Basement in April 2021 were moved to I&J’s Paarden Eiland Distribution Centre on Monday, 17 January 2022.