{"id":66082,"date":"2025-03-31T16:25:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=66082"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:49:50","slug":"libraries-help-bridge-divides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/libraries-help-bridge-divides\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries help bridge divides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"66083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/libraries-help-bridge-divides\/libraryweek_32284\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIBRARYWEEK_32284.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LIBRARYWEEK_32284\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ward77 councillor Francine Higham hit the streets for the South African Library Week (SALW) road march, walking alongside passionate library staff to highlight the vital role libraries play in encouraging reading and building sustainable communities&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ward77 councillor Francine Higham hit the streets for the South African Library Week (SALW) road march, walking alongside passionate library staff to highlight the vital role libraries play in encouraging reading and building sustainable communities&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIBRARYWEEK_32284-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIBRARYWEEK_32284-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIBRARYWEEK_32284-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIBRARYWEEK_32284-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIBRARYWEEK_32284-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIBRARYWEEK_32284.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ward77 councillor Francine Higham hit the streets for the South African Library Week (SALW) road march, walking alongside passionate library staff to highlight the vital role libraries play in encouraging reading and building sustainable communities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Library Week SA is celebrated from Monday 17 March until 23 March. 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