A celebration of art, culture & the boundless potential of knowledge | Presented by @thebookbunk x @hayfestival | #NBOLitfest 8 - 10 May, 2026
Nairobi, Kenya.
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En #HayFestivalQro26 presentamos How to Build a Library, documental estrenado en Sundance 2025 que acompaña a dos mujeres negras en la reconstrucción de una biblioteca de Nairobi que, hasta 1958, fue exclusiva para blancos.
Después de la proyección, Angela Wachuka, fundadora de Book Bunk, conversará con Romina Pons sobre el documental y sobre la importancia de recuperar y revitalizar espacios públicos de acceso al conocimiento.
🎬 Sábado 5 de septiembre | 20:00 h
📍 Cineteca Rosalío Solano
🎟️ Entradas en el LINK EN BIO
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#HayFestival #Cultura #Bibliotecas #CineDocumental
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Reader = Books = Eastlands Library 📚
⏰ Opening Hours:
• Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm (extra two hours for HEPA Jam)
• Saturday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
#NBOLibraries #books #librariesoftiktok #reader
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Opportunities For Writers And Poets For August 2026
#Callouts #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction
writingafrica.com/opportunit…
Some of the most memorable stories don’t begin on a bookshelf, they begin in rooms where writers gather to learn, share and grow.
Masterclass, at #NairobiLitfest 2026
📍 McMillan Memorial Library
@hayfestival @TheBookBunk
#HayFestival #NBOLibraries #LiteratureFestival #writers
A festival is only as strong as the people behind it.
To our Nairobi Litfest 2026 volunteers, thank you for showing up with and shaping every part of the festival experience🫶
Thank you for giving your time, your energy and your hearts.
@TheBookBunk @hayfestival
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We were proud to welcome @Tunde_OD to the #NairobiLitfest 2026 Children’s Festival. For a masterclass at Kaloleni Library, young learners had the inspiring opportunity to learn from his remarkable journey and experience.
🎥 @leonmalu
#worldchessday #NBOLibraries
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s AMERICANAH is heading to the screen, picked up by Canal+ as part of its Creating African Stories With Global Resonance initiative. After over a decade of anticipation, Ifemelu’s journey may finally materialize before our eyes ✨ brittlepaper.com/2026/07/aft…
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we need more editors. we need editorial training for new editors. we need exceptional editors working with promising writers to create the best work.
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Every corner of #NBOLibraries tells a story. From thoughtfully restored public spaces with the community at the center, celebrating the people, histories and ideas that shape Nairobi.
Experience these by booking a tour: tr.ee/NiA2uPXHIL
#publicspace #nairobi #community
An energy #NBOLIbraries surely misses🫶
The people of #NairobiLitfest introducing Wanjeri Gakuru @akilinanywele. the festival curator 🥳
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Opportunities For Writers And Poets For July 2026
writingafrica.com/opportunit…
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We’ve officially concluded Cohort 1 of our Kenyan Sign Language classes with Handlanguage Kenya!
Inspired by community feedback, this pilot advances more inclusive #NBOLibraries. As the KSL Bill, 2023 progresses, we’re proud to take meaningful steps toward accessibility for all
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I teach a very robust Introduction to Short Story Writing class. We go deep into the elements of fiction, from character interiority to showing and telling to narrative distance and pacing. Join me for 12 sessions starting Aug 2026. Details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
Inspired by Wangari Maathai’s hummingbird philosophy, Patricia Joseph, @ziyaafrica , @njahira_g and @wanjirunjira reflect on Kenya’s political moment and the role we can play in shaping a just future as the next election season approaches.
Watch: bit.ly/4wb1Ct7
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The conversation reflects on memories, and emotions surrounding a day that marked a turning point in Kenya’s recent history.
Listen to this episode and rest of S3, exploring protest in its many forms, on all podcast platforms and YouTube, link is in our bio.
📸 @Alamin_Mutunga_
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As we remember young Kenyans whose lives were cut short on 25 June 2024, we reflect on protest as democratic participation.
EP5 of A Place for the People, recorded at @nbolitfest 2025, ft @SisterKilljoy, @ShiroKoinange and @AnganaKeith. explore the evolution of protest in Kenya.
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My pal @gitagiamaria has a brand new book out, her first of many. I brought it with me to shagz and it has been making me look forward to my morning read in the Njoro sun. Such good storytelling so far!
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My friends and I are cycling about 400 kilometres from Nairobi to Homa Bay for a book drive and we're extending an invitation to you to join and support us, and to help us amplify it. 🧵
Before the adults gathered for idea exchanges at Eastlands Library, children were having a great time at Kaloleni Library for the 2026 #NairobiLitfest Children’s Festival.
Kaloleni Library, primarily a children’s library revitalised by @TheBookBunk .
#hayfestival #festival
When the spaces at Kaloleni Library are not serving as a venue for the Nairobi Litfest Children’s Programme, it is open to the public and offers programmes for children, including play sessions and film screenings.
🕒 Opens:
Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm
Sat: 9 am - 3 pm
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