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riends of Cobbett Road Library (FCRL) is an informal group of people of all ages who met 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 went from strength to strength organising events, activities and, with Library staff, making the library the centre of a friendly and lively local community.
More recently, we have been working hard to promote the Library's future, and contributed to the Council's process for finding an organisation to operate the building after SCiA pulled out. |
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Mad Hatters Tea PartyWorld Book Day is officially on March 6 this year, but our Library is not open that day, so we celebrated it on Wednesday March 5, from 2:30pm to 4:30pm, with a Mad Hatter's Tea Party. There were the usual Friends' light refreshments (thanks for all the donations), and some Friends came in costume. There are some photos on the Photogallery page.
The Chris Packham Collection
The Chris Packham Collection at Cobbett has enlarged with a donation from Chris Packham of 77 books. We are very grateful for the continued support of this long-time user and patron of our Library.
The collection has been expanded further with a substantial addition of books funded by the Friends. 
On Friday September 27, the Friends of Cobbett Road Library and the Friends of Bitterne Station held a Coffee Morning at Bitterne Station to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. All who came enjoyed the refreshments, chatting and meeting friends old and new. We raised a total of £80 for this very worthwhile charity. Thanks to everyone who contributed, attended and supported this event.
The Friends' book and magazine sale on September 11th was well-attended and successful, raising almost £90. It would have been difficult to sell all the donated material in the time available, and there were plenty of good-quality books left at the end, hardback and paperback, fiction and non-fiction, for adults and for children. These have been set out on a shelf unit at the rear of the White Room, and can be viewed at most times when the Library is open - suggested donations of £1 for hardbacks and 50p for paperbacks can be handed to the volunteers at the Reception desk.
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