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Trustee Open Evening 15 February
At Cricklewood Library, we are currently seeking individuals who are passionate about our library and wish to contribute to its continuous growth and success. We believe that libraries are integral parts of any community, not only as a source of knowledge and...
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED AT VOLUNTEER MEETING
Thanks to all who attended the volunteer briefing/celebration event on 17 December. I hope everyone enjoyed it! There were questions raised, and I wanted to address as many of these as it's easy to address as soon as possible. This is the first go at that. Please...
The Coffee Machine
The coffee machine has had its regular service, which means that the emergency pressure valve has been replaced, and a new water filter installed. The service engineer was very complimentary about how we are looking after the machine. It's two years old and looks...
The blasted printer
Thanks to the services of our ad hoc computer guy, Lewis (aka Him Indoors), the printer will now print from the desktop computer FOR EVERYONE, and PRETTY MUCH IMMEDIATELY. This is great news, as it means you will be able to print new footfall counter sheets cafe...
Screwdriver
Meet the library screwdriver set. It should live in the top drawer behind the counter, and not in the lost property box where I found it on Saturday! It's now labelled.
Cupboard Contents
For everyone who's ever wondered where the lost property lives, here's a list of everything in the lower cupboards in the hallway. They've had a lovely makeover thanks to Joe (thanks Joe!) and now there's a list of what you can find in them on the back of the...
Warm Welcome Space 2023 Style
Most of you will remember the Warm Welcome Space we had last October-March, with a tea and coffee point in the far corner of the library (next to the sofa). It was quite a lot of extra work to keep up, wasted some resources and I don't think we ever found any good...
Cake Portions
Sally Long has done some sleuthing on portion sizes for round cakes as follows: Cake Pan Number of Servings 6-inch round 5-11 slices 8-inch round 12-16 slices 9-inch round 12-16 slices 9 x 13 sheet pan 15 large slices or 20 to 40 smaller servings 8 or 9-inch square...
Summer Closing
Everyone is asking whether we will close over the summer holidays. We didn't close last year, but I don't think so many people were going away on holiday last year. This year, people are travelling again, so it's making filling shifts much more difficult. To help us...