{"id":45052,"date":"2024-08-30T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/national-library-of-south-africas-cape-town-campus-temporarily-closes-for-renovation-20240830\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:53:28","slug":"national-library-of-south-africas-cape-town-campus-temporarily-closes-for-renovation-20240830","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/national-library-of-south-africas-cape-town-campus-temporarily-closes-for-renovation-20240830\/","title":{"rendered":"National Library of South Africa\u2019s Cape Town campus temporarily closes for renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The National Library of South Africa\u2019s Cape Town campus is temporarily closed for extensive renovations, expected to be completed by March next year. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Limited services are being offered from the Centre for the Book during this period. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The refurbishment includes critical updates to the roof and facilities to preserve the heritage building and improve the environment for patrons and collections.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) says it is offering limited services from Centre for the Book while its Cape Town campus is temporarily closed for refurbishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heritage building, based in Victoria Road in the City Bowl, is currently under construction and expected to reopen early next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jolene Bhadais, director of communications, marketing and stakeholder relations for the NLSA, says this is the first time that renovations of this extent are taking place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe closure is due to construction work that will be taking place. The construction work includes the refurbishment of the roof and ablution facilities. We conduct regular maintenance on our buildings, but not to the extent of this project. This work is vital to maintain this heritage building and to offer a conducive environment to our stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She adds that construction is expected to be completed by March next year. \u201cThe appointment of our contractor is for six months. It could take less time, which is what we hope for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-limited-services\">Limited services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhadais explains that their librarians are on standby to assist with limited services, which can be accessed at 62 Queen Victoria Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf patrons get in touch with our librarians, we will try to help them as much as we can. Some of the collections are still accessible and they can access (them) at the Centre for the Book. 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