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Our vision: to promote a sustainable, safe, informed, involved and united community

New Books

• New books at Fish Hoek Library May 2013
• Glencairn author Sheila Mary Taylor publishes latest book
• New Books in Fish Hoek Library August 2012
• Rhumba by Elaine Proctor
• When Hoopoes go to Heaven by Gaile Parkin
• An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah
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Book Reviews

• Reviews of Count to Ten by Sheila Mary Taylor (aka Sheila Belshaw)
• The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
• The Bed Book – edited by Joanne Hichens
• Other People’s Money by Justin Cartwright
• On Canaan’s Side by Sebastian Barry
• ‘Thirteen Hours’ by Deon Meyer
• View all »

Regular Events

Fish Hoek Library literary tea with Tracy Farren & Yewanda Omotoso

DONATIONS of unwanted books

 If you are moving, de-cluttering or just refreshing your personal collection of books, please consider donating unwanted books to the library. Items may be used in our own library, shared with neighbouring Scenic South libraries, sold for library funds or passed on to charities. We are unfortunately unable to accept donations with conditions attached.

Regular events at Fish Hoek Library

Story times for pre-school children – Fridays 11h00

Seniors’ film shows – Fridays 14h00

Literary tea – monthly last Friday 10h00

Craft market – monthly last Saturday 09h00

Friends’ Tea Shoppe – second & last Saturday each month

“Library Alive!” – annual fundraising fair, usually first week December

Bookworms' Blog

Read an engrossing book lately? Share your thoughts about it and about other literary and library matters with the rest of our reading fraternity!

Tony Leon and John Maytham converse at Kalk Bay Books

“After leaving Parliament, former DA leader Tony Leon surprised many when he became the SA Ambassador in Argentina. In his latest book, The Accidental Ambassador, he regales us with his experiences in this unexpected role.”

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Dancing in Other Words International Poetry Festival at Spier

Eleven internationally renowned poets will gather at Spier to explore poetry’s age-old function as “the dreaming vein in the body of society.”

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Kalk Bay Books hosts John Maytham, Finuala Dowling & Prof David Benatar

Kajk Bay Books introduces The Best of John Maytham & Finuala Dowling and a a philosophy lecture
presented by David Benatar: May We Eat Meat?

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Lauren Beukes launches new book at Kalk Bay Books

Lauren Beukes’s new book, The Shining Girls, will ensure her name is on literary lips around the world.

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Launch of Ride the Tortoise by Liesl Jobson at Kalk Bay Books

Liesl’s new book, Ride the Tortoise, is a collection of longer short stories, in which she writes with panache and hypnotic honesty about topics as diverse as anorexia, cleaning the oven, the terror of losing a child, exile, infidelity and desire.

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Library Times

Mon Tues Thurs
9h30 – 20h00

Wed and Sat
9h00 – 12h00

Fridays
9h30 – 18h00

Children's Reading Programme

Easter Holiday events for kids at Fish Hoek Library This Easter our hard working librarians have organised the following events for children … Read more ... Holiday activities at Fish Hoek Library Fish Hoek Library as usual is offering a range of activities for children during the Dec/Jan school holidays Read more ... Children’s Book events at Kalk Bay Books Two children’s book events coming up at Kalk Bay Books: The Happy Prince reading & the launch of Dad, Don’t Go to Work Read more ... Octavia goes ‘out’ ‘in’ Asia Here is a way for businesses to celebrate Cricket Fridays and make a meaningful difference to children at the same time!…Well-researched, imaginatively crafted and brightly illustrated, the stories centre around Octavia the travel-wise, sport-loving Ostrich and two ‘exploratious’ friends who visit all participating countries and learn much along the way (target group: primary school boys and girls). Read more ... Books dealing with teenage sexual identity crises “The Rainbow Trilogy” by Alex Sanchez is aimed at teenagers undergoing a sexual identity crisis. Read more ...

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