McMillan LIbrary

 Might this tell you something about a country's priorities? Next door to the mosque was the once famous McMillan library. I had been on a library hunt for young Mrs S who loves books and gets through them at a fair rate. There was one marked on the map in central Nairobi so we set out to find it.And were rather dismayed to find:

The books were 'elderly', reminding me of the books of childhood, hardbacks with colourful dust jackets. Dust being a very valid concern judging by the state of the shelves. Let this be a reminder to all you First World people, to appreciate the libraries you have, and use them. We did eventually find another, nearer to base, and in a much better state. The books were still fairly old but it was clean and well used. The family could join for a small fee, and borrow all of two books at a time. Hmm, will they?