Community Libraries Association of Uganda

COLAU is the umbrella organization for Community Libraries in Uganda.
Email [email protected]

[QWESHUNGA @qweshunga]

We are at Leaders’ Summit 2026, hosted by @CivLegacy_F and @CivsourceAfrica.

Play opens the door to connection, laughter and conversations that go deeper than expected. We’re honored to be facilitating the kind of energy that makes that possible. #inspireplaylive

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

Got a question? Want to visit? Or just curious about what’s on the shelves?

Get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you.

[Community Libraries Association of Uganda @comlibug]

Read to Dream partnered with the @comlibug to support Noble Care P/S with establishing their school library. Special thanks to Read to Dream for their passion in setting up school libraries in Uganda. #ALibraryinEveryVillage

[Community Libraries Association of Uganda @comlibug]

Read to Dream partnered with the @comlibug to support Noble Care P/S with establishing their school library. Special thanks to Read to Dream for their passion in setting up school libraries in Uganda. #ALibraryinEveryVillage

[Book Aid International @Book_Aid]

We're hiring!

We are looking for a creative and data-driven Digital Marketing Manager to maximise our reach, engagement and fundraising income across all digital channels.

if this sounds like you find out more on our website here:
https://t.co/8WiPh4hf6P

[Penelope Sanyu @latagal]

Some People Build Houses. I Build Trouble.

Construction is messy, dust finds its way into places it has no business being, budgets collapse under the weight of reality, walls develop opinions, service providers test your faith and timelines become creative suggestions. At some point, every construction site starts looking less like a dream and more like a very expensive mistake. And yet, every single time, I find myself unable to resist the urge to build new things.

Perhaps it is a character flaw, or hope dressed up as stubbornness. The truth is that I have always been fascinated by the possibility of creating spaces that did not exist before. Places where people can become more of themselves. Places where community happens by accident, where healing sneaks up on you while you are busy doing something else.

The @QBookBar is one such place.
For as long as memory serves me, I have dreamed of a quiet place where one could get lost in books and be found in many other things.
A place where you arrive looking for a novel and leave with a new friend, where you come seeking silence and discover courage, where a random conversation over coffee changes the direction of your life.A place where reading is not an individual act of consumption but a collective act of imagination.

That dream now has a physical address hidden somewhere between Ntinda and Kyambogo road, At first glance, it is a library, but that description feels painfully incomplete because libraries have often been presented to us as places to store books. We wanted to create a place that releases them. We wanted to create something different. A slower, softer, human space. A space for you to sit quietly and dream loudly.

For years, through @qweshunga , we have invited adults to play again. To reconnect with forgotten parts of themselves, to remember that joy is not a luxury, it is a necessity and this Book Bar extends that same invitation. Come, play with ideas, wander through stories, sit by the fireplace, work quietly, colour outside the lines.

My heart is full. Despite the chaos, the uncertainty, the fact that every new project seems determined to humble both my bank account and my blood pressure, I remain convinced that creating spaces where people can gather, learn, imagine, heal, and belong is still one of the most radical things we can do.

Welcome to the Qweshunga Book Bar.
#ReadSipConnect

[Community Libraries Association of Uganda @comlibug]

The space is incredibly beautiful. Well done @QBookBar and @latagal

[National Library of Uganda @nationallib_ug]

#Onthisday

The Monitor
June 02, 2001

#Uganda

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

To everyone who joined us for the launch of the Qweshunga Book Bar, we are deeply grateful.

What began as an idea for a space where books, stories and community could meet came alive because you showed up.

Thank you!

[Book Aid International @Book_Aid]

This week in the UK it's #LibrariesWeek. The theme is Libraries Change Lives, something we wholeheartedly agree with. Find out about the libraries we support across the globe -large public libraries, small community libraries and those that run on wheels👇
https://t.co/G2WYJhL1dB

[Read to Learn Foundation @ReadtoLearn01]

It is that time of the month to plan what tomorrow will look like!

What are you up to this month?

#newmonth #June #FIFAWorldCup2026

[National Library of Uganda @nationallib_ug]

Greetings,

This is a gentle reminder that we are actively receiving legal deposits as we begin compiling Volume 21 of the National Bibliography.

Please feel free to submit your work at your convenience.

Thank you for supporting libraries.

#Uganda

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

The Qweshunga Book Bar is open!

[Community Libraries Association of Uganda @comlibug]

The space is incredibly beautiful. Well done @QBookBar and @latagal

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

The Qweshunga Book Bar is open!

[Luna Ville @Lunaville_]

Custom piece // @QBookBar

📐1m x 75cm

Your Space , Your Story

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

Our first day was filled with conversations, Qweshunga games, and most importantly, community. We are beyond grateful.

#ReadSipConnect

[Community Libraries Association of Uganda @comlibug]

Hello Members, Happy New Month!
The month started with the official opening of the @QBookBar, a community library with wine & coffee.
@comlibug is assisting with Book processing (Classification, an OPAC and shelving).
Plan to visit this lovely space in Ntinda near Arch Apartments

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

@Marvin_Myco @kecho1 @comlibug Ntinda-Kigoowa, next to Arch Apartments and Hotel.

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

On Saturday, we officially opened our doors!

Come through for the books and stay for the wine, coffee, and conversations that turn strangers into community.

#readsipconnect

[Qweshunga Book Bar @QBookBar]

We are so excited. Can you tell?
#ComingSoon