Updated April 8, 2008
AMERICAN LIBRARIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
The American Library in Pretoria
Our libraries welcome serious questions from South African residents about the United States, its policies, practices and viewpoints. You can also sign up for our topical alerts service.
Our resources include commercial subscription databases such as Factiva, Lexis-Nexis and ProQuest, CD-ROMs, magazines and reference books.
Our lending libraries in Durban, Johannesburg and Soweto have collections on small business practices, HIV/AIDS, American society and values, and other subject areas such as politics, education and economics. Any South African resident over the age of 16 is welcome to become a member of these libraries.
Our reference libraries in Cape Town and Pretoria welcome queries by phone, fax or email, as well as visits by students, teachers, researchers and members of the general public who wish to consult our encyclopedias & other reference books, journals and electronic resources.
The American Library in Cape Town
| Telephone: | (021) 702-7300 x 7463/7443 |
| Fax: | (021) 702-7372 |
| Email: | irccapetown@state.gov |
| Street address: | 2 Reddam Avenue, Westlake |
| Postal address: | Postnet Suite 50, Private Bag X26, Tokai 7966 |
| Hours: | Mon - Fri: 08h30-16h00 (visits by appointment) |
The American Library in Durban
| Telephone: | (031)305-7600 x 3215 |
| Fax: | (031) 305-7164 |
| Email: | ircdurban@state.gov |
| Street address: | Old Mutual Centre (30th floor) |
| Postal address: | 303 West St., Durban, 4001 |
| Hours: | Mon-Fri: 08h00-17h00 (visits by appointment) |
The American Library in Johannesburg
| Telephone: | (011) 838-3603 |
| Fax: | (011) 838-3920 |
| Email: | ircjohannesburg@state.gov |
| Street address: | 3rd Floor, 1066 Bldg, cnr Pritchard & Harrison Sts |
| Postal address: | PO Box 1762, Houghton 2041 |
| Hours: | Tues-Fri: 09h00-13h00, 14h00-16h00 |
The American Library in Pretoria
| Telephone: | (012) 431-4400 |
| Fax: | (012) 342-5502 |
| Email: | ircpretoria@state.gov |
| Street address: | 877 Pretorius St., Arcadia |
| Postal address: | PO Box 9536, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Hours: | Mon-Fri: 08h00-17h00 (visits by appointment) |
Rosa Parks Library, Soweto
| Telephone: | (011) 982-5580 |
| Fax: | (011) 982-5844 |
| Email: | ircsoweto@yahoo.com |
| Street address: | Ipelegeng Community Centre, |
| 1283 Phera & Dlamini Sts, White City, Jabavu | |
| Postal address: | PO Box 1762, Houghton 2041 |
| Hours: | Tues-Fri: 09h20-13h00, 14h00-17h20 |
News
Books for School Libraries
Two more schools in Gauteng received donations of books to their school libraries from the American Libraries in South Africa.
The donations are intended to encourage learners to use the school libraries by adding both interesting American reading material and science & environmental material which supports the curricula.
An Entokozweni Primary School (Tshwane) pupil reads about the ozone layer to her classmates from one of the many books donated to the school's library
Young Entrepreneurs
Young people, hungry for information and knowledge that will help them expand their horizons, attended a presentation on entrepreneurship by US Agency for International Development economic growth officer Dr. Tina Dooley-Joneson. It was hosted by the American Library in Pretoria and the Dr. JS Moroka Municipal Library in Maphotla, Mpumalanga.
Dr. Tina Dooley-Joneson with participants
Please direct all Visas & American Citizen Service queries to: consularjohannesburg@state.gov.
Tel: (27-11) 644-8000; fax: (27-11) 646-6916.
This site is maintained by the Public Affairs Section of the Department of State in South Africa. Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. Privacy notice | Webmaster