Members of the Forest Farm Centre were proud to announce the official 2023 reopening of their bookshop located at the centre on January 27.
Curator of the bookshop, Lorraine Tebbutt, who has been working for numerous organisations aimed at assisting disabled people, passionately shared her vision for the bookshop.
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“We had to relocate the bookshop to a separate section within the centre to allow our residents to be comfortable and to feel safe. We did a lot of reorganising and cleaning around the new bookshop, it’s a job that’s not finished yet but so far, the place is looking great. We are in the works of selling items such as clothes and accessories,” said Tebbutt.
The curator stated that there’s an abundance of books that range from fiction, non-fiction to children’s books sold at an absolute bargain.
“Each book costs R10 and our new arrivals are valued at R20 per book. The collectable section on the other hand does costs a bit more than the rest, but nothing over R300. They are all affordable for everyone and it is for a great cause, all the money goes back to the centre in helping the 72 Cerebral Palsied and special needs residents including 21 adult orphans,” said Tebbutt.
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The bookshop opens every Wednesday from 09:00 to 13:00. Members are working on having the bookshop open for community members on the last Fridays and Saturdays of the month for those who are too occupied to buy books on weekdays.
Tebbutt mentioned that the organisation is in need of volunteers to assist them in the growth of the bookshop.
“People with disabilities are often not thought of in society in terms of work opportunities and even in terms of getting around. Many see a broken body and are quick to say that the person is not well in the head which is absolutely wrong. Disabled people are aware and present just like any other human being. I really wish more people open up to people who are disabled, they see the world in a different light which is refreshing,” concluded Tebbutt.
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