Harbury Village Library & Biblio'S Cafe

The Harbury Village Library Annual General Meeting will take place in the library at 7:30 pm on Monday 2nd March. Anyone from the village who is interested is very welcome to attend. The full Annual Trustees Report for 2019 is available on our website. Highlights include receipt of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service and our highest number of visitors ever!

We were visited today by a group of librarians from Myanmar. The British Council group was led, and hosted, by Ayub Khan, Head of Face-to-Face Services at Warwickshire County Council. Our visitors were exploring best practice in UK Libraries and Arts, as part of cultural diplomacy!
In addition to talking about the history of Harbury Village Library and Biblio's Cafe and all of the activities and events that take place, we spoke about the possibility of twinning with a community library in Shan State in eastern Myanmar.

Just a few tickets left for An Evening with Mary Rhodes on Wednesday March 4th. During the evening there will be an auction for a ŌĆ£Behind the scenes experience on Midlands TodayŌĆØ. Four people will get the chance to go into the technical gallery to watch the programme go out live at 6:30.
Tickets for the event are ┬Ż7.50 from Harbury Village Library.

For the next meeting of our Classic Book Group on Tuesday March 17th we're reading "Th├®r├©se Desqueyroux", the masterpiece and most famous novel by Nobel Prize winner Fran├¦ois Mauriac. It's the story of a complex woman trapped by provincial life. First published in 1927 it has echoes of Madame Bovary.
For more information about this book and details of what we'll be reading in coming months please have a look at our web page. You can also sign up for an eMail which lets you know everything that the group is doing.
http://www.harburyvillagelibrary.org.uk/h vl_bookgroup

Tomorrow, Friday 14th February, is Board Game Friday at Harbury Village Library. Turn up individually, or with others, to join in light-hearted board games. Play one of ours, or bring your own. From 2 pm to 4 pm with free tea and coffee as well (donations welcome).

A great selection of favourites on the counter this week, treat your Valentine or yourself ­¤ÆĢRaspberry & Amaretti, Cherry bakewell, Lemon curd & Chocolate cakes as well as delicious shortbread. All freshly baked in Harbury for you to eat in or takeaway . Pop in tomorrow, Friday or Saturday mornings!

AN EVENING WITH MARY RHODES Harbury Village Library will host a special ŌĆśEvening with Mary RhodesŌĆÖ at 7.30pm on Wednesday 4th March.
Tickets are ┬Ż7.50 and are available at the Library from Monday 3rd February (all profits to MaryŌĆÖs chosen charity Breast Cancer Haven). Price includes complimentary glass of wine or soft drink and light snacks.
Mary, a journalist and BBC Midlands Today presenter, will outline some of her career to date with plenty of interesting stories and anecdotes. Central to the evening will be audience questions which you can provide in advance by putting them in a box in the Library or mailing them to peterdouglaswalshe@gmail.com. Or you can simply ask your question on the night.

From Friday 7th February, every Friday, from 2 to 4 pm itŌĆÖs Board Game Friday at Harbury Village Library. Turn up individually, or with others, to join in light-hearted games such as Scrabble, Monopoly or one of the other games in our Board Game Collection. ThereŌĆÖs free tea and coffee as well (donations welcome)

What's happening at Harbury Village Library in February? Books, Coffee, Tunes & Tales, Art, French Classes, Spanish Classes, Classic Book Group (Cannery Row) and a free talk by Jeremy Atkins on Self-publishing. More info on our website; http://www.harburyvillagelibrary.org.uk/< br>

Harbury Parish Council will hold a public consultation about the proposed Youth Shelter in Harbury Public Library on Monday 3 February 2020 from 4.00 to 6.00pm. More information available on the Parish Council website.
https://www.harbury-pc.gov.uk/notices.htm #n012

Beautiful, freshly baked Almond & Blueberry cake made by one of our young volunteers. Be sure to grab a slice before it's all gone! Open Thursday & Friday from 9:15am, Saturday from 10am #volunteerrun #homebakedtreats #buylocal #harbury

We have added a flat white to our menu! Order with regular or Soya milk, drink in or takeaway, freshly ground and prepared with a smile by our volunteers for only ┬Ż2. Open from 9:15am today.

We've added 28 titles to our Blue Label Collection this month including books by Jeffrey Archer, David Baldacci, Susan Hill, Michael Palin, and Ian Rankin. You can find the full list on our website:
http://www.harburyvillagelibrary.org.uk/Ō Ć”/hvl_featured_books

Parish Councillors Janet Thornley and Keith Thompson discussing an issue with a local resident this morning at Harbury Village Library, Biblio's Cafe is open for coffee and cakes while you wait your turn!
#NotJustBooksAndCoffee #CommunityManagedLibrary #HarburyParishCouncil #LocalDemocracyInAction

Ever fancied publishing your own book? Jeremy Atkins, owner of Harbury publishing company Fernhurst Books, will host a free session about self publishing, at Harbury Village Library, on Wednesday 5th February at 7.30 p.m. He will talk about the process of guiding authors through the publishing process. Tickets at the library, or just turn up on the night.
http://www.harburyvillagelibrary.org.uk/s elf-publishing-eveŌĆ”

The next Harbury Parish Council "Councillor's Corner" session will be on from 10 am to 11 am on Saturday 25th January. Call in to discuss any Parish Council matters. Both the library and Biblio's caf├® will be open.

We celebrated 3 customers' birthdays in Biblio's today! They had a lovely selection of cakes to choose from, Chocolate orange, Coffee & walnut, Mincemeat slices, Ginger& Pineapple cakes. Open again tomorrow from 9:15am. #bakedlocally #veganfriendly #glutenfreeoptions #communityrun #freshcoffee #eatinortakeaway