Great response to our newsletter

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We’re working our way through the first responses to our newsletter. So far, around 60 people have been in touch to offer support, offer donations or get involved as a volunteer at the library or a trustee for the charity.

We’ll respond to everyone who gets in touch but, in case you’re wondering…

  • if you have items to donate (books, CDs etc) please hang on to them for now. We don’t have day to day access to the library and have nowhere to store donations. Please DON’T leave items on the library steps…
  • Volunteers will be needed in the library but haven’t yet finalised that part of the plan. Please sign up using the ‘get involved’ tab above and we’ll be in touch when we’ve got a better idea.
  • Trustee offers are coming in and so we’ve agreed to hold an informal ‘open evening’ or ‘drop in’ event for those who are interested – this will probably be in January. Again, use the ‘get involved’ tab above.
  • Some great ideas (and requests) for using the community space are also being received. We haven’t yet agreed the schedule of hire charges but will keep a list of all enquiries.

Thanks to everyone for your interest and support for this project!

Trustee meeting: November

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This month’s trustees meeting was kindly hosted by Community Soul.

  • We reviewed recent discussions with Wirral Council and works they need to carry out on the building – mainly electrical.
  • Our plan to install CCTV, inside and around the exterior of the building
  • The remodelling and redecoration works of the interior, to create three dedicated areas for the library, community centre and cafe. Special thanks to Ian McGinn for working with potential contractors and obtaining estimates for works
  • Progress on delivery of our newsletter, and how offers of help will be acknowledged
  • Our next funding bids, which will include an application to the National Lottery and also, following a successful ‘expression of interest’, an application to the Community Ownership Fund
  • As offers from potential additional trustees are now being received, it was agreed we would respond to each one ahead of an ‘open day’ in January to meet anyone who wishes to join us.

Our first newsletter is out now…

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Over the next few weeks, almost 10,000 homes in our area will receive the first edition of our newsletter – all being delivered by 70 fab volunteers. Thanks to everyone who is helping us in this way.

We know there’s lots of interest in the library and, while we can’t yet answer the ‘when’, our newsletter does give some information on the who, why and where.

A special thanks also to local resident Nikki Anderson for designing the newsletter and to the Wallasey Village Library Friends for the generous donation that paid for it.

We’ll be posting regular updates on this website and our Facebook page.