Schoolchildren enjoyed a poetry session held at Southfield Library as part of South African Library Week, from Monday March 20 to Sunday March 26. Some of the children read the poems they had written about why reading and libraries are important. Picture: Supplied.
The library also invited Julie Daniels and 13-year-old Leila Alexander to talk about collections of poems they have published. Ms Daniels is the author of Gediggies van die Kaap, and five other books. Her second edition of Gediggies van die Kaap is scheduled to be released at the end of May. Leila launched her collection of poems, Young Mind... Unspoken Thoughts, at the beginning of the year. Picture: Supplied.
