Putney Library's Calendar of Events for August

Refurbishment work finished with delivery of furniture awaited


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July 28, 2023

The building work is almost finished and currently the arrival of the furniture is awaited. Once it does, the children’s library will reopen along with a new study space and foyer on the ground floor.

The new drop box for returned books outside opening hours is due mid-August. Meanwhile the nearest drop boxes are at Roehampton, Battersea or Southfields.

The Library staff says, “Thank you so much for your patience during the works, It will all be worth it when it is finished—which we hope will be soon!”

Events for August

FILM CLUB: GOING IN STYLE

Monday 14 August at 5.30pm

Willie, Joe and Al are down on their luck. The company they have worked for their entire lives has been sold to a foreign corporation, and their pension payments are pitiful. The desperate trio decide to rob the very bank where their money is held.

DIGITAL HELP SESSIONS

Thanks to the support of volunteers, digital help sessions will be offered

Sundays 6 and 13 August 1-3 pm.

This is in addition to help sessions Mondays from 11-1pm.

Book at the library or by calling 020 8780 3085

Age UK Wandsworth will also be offering a digital drop-in session on Wednesday 30 August 1-2.30pm. Booking is NOT required for this session.

PUTNEY LIBRARY MEDITATION SESSIONS

move to Mondays 6-7.30pm

Free meditation course. No yoga mat required. No need to book, just turn up.

LIBRARY TALKS

Local historian Phil Evison has converted some of his most popular Putney Library talks into illustrated articles, in PDF form:

Putney’s Burial Grounds,

The Roehampton Mounting Block

Notable Graves in Putney Vale Cemetery

The Story of Putney's Cinemas

Putney's 'Great Houses'

If you’d like a copy of any of them, email Phil at: philipevison0@gmail.com

 

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