Lots of news this time. Foal will be moving into a new phase of its
life with the move to 23 rue Lakanal (planned for mid October, followed by a
Grand Opening and Book Sale). The premises is being thoroughly renovated by
City Hall, we are currently waiting for the flooring to be laid and the new
plumbing put in. Then we shall be able to organise the move, re-shelving and
general organising of the new place. (volunteers welcome)
Of course, you will be informed of the date of the Grand Opening. One of
our members, Murielle, who teaches in a college, has found us tables and chairs
which the college was getting rid of. This will be a big saving. Thank you
Murielle.
Antigone des Associations
Dedicated volunteers staffed
our stand and we garnered a lot of email addresses of interested people to whom
info will be sent.
Staffing the library
Opening hours will be
enlarged in the new premises and volunteers from membership are welcome (email
to foal@dbmail.com ) We plan to
open every Wednesday from 3pm to 6pm and the 1st and
3rd Saturday each month from 10am to 12.30. Board members will staff
through until end of January and I plan to hold a meeting in January with
volunteers and board members to sketch out staffing until the summer break.
New books
A new order has been placed
and the books will be in the library for the G.O. We shall open a Children’s
Section with books provided through donations, so if you have any interesting
children’s books in good condition, you can bring them along.
Raffle
There will be a raffle at the
party and prizes are starting to come in. If you have anything in your attic
which would make a good prize, don’t hesitate to donate. Please try and buy
plenty of tickets, you can buy for friends who want to support the library. Even
if they don’t belong to Foal they might want to support you.
Concert at Domaine d’O
An English group of singers
called VOCES 8 (from classical to jazz to
American crooners, a capella) will be coming to the Domaine d’O on 28th March.
I have taken an option for Foal for 15 tickets. I will remind you nearer the
time but if you are interested, do send me an email foal@dbmail.com
so that I can get an idea about numbers.
Special price 12 euros
Grand Opening & Super Book Sale
According to the latest
information, the renovation should be finished by the third week in October
which would enable us to move and set up in week 25th -29th. Then we would have
a normal opening on Wednesday 2nd November and the Grand Opening on Saturday
5th November. This is the best case scenario, the worst case is move on 31st
October and GO on 12th November with a normal opening on 9th November (we would
rather not have people bringing back books on day of GO so that we can
concentrate on the Book Sale and signing up new members). You will be kept
informed. Refreshments and biscuits will be on offer
