South Chingford Community Library

 NEWSLETTER Number 1 January 2013

Welcome to the first newsletter of the South Chingford Community Library (SCCL). We will begin by briefly outlining what we have to offer, so that you will be able to see what we can do for you. Regular Interest Groups On Wednesdays, we have, the Job Club, supported by a grant from Waltham Forest Council, to fund volunteer recruitment and training. Members of the Job Club are allowed free access to the internet, and also printing of CVs at no charge. The club is run in partnership with the Government’s JobCentre Plus scheme. East Tenders, a local organisation professionally qualified to give advice on employment and job seeking, is also providing support. Also meeting on Wednesdays is the “Little Stars” Mother and Toddler Group which has a series of themed meetings in January. Thursdays sees the regular meeting of Jean Cobb’s “Knit and Natter” club, which is supported by the new HobbyCraft store in Chingford. If you are interested in starting a new group based on your own special interest, then we are keen to hear from you.

We are open every Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, from 10 am to 4 pm

the job club in operation

Summary of Services and Hours of Opening

 Subscription membership allowing borrowing of fiction and non-fiction books

 Reference book section (books may not be borrowed from library)

 Printing, scanning, and photocopying facilities

 PC room with internet access – free public wifi access

 Rooms for hire on a one-off or regular basis

 Meetings of regular interest groups

For more extensive details, visit our website: southchingfordlibrary.org.uk

WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS! In order to be able extend our opening hours, we need more volunteers, able to devote several hours on a monthly or weekly basis to the various tasks associated with running a community library. Volunteering is very rewarding (except financially!). If you are interested, come in and see us, or download an application form from the website.

Where to return library books and where to use your library membership cards People frequently wish to use a Waltham Forest Library membership card to borrow our books, or try to return a Waltham Forest library book, to us. We are an independent, community library, totally separate from the council library system, and we issue our own membership cards, which can be used to borrow books from us (and only from us). So please remember to return (by the due date) your Waltham Forest library books to any Waltham Forest Library, and your SCCL library books to us. (thank you)

International promotion As you may know, SCCL uses fliers as one means of promoting its services, and making the local community aware of its presence. We make our standard flier available to anyone to download from the website, expecting it to be displayed in front windows of houses and shops. You may have seen a copy displayed in a local supermarket or shop (for which we are most grateful). However, the flier also has international travel experience. Shoppers at the Walmart store in Durham, North Carolina, may have been surprised to see one of our supporters displaying the SCCL flier in the car park outside. There is much more on this story on the website. If you read the full story, we need to point out that our rules do not permit bears to be brought into the community library.