AGM & PARTY
We had a good turnout and very quickly moved on to the party and a glass
(or two) of excellent « crémant d’Alsace » which people remarked
upon. There was a wonderful spread of delicious food that our cordon bleu
members brought along, the weather was perfect (not too hot, not too cold) and
a great time was had by all. I shall be posting some photos on Foal’s Facebook
page and the blog when I get them. (the blog foal34.free.fr
is a good place if you wish to look at the catalogue)
OPENING DAYS JULY (before
the move)
We will be open on Saturday 2nd
& Wednesday 13th July so that you can take out your summer
reading (you are allowed more books for the summer) The new books will be in
the library from 22nd July so you will have plenty to choose from
PLANS FOR NEW PREMISES 23 Rue
Lakanal
We have great plans for the new premises
once we get up and running. There is a lot to be done getting the place to
rights, City Hall will be doing most of the work but our bricoleurs will have plenty
to do too. We will have a CHILDREN’S SECTION and
you are invited to donate recent children’s books (in good condition) since we
don’t plan to actually buy any books for youngsters. Patricia Robb has
volunteered to set up story telling sessions for the kids.
We would like to increase the MAGAZINE SECTION thanks to donations of VERY recent
issues of magazines (TIME, THE ECONOMIST, etc.)
We shall be increasing OPENING HOURS and we will need VOLUNTEERS for staffing (send an email to foal@dbmail.com
with your possible slots). We plan to open every Wednesday(3pm-6pm) and the
first and third Saturday of each month (10am-12.30am).
Dates (subject
to change) We hope to have a normal opening
on Saturday 3rd of September but you will
be kept informed (it depends on how the renovation goes) and a GRAND OPENING AND
BOOK SALE on Saturday
24th September from 10-12.30 & 2pm-6pm. I hope lots of you will come
along on that day. It will be announced in the Press and we hope to enroll new
members. All this to be confirmed. I met the technicien from City Hall ;
work on schools over the holidays takes precedence, so, at the present time, it
is impossible to set up an agenda. However, they do plan to do a thorough
renovation with new flooring, ceiling and plumbing, so the premises will be
spanking new when we move in.
We will need plenty of CHAIRS in the new premises where we plan to hold the
Book Chat sessions and the Board meetings so if you have the odd chair to
donate, send an email to the foal address (see above) and you can bring them
along on an opening day. An armchair or two wouldn’t come amiss as we have a
small room where we shall be able to sit and have a cup of tea or coffee and a
chat.
ANTIGONE DES ASSOCIATIONS
We shall have a stand at the Antigone
des Associations in the International section on Saturday
11th September. Now that we shall able to publicise the library with an
address, it will be easier to promote so there will be special flyers, and info
about the Grand Opening.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
This is probably getting ahead of
ourselves but the good news is that the Claringbulls have very kindly offered
to hold the party at theirs on 10th December. We
will have a cut off for numbers so when we get nearer the time you will be
asked to sign on very fast. Meanwhile, rummage in your attics for hidden
treasures which could make good prizes for the raffle and let me know.
