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Did you know we have air conditioning and an ice-machine? Don’t swelter at home – pop down to the library and sit in our nice, air conditioned library, and sip an iced coffee to take the heat off…
On a more serious note, if you are having problems with the heat, you’re free to come and sit in the cool, no obligation to buy anything. All welcome.
We’ve been open a while, so we think we’ve got the hang of this now.
With this in mind, we’re running an Open Day this Friday 3 June, where we’ll be showcasing lots of different activities that are on offer at the library. All of them will be ABSOLUTELY FREE to take part in, and there’s something for all the family to enjoy.
We are lucky to have funding for some of these activities from Local Giving and the Magic Little Grants fund.
Just a little heads-up for everyone in Council Tax bands A-D (taken from the Brent Council website):
From 1 April 2022, the energy price cap will rise and many households will struggle to pay higher energy bills and to heat their homes.
To help households with rising energy costs, the Government has announced a £150 Council Tax rebate (payment) for households in bands A to D.
Who will receive this £150 payment (rebate)?
Properties in bands A to D
Most households in Council Tax bands A to D will qualify for a payment (rebate) of £150 from April 2022. The council will make a payment to households. This won’t have to be repaid.
If you pay less than £150 Council Tax, or you receive single person discount, or do not pay because you receive Council Tax support, you will still be entitled to the payment.
The payment will not be made for empty or second homes. It must be your main residence to get the money. If you don’t know which band your property is in, look on your latest bill or check your Council Tax band online.
If you’ve seen the posters and leaflets in the library trying to tempt you into joining in the fundraising efforts but still need another bit of persuasion, take a look at this video. Last year we raised nearly £6000 for the library – can you help us do the same again this year?
Fancy joining a friendly, welcoming, local community choir? I know some of you do, as you’ve told me. We have a potential voiunteer choir leader and are hopeful of starting a choir in the next few months. To do this, we need to work out what the demand for this activity would be.
To help with our planning for this, please complete this questionnaire to help us work out what the choir should look like.
We are delighted to announce that, as from first week in March, we’ll be offering a free story time session twice a week in the library, run by our crack team of story telling volunteers.
The session will take place on Thursdays, between 0930 and 1000. This session is suitable for pre-school children. On Fridays Tell Me a Story will happen between 1550 and 1620, and is for all ages.
Our volunteers are fully DBS checked.
Please note, numbers are limited to 10 children/parents (or carers) due to space constraints, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. The volunteers will not wear masks as this would interfere with the story telling, but we would appreciate it if other adults could wear masks in line with the library’s current Covid-19 policy. Parents/carers should remain with their children at all times – this is not a drop off session.
As an added bonus, we’ll be offering a book borrowing session at the end of both story times. Come along and join the fun!
Oh, and Tell Me a Story is completely FREE!