On Tuesday 6th and Thursday 29th November Stirchley Library will be open until 8pm! Pop along for a limited library service – you’ll be able to borrow, return and renew, and also meet some of FOSL’s volunteers!
Interested in becoming a FOSL volunteer and helping at future late night openings? Please get in touch!
At the beginning of the month we held a great craft and storytelling session as part of the annual Stirchley Baths Fun Palace. A fantastic write up of the day’s activities can be found here.
Are you interested in joining the FOSL Volunteer Network? We’ll be holding 30 minute drop-in sessions at the library on the following days:
Pop along to one of the drop-in sessions and find out more about how you can get involved!
FOSL AGM 2018 – 11th September, 7.30pm Stirchley Library
Present: Kerry, Jess, Mark, Theresa, Matt, Andrew, Sandra, Rosie, Alison, Jo, Phil
Apologies: Kate, Cllr Mary Locke, Laura, Rebecca, Liz Parkes
Welcome & Introductions
Current Committee:
Theresa – Chair
Mark – Treasurer
Jessie – Projects
Kerry – Secretary
Successes / achievements over last 12 months
We applied for and was successful in getting funding from the Local Innovation Fund to buy a self service machine, some equipment., and to hire a Volunteer Coordinator
More or less the entire library stock has been tagged.
Volunteer network coordinator – Matt Andrews
Monthly code …
Heritage Open Day – Saturday 8 September: 1400-1600
Come and discover Stirchley Library which was designed by local architect John P Osborne. Opened in 1905, it is Grade 2 Listed and has been in continuous use as Council Library to the present day, being a much loved mainstay of the local community.
On display will be an exhibition of rarely seen photographs (including events from 1970s and 1980s) reflecting the history of the library building and the people who have worked in and used it.
It is an opportunity to share or discover how access to books …