NationalBookWeek

South Africa's official reading awareness week, hosted by the South African Book Development Council.

#NBW2020 will take place from 7 - 13 September 2020.

[NationalBookWeek @NBW_SA]

[Breaking News]

The recently concluded National Book Week (NBW) held annually in September to celebrate and accelerate interest in reading will re-run some of the most popular stories, puppet shows and craft workshops

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[NationalBookWeek @NBW_SA]

We love to see organizations focus on books and reading as part of their CSI initiatives. We need more of this! Well done Springbok Group.
https://t.co/YTc2wTFvbf

#NBW2020
#PassportToTomorrow

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It is filled with activities and stories for the entire family to enjoy - https://t.co/Ln2E9i6gO2

#AbantuBookFest #UNCURATED

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We are also partaking in the #AbantuBookFest #UNCURATED experience over the next few days. If you’d like to join the festivities by celebrating books and reading from the comfort of your home, check out our #NBW2020 YouTube channel.

[NationalBookWeek @NBW_SA]

Join them this weekend by spreading some reading fun from the comfort of your own home.
#AbantuBookFest #UNCURATED

[NationalBookWeek @NBW_SA]

It saddens us to see @Abantu_ Book Festival not happening this year, but we hold steady in the belief that there will be better days. For now, we encourage everyone to take part in their #AbantuBookFest #UNCURATED experience.

[Abantu Book Festival @Abantu_]

CANCELLED! But to keep the spirit, let's have #AbantuBookFest the #UNCURATED experience in our homes + Timelines. Use the hashtags, show us what you're doing: read aloud, write a thread, post something fresh, or pictures + videos from past eds. We'll RT.
Uxolweni. Enkosi.

[National Reading Coalition @NRC_NECT]

Join the NRC as it hosts the Presidents Virtual Book Club launch.
A discussion of Americanah,a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author @ChimamandaReal ,for which Adichie won the 2013 U.S. @bookcritics Award for fiction.

[NationalBookWeek @NBW_SA]

"Generally, the narrative about the Coronavirus has been aimed mainly at adults, and the book seeks to fill a gap by addressing children and enlightening them about what was happening around them in language that they can understand."

https://t.co/YR8soCKUMm

@SportArtsCultur

[National Library of South Africa @NLSA1]

"The success of the reprinted books has given rise to the cross-translation of the classics into the other official languages.This solidifies our intent of ensuring the existence, utilisation and appreciation of our languages". National Librarian Madumo #LivingLegendsCelebration

[National Library of South Africa @NLSA1]

MEC for the Department of Culture, Sport & Recreation Ms LL Ntshalintshali stated that collaborations with the NLSA were imperative to ensure the promotion and access of books written in indigenous languages. #LivingLegendsCelebration @SportArtsCultur

[ReadabookSA @ReadaBookSA]

Which book are you currently reading?

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We encourage organisations to purchase NBW Activity Books at only R20 each to distribute and donate to schools, homes, and children in need. If you would like to contribute to the reading revolution, please email the SA Book Development Council at [email protected]

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Did you know that our Fun with Funda Bala activity book has fun activities such as word searches? You can download this word search and do it with the kids at home. Then share with us and tell us how many greetings in the South African languages you can find.

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Today we are throwing it back to our NBW activation in Leratswana Library - Free State.
We miss being outside and celebrating #NationalBookWeek with all the kids, but for now we hold on to these amazing memories.

#NBW2020
#PassportToTomorrow
#ThrowBackThursday

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If you would like to contribute to the reading revolution, please email the SA Book Development Council at [email protected]

#NBW2020
#PassportToTomorrow

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Look at these amazing photos from an NBW activation in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape – by Novulakuvaliwe Library (represented by Unathi Magubeni and Zanele Ndlovu).

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#NBW2020
#PassportToTomorrow
#BuyABook

[NationalBookWeek @NBW_SA]

We encourage organisations to purchase NBW Activity Books at only R20 each to distribute and donate to schools, homes, and children in need.

#NBW2020
#PassportToTomorrow

[NationalBookWeek @NBW_SA]

Just a reminder that we also have a plethora of fun and educational content from our school holiday programme available on our YouTube Channel (https://t.co/Ln2E9i6gO2) you can watch it with the kids whenever, wherever 🙌🏽

#NBW2020
#PassportToTomorrow

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Happy Monday and New Month 🎉

We know it's back to school time for the kids. Make sure you remind them to social distance, sanitize and keep their masks on at all times.