Lessing leaves her library to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe-born author Doris Lessing was spied on by UK security services for more than 20 years over suspicions over communist sympathies, newly declassified records show.

>We speak of creating a reading culture in our society, but we live in communities that do not have access to books. That is why Kilembe Kilembe, a Kigamboni resident decided to take matters into his own hands and open a community library in the area.

Zanzibar to Have Library in Every District
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — PLANS are underway to establish a modern library in each district, a move anticipated to encourage people to read, the Director of Zanzibar Library Services Corporation, Ms Sichana Haji Foum, has said. She made the comments in the wake of ...

The Tanganyika Library Service Board (TLSB) has started to train its staff and clients on Information Technology as part of its digitization strategy.

The national library in Mogadishu, currently in ruins after years of conflict, is to be rebuilt in Somalia, the government announces.

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Kikwete presents books for army library
Daily News
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has handed over 2,181 books to Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) for their improved and increased excellence in various fields. A statement issued in Dar es Salaam by the Directorate of Presidential Communications ...

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Apland supports African children's library
Hood River News
#Apland Jewelers has an open suitcase for the community to fill with books to support the initiation of a library at the Kitarini Maasai Children's School in the rural Longido district of northern Tanzania, where 450 children attend. photo. Submitted ...

Kikwete presents books for Monduli army library
Daily News
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has handed over 2,181 books to Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) for their improved and increased excellence in various fields. A statement issued in Dar es Salaam by the Directorate of Presidential Communications ...

Tech student plans library in his home village
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times
When Mohamed Mwinyi came to the United States from Boko, a small village outside of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, he felt an overwhelming difference in cultures. He realized that at every corner you could find a “maktaba” — the Swahili word for library ...