On Friday (Aug 15) we visited the Johannesburg City Library – now open again after a five-year closure – with @griffinshea of @bridgebooks as our guide to this historic landmark. Situated in Joburg’s City Centre, behind the library’s striking exterior (the building was designed by John Perry in the 1930s) and through its heavy bronze doors, this space is home to almost 1.5 million books. In 1935, during the process of opening the library, Shea says “The cops sent plainclothes police to monitor t