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Rosehill Library Friends

Our Aims

To promote the use of libraries and support library staff in Suffolk and specifically Rosehill Library by any of the following:

Developing co-operation between libraries and its communities and ensuring all sections of the community have a voice within this
Facilitating communication between local people and their local library in an empowering way
Encouraging use of the library by underrepresented groups
Helping to recruit and organise volunteers for specific purposes to support the library
Fundraising, obtaining sponsorship and donations, through events and activities
Helping to safeguard the future of libraries and develop innovations in service delivery

Committee members:

Councillor representation:

We were established in February 2013. Since then we’ve:

Set up a bank account for donations
Supported National Libraries Day and World Book Night events in 2013
Organised quiz sheets and competitions
Held a community engagement day at Rosehill Co-op
Supported and volunteered for the Summer Reading Challenge in 2013
Arranged for the author Sue Hampton to give a talk at the library and present the Summer Reading Challenge certificates
Raised over £600 from events and donations
Received a £500 grant from a local councillor for community engagement
Received a £1000 grant from a local councillor to purchase two Chrome Books and a printer to enable us to offer more help with computers
Received a £200 grant to offer more to children completing the Summer Reading Challenge

We’re currently developing a range of plans to help support and promote Rosehill Library. These include: