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This is the last week to be a part of the KZN Museum book drive, donate your pre-loved books at the Museum or at any of the selected drop-off points listed below:
Bookworld - Cascades Lifestyle Centre
Exclusive Books - Liberty Midlands Mall
Donated books will form part of South African Library Week celebrations where the KZN Museum will host a book fair from the 14th to the 18th of March 2022. Visitors are invited to pick up a book of their choice and leave behind a book or two for someone else to read.
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