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In the Family Literacy Project we believe that families are the first and most important teachers a child will ever have Whatever the levels of literacy of the adults, our premise is that every family can help prepare children to read and develop a love of books that will lay the foundation for future learning, relaxation and enjoyment

4. Underberg Himeville Arts Festival – (30 September to 2 October): During the Festival period, we will use 2 of the FLP Libraries as venues for local poets, authors and artists to run workshops and intimate readings and talks, “Conversations that matter…” where we hope to inspire and develop poets and authors in the rural areas where we work. The hub of the festival will be the Himeville Museum, where workshops and discussions will be taking place on Saturday. The Saturday night will see 2 theatre productions, Thola Antamu’s “Saartjie Baartman” and a work by Menzi Mkhwane. Thus far we have confirmations from Uthando Books – they plan to send 2 Authors to go out to the FLP Libraries, Zuki Vutela ( Zookey Zarling), Niq Mhlongo- novelist and short story writer, Malaika wa Azania- writer,Advocate Mkhasibe, Allan Kolski Horwitz, Ike Mboneni Muila, Frank Meintjies, Kwazi Ngklangisa, Nati Ferreira- writer ( English / Afrikaans ), Gary Cummiskey- poet and independent publisher, Thola Antamu- drama. To be confirmed- Nakanjani Sibiya- isiZulu writer; Menzi Mkhwane- drama; Sazi Dlamini, 2 Lesotho poets and Local Authors from Underberg. FLP is excited to be a key part of the inaugural “Arts Festival” as it will bring published authors to our libraries to meet directly with their readers and encourage them in their literary endeavours. We are aspiring to make this an annual event where we will afford FLP members a platform to showcase their skills