Welcome to our Website
Friends of Cobbett Road Library (FCRL) is an informal group of people of all ages who meet at monthly intervals in the library. FCRL initially came into being to protect a greatly valued community asset and members set about publicising their cause in the local newspaper, putting posters in their windows. Since then the FCRL and Cobbett Road Library have gone from strength to strength organising events, activities and, with Library staff, making the library the centre of a friendly and lively local community.
Ideas, Bouquets and BrickbatsThere is now a box in the main library area for comments, requests and suggestions. If there's a book, an author or a subject which you think should be on the shelves, please use this system to record your opinion.
The next Friends' event will be a Regency Tea Party, on Saturday October 21 - see the News & Events page for full information.
The Friends' monthly meeting on Saturday September 30 included our formal Annual General Meeting, including a review of our financial situation. You can download a copy of the financial information and report approved at the meeting, along with a couple of tweaks to the formal Constitution.
As usual, there will be a Christmas Fayre at the end of November - more details in due course.
The Library's future is secured. What was the "Save YOUR Library" page is now called "Campaigning 2011 to 2016", and has details of who has been operating the Library from June 4, and how the change from Council operation came about.
SCA group who lease and operate Cobbett have had a hectic first year in charge, and are now at a late stage of producing a comprehensive Business Plan for Cobbett. See "News and Events" and "Events & Talks Archive" for details of future and past events.
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Library service is provided by
SCA Group and Unexpected Places as part of their operation of Cobbett Hub & Library Opening TimesMonday 10am to 7pm
Wednesday 10am to 5pm Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday 10am to 1pm The Library is always closed on public holidays
Click here to register for the Friends of Cobbett Road Library Newsletter
There is no car parking available at Cobbett Hub - the nearest on-street area without parking restrictions is about 150 yards away in Cobbett Road.
Bus services to and from the City centre are frequent - First Bus/City Red 8 & 10, BlueStar 3, 16 & 18, Xelabus X10 all stop nearby. Follow this link to Google Maps showing the location of their stops and Bitterne Railway Station. Local news from
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