Masiphumelele library was built by the NGO MasiCorp in 2003 and handed over to the City of Cape Town as a satellite of the neighbouring Fish Hoek Library. MasiCorp went on to build an extension and in 2010 local funding was obtained largely from Peninsula Beverages and Exclusive Books to build an Outreach centre.In 2012 the Library achieved Community Library status in the City of Cape Town.