Library holiday fun

All the libraries within the city offers a holiday program twice a week for children. I took the Rugrats to the Newton Park library the other day and after story time everybody got cutting, colouring and pasting and made animal masks.

Rows and rows of books

I love reading and I pop into the Walmer Library every couple of weeks to see if there is anything interesting on the shelves. I've been wanting to take a photo like this for a while now, but keep on forgetting. So here it is, a photo between the shelves of the Walmer Library.

Library and flag

I had to go to a meeting in the city centre the other day and spotted the big South African flag flying on the Donkin Reserve in between the historic buildings next to Market Square. On the left the the historic Public Library with the statue of Queen Victoria in front of it while the building on … Continue reading Library and flag →

Looking up at Queen Vic

Looking up at the statue of Queen Victoria standing in front of the historic Public Library in the Port Elizabeth city centre. The statue was unveiled in 1903, one year after the library's opening.Visit Skywatch for more pictures from around the world featuring the sky

Library queen

Port Elizabeth has so many interesting and facinating monuments and statues, but Queen Victoria with the old Public Library behind it still stays one of my favorite scenes to photograph.

Queen Vic and the Public Library

The Queen Victoria statue in front of the Main Library in the city centre

Library emblem

Taking a walk around the city centre the other day, I noticed this feature on the side of the Main Library building facing St Mary's Church. The emblem in the middle is Port Elizabeth's old coat of arms, but I found the knight at the top to be quite a peculiar site. Oh and, is … Continue reading Library emblem →

PE Main Library

The Public Library building next to Market Square was opened in 1902. The terracotta facade was manufactured in England and shipped to Algoa Bay in numbered pieces to be reassembled on site. The statue of Queen Victoria was unveiled in 1903 and is made of Sicilian marble.