Cape Town libraries have free access to Overdrive or Libby eBooks as well as over 7,000 local and international newspapers via PressReader
Apart from the above there is also online access to African storybooks in English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans, Fundza literacy learning, SA curriculum for homeschooling, ISET publication for careers in IT, and more.
It is really good to see libraries catering for online and remote access in modern times. I see too our local library will be celebrating their 100th year of service next, after starting out in May 1924 from the premises of a private home shortly after the suburb was established and the first houses were built.
Free online access such as this brings really easy access to all residents, who just need an Android or iOS device to access a rich variety of learning and news.
I remember many years ago when I first got the PressReader app, how I wished there was easier, more ready access to it. But back then libraries, by us anyway, were not really up to date and e-books were not on their horizon at all. I remember then still visiting a library in person and having to navigate the Dewey catalogue system of cards in order to actually find the book on the shelves, and hope it was not checked out already. Today, there is little need to travel to the library unless you want to use the free computer resources or get person-to-person assistance.
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