Meet the Committee! Becky

November 20, 2023

FOSL committee member Becky explains a little about her involvement with Friends of Stirchley Library and what the library means to her…

How are you involved with Friends of Stirchley Library?

I initially got involved with Friends of Stirchley Library back in 2018/19 when a call went out for volunteers who wanted to support the library. I’ve always been a keen library user and advocate, and having previously worked within a university library I value the work and expertise of librarians. Whilst I wasn’t available to cover the available lunchtime volunteer shifts at the time due to work commitments, I …

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Meet the Committee! Nicki

October 2, 2023

Nicki is co-founder of Stirchley Art Room and has been a FOSL Committee member since 2022. Here she reflects on the role Stirchley Library has played for her over the years…

How are you involved with Friends of Stirchley Library?

I have been on the committee of FoSL since November 2022, and have known about their fantastic work supporting the library since they started. FoSL were, alongside many other local organisations, incredibly supportive to Stirchley Art Room when we were establishing ourselves a few years ago. I want to help celebrate everything that our wonderful local library does!

What does …

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Meet the Committee – Theresa

September 15, 2023

Theresa is co-founder of Friends of Stirchley Library and the Chair of the Committee. Here she explains why the library means so much to her and her family…

How are you involved with Friends of Stirchley Library?

I am the chair of the Friends of Stirchley Library. I have been involved since the original campaign to save the library from closure back in 2016. We were successful in our campaign to keep the library open, although with reduced opening hours. In 2017 we started the Friends group and managed to secure some funding to establish the volunteer support network by …

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Planning for the future

June 19, 2023

We are slowly getting back on our feet post-covid and are looking at the best way to extend our current provision. Stirchley Art Room have very kindly put together this online survey, which will help us to decide the best way we can support Stirchley Library. Please let us know your views by answering a few simple questions.

https://forms.gle/Um7jXcoTSzCcP1Nf9

Feel free to share widely.

Thank you

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