*Questions:*
1. Marjorie Smith from the library service suggested FoSL
might like to
buy a scanner for the library.
a. Do you think this is a good idea?
b. Would you use it?
2. At the last talk, we ran out of mugs! Someone
suggested getting some
FoSL mugs printed, for use at the library and to sell.
a. Would you buy a FoSL mug?
b. If so, how much would you pay?
*AGM highlights:*
Tonight's AGM resulted in the committee staying the same:
Chair: Yasmin Emerson
Treasurer: Nik Thomas
Secretary: Chrissie Mawson
Events Officer: Pat Glasbey
Library staff representative: Gill Howden, Marjorie Smith
Other committee members: Barbara Harris, John Godwood.
Some of you may have heard that Gill and Carol, our
librarians, are
retiring at the end of this year. The Friends of Sawston Library
committee thank them heartily for all the hard work
they've put in over
the years (decades!) as librarians for Sawston Library,
and Gill for her
extra hours of helping with Friends of Sawston
Library. You will both
be sorely missed!
On the committee front, Gill has said she's happy to
carry on being the
Library Staff representative until December. Marjorie
Smith, who
attended the AGM in her capacity as District Library
Manager for South
Cambs, offered to take over after that.
The minutes for the meeting, and Marjorie's report, will
be available on
our website and at the library in the fullness of time.
In the meantime,
here's a small summary of what Marjorie said.
Comunity Hub progress:
- Project managers and construction company have been
appointed.
- Hope to apply for planning permission for new building
(to side of
Marven Centre) in February. Then a detailed design will follow.
- Hopefully fitting out new buiding in May 2016.
- Money (£1.25m) has been allocated for the project, and
isn't time
limited (bar a change of heart from the county
councillors, but this
seems unlikely)
Library Service report:
- All a bit depressing.
Cambs Libraries have already saved millions of
pounds, and will be expected to save even more.
- There will be another Library Service review sometime
after April next
year, and an associated consultation.
- This will probably all result in more cuts and greater
reliance on
volunteers.
Possibly even more libraries ending up volunteer-run, like
the current Library Access Points.
- But hey, we don't have to worry about this for a while
yet.
Sawston Library report:
(I may well have got these numbers wrong, but
the gist is right! Correct numbers will be on the website
soon)
- Marjorie compared statistics for 2013 with 2011, as
2012 was an
incomplete year due to the fire.
- Number of adult books issued was down 8% (similar trend
across South
Cambs), but children issues up 58%.
- In the latest quarter, adult issues were up 17% and
children up 7%
- Computer use is also up
We learnt from the last Library Service review (which is
when and why
FoSL was formed) that these statistics are extremely
important. Maybe we
should all give out library card application forms to
adults for
Christmas?!?
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