English Library of Meylan celebrates 5th anniversary
June 29th, 2011 | Published in Features, Info & Advice | 1 Comment
The BAM shelves
Patricia Andreoli-Jones of the Bibliothèque Anglophone de Meylan (BAM) tells Grenoble Life of events planned for the library’s fifth birthday.
The English Library of Meylan is celebrating it’s fifth anniversary this month. Tea, cold drinks and British goodies will be served in the smallest library of the region with the vastest collection of English-language books: science-fiction, novels, albums, biographies, magazines for all ages.
Created in July 2006, the library opened with 300 books in October of the same year. Many donations came in from English-speaking families going back home, or French families wanting more shelf space. Today the library has almost 3000 books. Thanks to members’ subscriptions (10 euros per family per year) and a steady flow of donations the collection is renewed on a regular basis. The library’s website has an online catalogue, a home page with opening hours, special events and links to Grenoble Life, Grenoble URL and the Bookworm Café, a recipe section (including Golden Rice Crispies, the library’s specialty), press articles and a photo gallery showing some of the best moments of the library’s life including a didgeridoo concert and an Irish player of Scottish bagpipes.
Looking forward to seeing you with family and friends! BAM is open til 13 July, opens again on 22 August.
Bibliothèque Anglophone de Meylan
dans l’école Aries
8 Ch. des Clos, Inovallée
http://ba-meylan.fr
Monday: 10.30 – 12.30
Wednesday: 10.00 – 11.00
Thursday: 11.45 – 14.00
December 28th, 2011 at 4:37 pm (#)
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