NEWS OF THE GRAND OPENING & PHOTOS

We had a very successful day yesterday, a lot of people came, we had a good number of new signups & we sold a lot of books and Raffle tickets (the prizes are coming in and they are really good as usual). Mr Castre from City Hall came along & he was impressed by our installation & thinks we will be a really useful addition to the area & Montpellier in general. A journalist  from Midi Libre & his photographer came to cover the event, the article will come out tomorrow (7th November)

So we are up & running & will be open every Wednesday from 3-6pm & the first & third Saturday each month. The new books are in and although there is still quite a lot of shelf space to fill, we shall do so slowly but surely with good literature. The Book Sale will be permanent, we do accept donations but only from a list, otherwise we would be overwhelmed with books.
The special offer for joining up still holds, free membership until the end of the year for new signups.

1 General view of the Library  2. A good crowd  3 Drinking the fizzy    4  Signing up   5 The cosy area & children's books   6 Vicki in front of the premises 23 rue Lakanal

SPECIAL OFFER

There will be a Special Offer on the Grand Opening Day (5th November)  Free membership for November & December when you sign up

GRAND OPENING

The Mairie is finishing the renovation (which will have taken a long time, since June!) and we can finally set a date for the GRAND OPENING.

Saturday 5th November

10-12.30 & 2-6pm

 

We shall be holding a Book Sale on that day & soft drinks & biscuits will be on offer. We are hoping to get a lot of new sign ups with a special deal: free membership for November & December 2016

The first "normal" opening will be on Wednesday 9th November 3-6pm so please wait to bring your books back

 

New opening hours

 

Every Wednesday 3-6pm

First & third Saturday 10-12.30

FOAL BOOK ORDER OCTOBER 2016

 

NON FICTION

The Pigeon Tunnel                                                    John Le Carre  (Autobiography)

Les Parisiennes : How the women of Paris

lived, loved and died in the 1940s                            Ann Sebba  (Historical)

Van Gogh’s ear : The true story                                Bernadette Murphy

Peacock & Vine                                                        A.S.Byatt  (Art biography)

SAS : Rogue Heroes                                                 Ben Macintyre  (Wartime adventure)

FICTION

Nutshell                                                                     Ian McEwan   (Historical fiction)

A Banquet of Consequences                                     Elisabeth George   (Detective novel)

The Gustav Sonata                                                    Rose Tremain  (Historical fiction)

Hot Milk                                                                    Deborah Levy   (Contempory fiction)

Conclave                                                                   Robert Harris   (Thriller)

His bloody Project                                                    Graeme Macrae Burnet   (Crime, shortlist

                                                                                  Booker 2016)

I see you                                                                    Clare Mackintosh  (Psychological thriller)

When the Music’s over                                             Peter Robinson  (Thriller)

Commonwealth                                                         Ann Patchett  (Family saga)

The Senility of Vladimir P                                        Michael Honig  (Fictional biography)

Breaking Cover                                                         Stella Remington   (Spy fiction)

Snow Garden                                                            Rachel Joyce  (Short  stories)

 

 

NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2016

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

 

Antigone des Associations 11th September and new premises

FOAL has a stand at the Antigone des Associations on Sunday 11th September  N°00616 on Place Thessalie Don't hesitate to drop by to have a chat with the Foal members who will be staffing the stand and leave your email addresses so that we can keep you informed about the move to the new, permanent premises at 23 Rue Lakanal in Montpellier which we hope should take place some time in October.
The premises are pretty big (76 sq metres), we will be reintegrating all the books which are currently in various attics and cellars and it will be great to find the whole collection again. (see catalogue which has just been updated with the June buys).
We plan to hold a Grand Opening with a special price for new members and a giant Book Sale. From then on, FOAL will be going from strength to strength!

New catalogue available (June 2016) !!

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).