How libraries have remained relevant
Albert Einstein said, the only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. So don’t let them disappear
18 May 2025 - 00:00
Taxis hoot impatiently on Albertina Sisulu Street in the Johannesburg CBD, where the smell of weed, urine and refuse drifts between abandoned buildings. Outside the Johannesburg City Library, municipal workers lounge in the shade, men with makeshift tuck shops sit on the corner selling chips, cigarettes and bubblegum...
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