
Kenya Premiere: How to Build a Library
We’re thrilled to announce the Kenya premiere of How to Build a Library at the NBO Film Festival! Directed by Maia Lekow and Christopher King, the documentary follows Book Bunk’s eight-year journey restoring Nairobi’s public libraries, exploring themes of cultural renaissance, African women’s resilience, and the reclamation of space and history by local communities.

Mapping Kenya’s public library ecosystem for the first time
What makes a library ecosystem thrive? Since 2020, Book Bunk has been exploring this question across Kenya’s public libraries. The result is a national research report and an interactive map that capture the stories, challenges, and opportunities shaping our libraries.

Mapping Kenya’s public library ecosystem for the first time
A year after Kenya’s pivotal June 25th protests, Season 3 of our podcast explores powerful stories of protest and resistance drawn from McMillan Memorial Library’s rich archives. Researched and reported by our digitisation team, these episodes uncover how ordinary Kenyans, from students and farmers to women and clergy, have always challenged systems of power.