by Admin | 25 Feb 2017 | events, library event, table day |
We had our first Library Table Day today, on a cold, blustery, grey February day, enlivened only by the great coffee, tasty cakes, good company and general air of bonhomie. We had visitors from the Park Run (hi Park Run people!), families looking at flats in the development across the road, a smattering of dog walkers (with very cute pooches!) and some cold, but friendly random passers-by join us for a cuppa and a natter about the library.
We had some volunteers sign up for the mailing list and for the many, many tasks that lie ahead. The plan is to run monthly table events until we open the library later in the year. Can you volunteer to help at them? The upcoming dates are (all Saturdays 1000-1300):
25 March
22 April
27 May
24 June
22 July
26 August
It’s a fun way to meet your neighbours and get to know your community better. If you can help, email us on info@cricklewoodlibrary.org.uk for more info.
by Admin | 7 Feb 2017 | events, news, tips and advice |
Today’s Safer Internet Day. If you’re worried about what your kids might be up to on their computers, tablets and phones, there’s help at hand. The UK Safer Internet Centre offers a host of tips and advice for keeping your kids safe online. Better safe than sorry!
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2017/tips-and-advice-parents-and-carers
by Admin | 6 Feb 2017 | events, news |
We’re very pleased to be taking part in Brent Culture Open Day on https://www.brent.gov.uk/events-and-whats-on-calendar/events/brent-culture-open-day/ on 18 February, 12:00-16:00. Come along and find out more about our plans for the library. We’ll be sharing a table with our colleagues from our three sister libraries: Preston, Barham and Kensal Rise.
by Admin | 11 Sep 2016 | events, news |
Despite the awful drizzly weather, Cricklewooders were out in force yesterday to enjoy the stalls, live music, networking and entertainment on offer at this year’s annual Cricklewood Festival. Cricklewood Library had a stall enthusiastically staffed by volunteers Sonja, Annie, Steven, Mary and Wendy, signed up a few new subscribers to our email list, met some new friends and people we’re eager to start working with. A few exciting ideas emerged from discussions at the festival, so watch this space for more info on that very soon. Some pictures below give a flavour of the day.
A big thanks from all of us on the library team to the organisers, Danny and Osita.
by Admin | 29 Jun 2016 | events, local, news |
Come along and have your say at the Brent Culture and Community Libraries Forum this coming weekend. This is your chance to influence what goes on in Brent’s libraries, to take part in some free and fun activities, and to meet the organisers from various budding community libraries in the borough, including the team from Cricklewood Library. There will also be an opportunity to explore the treasures of the Brent archive and find out more about the area you live in. And prizes apparently! What’s not to like?
We are always on the lookout for new volunteers to get involved in getting our library off the ground, so we’d be delighted to see you there.
by | 31 May 2016 | campaigning, events |
Olive Road Street Party
Sunday 5th June, 2016 – 12pm to 7pm
Location: Olive Road, NW2 6UT
Come and join our neighbourhood party on Sunday 5th June, 2016, from 12pm to 7pm. Get to know your neighbours while enjoying great live music, poetry, literature and film, dance sessions, street games, loads of kids activities and more! Do this all in the knowledge that you will be supporting our new Cricklewood Library that will be launching soon.
Our live music includes professional and local musicians Red Box, Rubber Banned, Pen Parker, Emiliano & Marta, Drum Circle by Love to Drum, Elisa Jeffery, Daniel Woods and Zimmy van Zandt playing a variety of styles from pop to folk to jazz, psychedelic and an Iranian bag pipe player! For those of you who want to seriously move your feet, our stage area will also host Zumba Maggie, Adele’s Dance School and Fit4less instructors. For those of you who want to move your mind, you will be able to hear from authors and storytellers, Orna Ross, Anoushka Beazley, Jean-Marc Pierson and Ely.
We are hosting a fantastic kids zone that will include craft activities and street games for children of all ages. For our children’s fancy dress competition, kids are asked to come to the party dressed as their favourite book or film character!
All you need to do is gather your family and friends, bring food and drinks and if you have them, bring garden/folding chairs. We will be supplying tables, cups and paper plates. No glass and no BBQs are allowed.
If you live on Olive Road between Sneyd/Agave and St Michael’s, please can move your car off the street by 10am on the day of the party.
We would like to thank our fantastic NW2 Residents’ Association and our very generous sponsors who are making the party possible:
We are going to have a great party!
Marco & Galya
(On behalf of the organising committee)
