Africa-Press – South-Africa. The City of Cape Town appealed to Greg Heffley fans to return their outstanding Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.
Titles in this popular series feature five times on the list of the 10 most overdue books, according to the City.
The top 10 outstanding books are:
The City’s libraries are doing their annual fine-free walk of shame during 20 and 25 March, when a fine amnesty kicks in to encourage people to return their overdue library books.
The City says some 40 000 items, worth an estimated R4.6 million, have not been returned in 2022.
“It’s clear that these books are extremely popular, but there are 101 that have not been returned. If you have read them a few times, please bring them back. I am sure they’re enjoyable, but now we need to share this enjoyment with other patrons.
“Our libraries have new books, so you could be missing out by not bringing the old ones back,” said councillor Patricia van der Ross ahead of SA Library week, which starts with a march to highlight the joy of libraries on 17 March.
The theme this year is “Libraries Telling Powerful Stories” – and it aims to raise awareness around libraries and its importance in communities.
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