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The Bookworm Lending Library, Gigiri

The Bookworm began as a library, and five years on it is still the heart of the place. Thousands of titles line the shelves — literary fiction in English and in translation, history, memoir and essays, crime worth staying up for, cookbooks and craft, and a children’s corner deep enough to carry a reader from picture books to their first real novel. Joining is straightforward: KSh 3,000 opens a borrowing slot, then KSh 3,000 for every three months you keep it, one book at a time — or two, if one is never enough — swapped as often as you like. Read here in the meantime; nobody will rush you.

Join the Lending Library

One or two books at a time, swapped as often as you like. Sign up here or in store.

3 Month ExtensionFor current members — three more months on your slot
3,000 KSh
3 Months / 1 BookOne book at a time, for three months
6,000 KSh
3 Months / 2 BooksTwo books at a time, for three months
9,000 KSh
1 Year / 1 BookOne book at a time, for a year
15,000 KSh
1 Year / 2 BooksTwo books at a time, for a year
18,000 KSh

New memberships include a one-off KSh 3,000 sign-up fee per book slot.