Thaba Chweu says political parties cannot portray Lydenburg Library as ‘disorderly’
The municipality recently stepped in to set the record straight regarding the local library. It did, however, welcome the recent help from the DA in organising it, but said in future, permission has to be received in advance.
Recent reports about the state of the Lydenburg Library shocked many readers. By reorganising the library books alphabetically, the DA made sure that the library was user-friendly again. This help was hugely appreciated by the library staff.
The process started on September 12 and took about five days. A DA councillor, Marius Opperman, said the visit occurred in conjunction with National Book Week. He said it had been brought to the DA’s attention that this once state-of-the-art building was in disrepair.
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Opperman thanked the team that helped to reorganise the library. “Their work made a huge difference,” he said.
Themba Sibiya, the media and marketing manager for TCLM, said the library has officials who are employed to run it.
“While the municipality appreciates the enthusiasm to assist from the DA, they must refrain from creating the impression that there’s disorder in the library. Any citizen can volunteer their skills and expertise to a public facility, but permission needs to be sought from municipal authorities to avoid destabilising it,” said Sibiya.
