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‘The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/16/the-goal-has-been-to-demystify-how-a-colonial-nairobi-library-was-restored-and-given-back-to-the-people

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‘The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people

Once a whites-only enclave, the grand McMillan Memorial library is one of three in the Kenyan capital that have been transformed for the community

The Guardian
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Rewriting Libraries: Challenging the past in Kenya

Turning the page on the past by transforming colonial public libraries in Nairobi.

Al Jazeera