Newsletter April 2021

 

SPRING NEWSLETTER APRIL 2021

 

   

 

 

You haven’t heard from me for a long time. Now I am back in circulation I hope to resume more regular communications with you again. I have missed this terribly and I have missed seeing you . At our book choosing meeting last week we had a good chat afterwards and I realised how much I have missed our chats and friendly cups of tea ! I shall do a couple of mannings in July before the summer break and look forward to seeing you very much.

 

I am slowly recovering from my ordeal last year and my near death experience (you will have been told about this I think). I still have quite a long way  to go (lots of rehab) I will get there. I would like to thank the board and especially Mike for holding the fort during my absence.  We would never have managed without their dedication.

 

You will have heard that there will be some changes in the library ; the book sale room is going to become a meeting room & the book sale books will go on new shelves in the main library.

There are also going to be some changes in the statutes.

 

You will find below the list of new books which should arrive in the library quite soon. We shall be monitoring the books to see how often they go out so that we can change our approach if necessary. We are happy to accept suggestion for our purchases but remember, they should be suggested with the readership in mind and not necessarily personal choices.

I remind  you of the email address of Kath Claringbull who will be collating the suggestions :

kath1977@gmail.com

 

 

I wish you all a VERY HAPPY EASTER

 

Very best wishes

 

Vicki  (your chairperson)

 

New books April 2021

 

FOAL BOOK ORDER MARCH 2021

 

Non Fiction

Banville John                         Snow

Bren Paulina                           The Barbiton :  hotelthat setwomen free

Katz Catherine                       Diplomatic daughters behind the scenes at Yalta

Mount Ferdinand                   Kiss myself goodbye

Sanghera Sathnam                 Empireland : how imperalism has shaped modern Britain

Shepherd Richard                  Unnatural causes : life & death of Britain’s top forensic

                                               Pathologist

Williams Thomas                    Self portrait in black & white  2019

Fiction

Alderton                                 Ghosts

Adiga  Aravind                      Amnesty

Alex Berenson                       The power couple

Cumming Charles                  Box 88

Cummins Jeanine                   American Dirt

Frankel Glen                          Shooting midnight cowboy

French Nicci                           House of correction

Ishiguro Kazuo                      Klara & the sun

Lee Jonathan                          The great mistake

Leilani Raven                         Luster            

Rankin Ian                             Song for the dark times

Noon Jeff                               House with no doors

Spufford Francis                    Light perpetual

Swift Graham                        Here we are

Thanh Nguyen                       The committed

 

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2021

 

First of all, a Happy New Year to you all. May 2021 be better than 2020

 

 

GOOD NEWS  😀

We held a Board Meeting last week & it was decided to reduce fees for 2021 to compensate for the 2020 lockdowns & eventual ones this year. If you have already paid your 30 euros, send a message to Mike Davison at mikedavison.fr@gmail.com  & he will refund you.  If you haven’t paid yet, send a cheque for 15 euros  (20 family) to Mike Davison  13 rue de la Paix 34130 St Aunès.

 

BAD NEWS   🥺

A nasty surprise when I went into the library last week, there was a pool of water down at the far end & some ceiling panels were drenched. I have contacted the insurance company & hopefully, the problem will be solved & they will put the damage back to rights. This will not prevent the Wednesday 13th opening

 

YOUR INPUT

We are wondering about increasing opening hours (an extra half day a week) If you think this is a good idea, send an email to foal34@gmail.com  with suggestions

We would also like you to suggest activities that you would participate in at FOAL. We are buying shelves for the Book Sale room so it will be easier to hold meetings or activites there.

 

NEW BOOKS

The new books will be in the library for 13th January. List attached

 

 The new catalogue (Title Alphabetical Order) is now online. To download it, just click Here.

Also available : Author Alphabetical Order Here.

Click on “télécharger avec votre navigateur” (download to browser) and then on “ouvrir” (open) or "Enregistrer le fichier" (to save it on your computer).