We have 104 library and information service points, including 102 libraries, one satellite library, and a mobile library service. We also run a range of educational and fun programmes in all of our libraries. Click on the individual tabs to check out your l oans, requests, fines and fees, blocks and messages, and p ersonal details from this overview, you can also perform actions like renewing all of your library items. University of cape town, private bag x3, rondebosch, 7701 south africa. If youre a library member of any of the libraries managed by the western cape government you can use online library catalogue to. As well as how to renew your books or dvds, manage requests and view fines using my library card.
The city of cape town has made a few changes to their library system that will make user experience blissful. National book week runs between 2 and 8 september 2019. Cape town libraries expat cape town cape town public. If you are going on vacation and have books on your record, or plan on taking out new books before going away, kindly ask the loan services staff at any of the libraries to adjust the due dates to when the new term starts. Search thousands of our resources, including print books, e books, articles, media, maps, and more. Library western cape libraries bothasig branch library, bothasig, cape town, western cape, south africa city of cape town municipality library hours are subject to change without prior notice. Return your overdue library materials during national book week, and no fines will be payable on them. Bothasig public library western cape and cape town.
Somerset west public library western cape and cape town. The webpals service accommodates libraries managed by the provincial government of the western cape and does not include the libraries that fall under the city of cape town. I would like to extend the due dates of books borrowed, how do i do a renewal of my items online. City of cape town online public access catalogue opac e. The library service forms an important part of the services offered to the people of the western cape. The library sends you an email 3 days before your library books are due. Renew online or by phone city of commerce public library. Western cape government online library catalogue western. Its a centre of learning where you can lend books, music and art. I would like to extend the due dates of books borrowed. Home primo library guide libguides at university of. Library members can use the internet to renew library materials, search the online catalogue, or. What to do when the library doesnt have a book you are looking for interlibrary loans.
Library western cape libraries parow public library, parow, cape town, western cape, south africa city of cape town municipality. To renew your books or dvds, you can watch the video by clicking here or can go to manage your library account in my library card. Residents are reminded to take along their proof of address when renewing their motor vehicle licences. Library western cape libraries strand public library, strand, cape town, western cape, south africa city of cape town municipality. The entire community has the right to free access to library and information services.
The citys library introduces new system to make things. National book week, 2 7 september 2019, is fine free week in libraries. Visit the city of cape town s eservices portal for quick access to a range of online services including renewal of books. Keeping an item that belongs to the library deprives others of accessing it. There are many ways to renew your material to avoid overdue fines. The opac is a service provided by the city of cape town which allows the public access to the catalogue in order to search for library material. This must be done annually as per national government requirements. Fines accrued on previously returned materials will still have to be paid in full. Somerset west public library services the community and residents of somerset west. The city currently has 101 libraries, two satellite libraries and a mobile library service, that not only lends books but provide access to electronic resources and community events. Please see the library website for operating hours for our vacation times. Want to renew your library books online brackenfell.
Should someone wish to extend the due date on a book or a movie, they can renew the item in person or by telephone. Western cape provincial libraries western cape government. The webpals service accommodates libraries managed by the provincial government of the western. Instructions for renewing books online new bern library. Library western cape libraries strand public library, strand, cape town, western cape, south africa city of cape town municipality library hours are subject to change without prior notice mon thu. For this reason, there are now ways of renewing your library books. Ifla international federation of library associations and institutions. If someone else requests a book that you have out on vacation loan, the library will recall the book and you must then return the book at once, even if that means using a commercial courier. Should someone wish to extend the due date on a book or a movie, they can renew the item in. The central library adjacent to the company gardens in the cape town cbd is the largest of all the cape town libraries. Visit the library online catalog by clicking the link in the upper left of this page or by visiting log in to your library account by clicking the log in link in the upper right portion of the catalog screen in the gray line across the top. Find libraries in cape town and get directions and maps for local businesses in africa. Here community members can loan books and have access to computers, newspapers and a variety of other resources.
Aleph our old catalogue will no longer be available from 31 march 2018. The report describes the impact on the lives of cape town residents. Popular encyclopaedias such as britannica and world book are part of our eresources and. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Bring the items and your library card to the circulation desk at any of our four libraries and we will renew them for you. The loans desk staff will issue books to you with a condition that the library can recall a book at any time. University of limpopo the library is temporarily closed from 26032020 14042020 due to the lockdown. How to renew your library books online kurt wyngaard. Search articles in selected databases indexed by primo. Signin in order to get more functionality like renewing books, saving records, exporting citations.
Set in the buzzing heart of cape town, belmond mount nelson hotel has long welcomed guests of all ages to its iconic pink buildings and dreamy gardens. There are public libraries in most of cape town s suburbs and also further afield in the western cape. Cape and does not include the libraries that fall under the city of cape town. Archie mafeje was offered a post as anthropology lecturer at uct. A copy can be requested via interlibrary loans from another library.
Whether you are researching a specific topic, or you are just looking for a book to read for pure enjoyment, you are bound to find what you are looking for right here. This page will guide you on how to search for books in primo. The citys library services head for information communication and technology, emma. Find what youre looking for at the durbanville public library. Access to the opac is also available from any internet supporting device. At the durbanville public library, visitors have access to a wide selection of books.
The citys libraries not only loan out books but provide access to electronic resources and community programmes and events. You can renew your library books online by following the tutorial below or telephonically. The 1968 mafeje affair sitin, 50 years on uct libraries. Library members can use the internet to renew library materials. Phone the loans desk and ask for your books to be renewed.
Durbanville public library for all the books you need. The department of cultural affairs and sport dcas seeks to develop, transform and promote sustainable library, information and archives services. This has changed for the better, because now the library sends you an email if you provided an email address when your library books are due and you can renew your library books online. To access information about your library account, renew borrowed materials. Displaying personal information you can see all items and titles linked to your record. During south african library week, patrons will be able to return all overdue library items without getting a fine.
The offer was then rescinded as a result of government pressure. Return old library items in cape town without a fine. After signing in with your student number and your vula password, you will see my library card overview. Return old library items in cape town without a fine cape town etc. C council on library and information resources, 2004. They come to enjoy imaginative local cuisine, nourishing spa treatments and eyecatching artworks beneath the gaze of table mountain, and to explore the citys hotspots just outside the gates. For this reason, there are now ways of renewing your library books online. If another library user has requested one of the books you have out, you will not be allowed to renew that. So this has meant that libraries have had to adapt to the fast changes. The opac is a service provided by the city of cape town which allows the public access to the catalogue in order to search for new material. Renew library materials new titles lists suggest a purchase library info comments eresources electronic thesis and dissertations ill request ask a librarian email us turfloop library. You will search more databases at once, but not all of the databases to which uct libraries provides access to.
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