More than 3 000 baby beanies have been knitted by staff and patrons of Cape Town libraries who have been clicking away for the past two months. The project was to honour Mandela Day (July 18) and celebrate the libraries’ mascot, LiBee.

“When we challenged our library staff, friends, and family to join our beanie project and to knit bee beanies, we knew they’d buzz to the challenge,” says City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Zahid Badroodien.

“The 3 149 beanies, and several other baby items knitted by our avid crafters, will be donated to city clinics for distribution to babies who visit these facilities for their health check-ups.”