Christmas Closing

It’s almost time for our  hard working volunteers to have a well-earned break.

This year we will close at the end of the day on Friday 20 December (after our Christmas concerts) and reopen on the morning of Monday 6 January.

In the meantime, we’d like to thank you for your custom this year and wish you all

¡Feliz Navid!
Joyeux Noël!
Frohe Weihnachten!
Buon Natale!
Feliz Natal!
Crăciun Fericit!
Счастливого Рождества! (Schastlivogo Rozhdestva!)
God Jul!
God Jul!
Glædelig Jul!
Hyvää Joulua!
Gleðileg Jól!
Wesołych Świąt!
Vrolijk Kerstfeest!
Sretan Božić!
Veselé Vánoce!
メリークリスマス! (Merīkurisumasu!)
圣诞节快乐! (Shèngdàn jié kuàilè!)
메리 크리스마스! (Meli Keuliseumaseu!)
Felicem Natalem Christi!
Nollaig Shona!

May’s Last Friday is Bow Django

We are delighted to welcome back the talented and entertaining Bow Django, east London’s premier latin-influenced jazz band.

Bow Django comprises guitarists Ienne and Chris, bassist Casper, clarinettist Jenny, violinist Peter, and vocalist Annie.

The band was formed when a group of friends got together to play gypsy jazz in an African cafe in Bow in about 2018. However, it really got going in the ‘tween and post-Lockdown periods when the group met in Victoria Park each Friday for a couple of hours to play for themselves and a dedicated group of distanced audience.

The natural choice for parks, street parties, cafe culture and libraries, their music – uptempo and infectiously optimistic – can’t fail to get your feet tapping.

Get your tickets here.

Read All About It

From Wednesday 11 January, we’ll have the papers delivered every day we’re open. That’s Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. Come down, get comfy on the sofa, grab a cuppa, and keep up with the news!

 

We are open for business (well, kind of)

Good news! In line with the latest government advice, we will be opening up the library for hire from Monday 17 May. While we finish work on cataloguing the book stock and fundraising to build the cafe/reception area, the activity room is now ready for use. We have three bookings already, so if you are interested in hiring, don’t delay – availability is limited, and we’re hiring on a first come, first served basis. Check out our online availability calendar, and if you’d like a quotation for hiring, please use this form.

Hirers should have their own liability insurance, and we will be requiring all hirers and attendees at events to check in for Test and Trace purposes. For an informal chat, you can email info@cricklewoodlibrary.org.uk and have your questions answered.