Film Screening: How to Build a Library

Name: Film Screening: How to Build a Library
Start: 2026-06-06T04:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-06-06T05:30:00+10:00
Location: Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600

Sat Jun 06 2026 at 04:00 am to 05:30 am UTC+10:00

Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600 | Canberra

Publisher/HostNational Library of Australia

Join us for a special screening of the award-winning documentary - How to Build a Library.
This film tells the story of two tenacious Nairobi women - Shiro Koinange and Angela Wachuka - who decide to transform what used to be a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub. Along the way, they must navigate local politics, raise millions for the rebuild, and confront the lingering ghosts of Kenya’s colonial past.
Find out more and book here: https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/film-screening-how-build-library

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Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600

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