The Bookery: Access to school libraries should be seen as a necessity and not a privilege

CAPE TOWN - The Bookery has said it hopes to continue nurturing the creativity of young learners through access to books and safe reading spaces.

Earlier this week, the non-profit organisation launched its 100th school library at Montana Primary School in Kalksteenfontein.

The NGO focuses on supporting under-resourced communities by providing libraries stocked with appropriate reading material.

Learners at the school will now have access to around 3,000 books in a space designed to inspire learning and imagination.

Managing director, Shelley de Wet, said access to school libraries should be seen as a necessity and not a privilege.

"Each collection of books is individually curated specifically for a school, but each school’s reading age, language, language of instruction, the culture of the children attending the school, all of those things are taken into account when making a selection around books," said De Wet.