Kensington Library

07/10/2026

📖✨Book Recommendation Wednesday✨📖
Visit Kensington Library and get your hands on these six mystery and thriller novels written by women! 😁

23/09/2026

📖✨Book Recommendation Wednesday✨📖
Come all and get your hands on these six must-read romance novels with a different trope (he falls first and harder, second chance romance, grumpy x sunshine, marriage of convenience and more) for all our folks, plus there are more than these six to explore at Kensington Library!😁

22/09/2026

Dear patrons and community members, please note that Kensington Library will close at 15H00 today due to water outages as a result of water maintenance. We open again tomorrow, 23 September 2026 at 10H00. We apologize for the inconvenience.

17/09/2026

🎉🌸September/October Holiday Programme at Kensington Library! 🌸🎉
Although it's a short holiday, keep your child busy with a variety of activities at Kensington Library as we have a fun programme lined up!🌟

No prior booking, first come first serve basis, we hope to see you there!✨

📅 Programme:
😎Monday, 28 September 2026 | 11:00 - 12:30
- SAFELINE Programme 🚸
😎Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | 11:00 - 12:30
- Interactive Author Talk with Gary Hirson 📖
😎 Wednesday, 30 September 2026 | 11:00 - 12:30
- Spring Colouring in Session 🖍
😎Thursday, 01 October 2026 | 11:00 - 12:30
- Arts and Craft Session: Spring Flower Craft 🎨🖌️

We hope to see you there!😁

17/09/2026

✨ Public Holiday Library Closure ✨
Dear patrons and community members, please note that Kensington Library will be closed on the following day:

- Thursday, 24 September 2026: Heritage Day

16/09/2026

09/09/2026

📖✨Book Recommendation Wednesday✨📖
Kensington Library is here for the first set of September's book recommendations and this time it’s non-fiction titles for children and tweens.
Visit the library to get your hands on one of these juvenile non-fiction titles and more!😁

26/08/2026

📖✨Book Recommendation Wednesday✨📖
Kensington Library Book Recommendation Wednesday has another six book recommendations and this time it’s for the tweens!😁
Visit the library to get your hands on one of these fiction titles:

🔖 “Wild” by Ele Fountain is a riveting rainforest adventure about a family and how they deal with grief. Jack lost his dad and since then he keeps doing crazy things and getting in trouble. His mother grows more concerend and eventually suggests a surprise trip together. However, what’s to come is not a relaxing holiday.
🔖 “Saving Neverland” by Abi Elphinstone follows Martha and her younger brother Scruff as they travel to Neverland to help Peter Pan break a freezing curse cast by Captain Hook.
🔖 “Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game” by Chris Grabenstein follows Luigi Lemoncello who works for Professor Marvelmous at a carnival. But when the carnival leaves and Luigi doesn’t follow them he finds a mysterious puzzle box left behind by Professor Marvelmous.
🔖 “Peril on the Atlantic” by A.M. Howell is about the perfect mystery adventure. Follow Alice as she uncovers a dark mystery whilst on the RMS Queen Mary. How will she and her new friend, Sonny stop more bad things from happening.
🔖 “The World’s Worst Pets” by David Walliams is perfect if you want to laugh from start to end. The book features ten short stories about the most crazy and gigantic animals out there.
🔖 “Herriot the Caretaker Mouse” by Stella Tarakson is book one of the fun Magical Animal Cafe series, Ellie and her mum are opening a cat café. But there’s a catch, they’re sharing their home with the Andersons, that’s when Ellie and Blake discover a magical old phone and a mouse determined to get rid of them, and more.

26/08/2026

📢✨Return. Renew. Rejoin - Fine Free Week is back!✨📢
Do you have overdue library items that you're too scared to return?

📌From Saturday, 05 September 2026 to Friday, 11 September 2026, it's fine-free week for all.

✅Return you overdue books, renew your reading journey, and rejoin the reading sphere and get some new books, spread the word with all your friends and family members! 🗣

❗Kindly note that only fines on items returned during Fine-Free Week will be waived. All old outstanding fines will still apply.

26/08/2026

📚✨ STUDY SPACE & PAST PAPERS AVAILABLE NOW! ✨📚

Dear Matriculants, Kensington Library has got you covered this exam season! 💪
Do you need a quiet space to hit the books? 📖
Our study space is available with the added bonus of free access to inhouse usage of our study guides and textbooks.

💾 Free Past Papers - Get free past papers, addendums, and Geography maps whilst stocks last!
✅ As well as print out marking guides and other subject past papers for R1.20 per page! 🌟