Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting last Wednesday, thanks also
to those of you who couldn't make it but offered to help set up the
temporary library. Here are the notes I made at the meeting so everyone
knows what stage we're at!
Marjorie Smith began by telling us about the layout of
the temporary library (please see the plan below) which will
consist of 5 bays. They will begin digging to install the pipes during
half term. There will be a ramp up to the front door and several car
parking spaces. The space will utilise mostly existing spare shelves to
save insurance money for the new building. The books will be mostly
new but book donations would also be welcome. If you have any books you
would like to donate these can be taken to the mobile library but you
must make sure that they are all clearly labelled as "Sawston - Donations
from FOSL". We are particularly interested in books about the history
of Sawston as so many of these were lost in the fire. Anything not used
in the library could be sold at a FoSL book sale to raise funds. There
is a policy on donations which is copied below.
The last day the mobile library will be available is 26th February.
Marjorie also mentioned that there will be some
small changes to the opening hours at the temporary library as the
lunch-time slots were not used much. The proposal for the new hours is:
Monday 2 - 6
Tuesday 3 - 7
Wednesday 10 - 1
Thursday Closed
Friday 10 - 1 and 2 - 5
Saturday 10 - 1
The temporary library should be finished by 6th March and
the official opening will be on Saturday 16th March. It would be
wonderful to make this a really exciting day and we had a few ideas:
- Book illustration classes
- treasure hunt
- display of donated books
- display of books that escaped the fire
- story-time
- reading by a local author
- history society talk
- talk about the online services that the library provides
- refreshments to be provided by FoSL
We
would love to hear your ideas and we would especially love it if any of
you knew any local authors that would be prepared to help with this.
We could provide some of these events on the week leading up to this.
Thanks to so many of you who have offered to
help set up the temporary library. Unfortunately we are not going to be
able to take you up on this as everyone who helped would need
to undertake a manual handling course!
Thanks for everyone's help and enthusiasm so far, we
don't have long to organise the opening week so would love to hear
peoples ideas ASAP!
Chrissie
Cambridgeshire Libraries, Archives and Information
Stock donations policy
We accept donated materials on the understanding that they are subject to the same
selection criteria as apply to purchased stock.
We therefore reserve the right to decide on the most suitable location for donated stock
selected for retention and to dispose of materials not required or suitable for addition.
What donations are needed?
- We need newly published fiction and new non-fiction titles in excellent condition, no more than two years old.
- We need books by our most borrowed authors.
- We are unable to add DVDs and CDs to stock, so donations are sold to raise money for the library service.
What happens to donated stock?
Suitable items are added to stock and distributed throughout the county.
Will my donations be added to the stock of my local library?
In most cases yes, but some stock will be located to other libraries within the county.
What happens to items which are not added to stock?
Books which are not added to stock will be sold to raise funds for the library service.
What do I do if I have a large number of donations?
Talk to a member of staff at your local library or email your.library@cambridgehshire.gov.uk
