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On 18 July 2026 the Johannesburg City Library will be open 09h00 - 14h00.
The library will offer free tours of the beautifully restored, historic library. The first tour will start at 10h00 and the second at 12h00. Spaces are limited so ensure you pre-book for the tours by emailing news@litdistrict.co.za.
The children’s section of the library will be open and hosting readings for the kids as well as other fun activities.
The library will also showcase some of the services available, including the certification training available for Microsoft and Cisco.
And we’ll have a special day in the park in collaboration with Food & Trees for Africa, Fortress Real Estate Investments, Bridge Books, and the Joburg LitDistrict.
We are creating long-term, meaningful community assets for everyone around the city, with permanent Book Nests that we’re stocking with books for all ages.
It will be a day for the whole family, packed full of activities including
Seedling Planting
Book Nest where volunteers can help build the community
“Stories for Freedom” storytelling session
Community park cleanup
Kids Pop-Up Library
Eco-Stories with gardening themed children’s books
The Rand Club and Tanya Zack invite you to a book and coffee morning with Little Addis Café and us, Bridge Books.
This event on Saturday 18 July will kick-off at 11:00 with an Ethiopian coffee experience presented by Little Addis Café. Bunu (coffee), ambasha (Ethiopian celebration bread), popcorn and kolo (crunchy roasted grain snack) will be served.
The incredible author and great friend of Bridge Books, Tanya Zack will then present a talk on and sign copies of her recent book, The Chaos Precinct: Johannesburg as a Port City.
Date: Saturday 18 July
Time: 11:00
Where: The Rand Club
Tickets: The book presentation is free. Coffee experience R120pp
Lunch and drinks will be available in the Main Bar. Please book at restaurant@randclub.co.za
Join House of Shem’s Listening Spaces at Bridge Books on Saturday 18 July.
Mozart wrote the Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major in 1786 — reportedly as a joke between friends. What came out was one of the most joyful, mischievous, and quietly brilliant pieces in the classical repertoire.
At Listening Spaces Vol. VIII, we sit with it properly. No background music. No distraction. We listen together. Then we talk. No expertise required — not knowing is the whole point.
Date: 18 July 2026
Time: 14:00
Where: Bridge Books, 89 Helen Joseph St, Marshalltown
Tickets: R50pp
18 July: A Morning with Tanya Zack at the Rand Club
18 July: Listening Spaces with House of Shem
18 July: Mandela Day at the City Library
22 July: African Lit with A42
25 July: Silent Reading Club
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