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Public libraries as performance spaces! Yes! Join us for #NBOLitFest and catch musical performances from Eastlands Library, featuring Karun, Sanaipei Tande and AfricaSun . Inspired by NPR’s tiny desk concerts and styled around the libraries’ grand furniture and collections, these series of events aim to convert some of the physical events that we would host at the library into virtual experiences that can also be archived digitally.

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#NBOLitfest is a new literary festival anchored in public libraries and curated by Book Bunk. The inaugural (virtual) edition features stories and ideas emerging from Nairobi and other regional spaces, and is a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Nairobi’s oldest library, McMillan Memorial Library. Join us from 7th - 9th October as we reimagine #NRBLibraries as containers of general creative expression. Karibuni! To learn more about the festival and registration, visit: https://bit.ly/nbolitfest

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Who’s ready? We are only 20 days away from our inaugural #NBOLitfest! Expect enthralling conversations, music, library tours and so much more. So, head on over to our website and see what’s on at the festival: https://bit.ly/nbolitfest
Don't forget to also check out our bookstore and purchase a copy from your fave writers at the festival. 🙂

TL:DR: #NBOLitfest is on, read our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3EkhY8N

Yep! Mark your calendars for 7th -9th October 2021!

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#NBOLitfest is a new literary festival anchored in public libraries and curated by Book Bunk. The inaugural (virtual) edition features stories and ideas emerging from Nairobi and other regional spaces, and is a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Nairobi’s oldest library, McMillan Memorial Library. Join us from 7th - 9th October as we reimagine #NRBLibraries as containers of general creative expression. Karibuni! To learn more about the festival and registration, visit: https://bit.ly/nbolitfest

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We’ve got some exciting news to share with you! We will be hosting our inaugural #NBOLitFest from 7-9th October 2021! #NBOLitFest is a new literary festival anchored in public libraries, and built to be synonymous with our city and its stories. Our theme this year is ‘Writing African Cities’- Expect a line up of visionary artists, authors and musicians. As thrilled as we are? Go on and mark your calendars!

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#NBOLitFest is a new literary festival anchored in public libraries and curated by Book Bunk. The inaugural (virtual) edition features stories and ideas emerging from Nairobi and other regional spaces, and is a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Nairobi’s oldest library, McMillan Memorial Library. Join us from 7th - 9th October as we reimagine #NRBLibraries as containers of general creative expression. Karibuni!

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We are excited to share the journey of revamping Eastlands Library with you! In case you haven’t already, do come by and take a look-see, find a desk, a reading corner or a spot on the terrace. With your mask on, of course!

Our eternal gratitude to our friends at Sharjah World Book Capital for making this restoration work possible. SHUKRAN!!!

📽️ Credits: by @amitations
📍 Eastlands Library

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The Eastlands Library is located in Maringo Estate in Makadara and is a stone throw away from the law courts and county offices. It shares a compound with the Huduma Centre, a public service hub. The library’s physical restoration was completed in June 2021 and plans for the library will now focus on programming and the acquisitions of collections that meet users’ needs.

Welcome to #NRBLibraries!

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Our founders have just returned from a visit to Sharjah, 2019’s World Book Capital. During our visit, we were thrilled to be at the Sharjah Public Libraries which dates back to 1925! The library was founded by Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (Ruler of Sharjah from 1924 to 1951) and is now located in the university city. The library has such a vast collection of books and digital archive as well- some great inspo for #NRBLibraries! Such as their archive management process including a magic box (for digitised collections) and collections in Braille + audio. We’re constantly adding content to the #NRBLibraries archive, please go ahead and have a visit here: http://NRBLibraries-archive.org

Shukran to the team at Sharjah Public Libraries for hosting us! 🙏

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🥳We are thrilled and honoured to be one of nine gold 🥇 fund recipients of #Linktree's 2021 #PassionFund. We are so grateful to Linktree and the panel of judges for supporting #NRBLibraries
Onwards and upwards.

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