Event 253
How to Build a Library: Maia Lekow and Angela Wachuka talk to Kitty Corrigan
Documentary Screening Followed by Q&A
– St Mary’s Church
Premièred at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, How to Build a Library takes us to Nairobi to witness how two Black women tackle the rebuilding of what was until 1958 a whites-only library. The documentary is a fascinating study of colonisation and the power of individual and collective action.
Following the screening, director Maia Lekow and founder of Book Bunk Angela Wachuka will discuss the film with freelance journalist and editor Kitty Corrigan. Book Bunk is a firm driving the restoration of some of Nairobi’s most iconic public libraries.
Booking is now open to Hay Festival Membership+ and Circle members. Please sign in to access your account or become a member to book now.
Booking for all other Members opens at 12pm on Wednesday 11 March.
General booking opens at 12pm on Saturday 14 March.
