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Pub Quiz June

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Preston Library Campaign

More wickedness from our Master Quiz Mistress to tease your ‘grey matter’! Come along and pit your wits. Have another fun evening with your fellow campaigners. Have you got some friends who could add their ‘expert’ knowledge to your team?

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May Pub Quiz

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Preston Library Campaign

All welcome, come along and have a great night.

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World Book Night

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Preston Library Campaign

Our very own Geraldine has been chosen as a ‘Giver’ on ‘World Book Night‘. She has been gifted inscribed copies of ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ by Tracy Chevalier.
She has organized an event at ASDA in Wembley Park tomorrow Tuesday 23rd where the first 6 people to ask will be given a copy.

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World Book Night

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Preston Library Campaign

We will be giving away hundreds of books along with World Book Night. Come along.

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Pub Quiz 8/4/2013

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Preston Library Campaign

Another great night!

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And some more pics from the quiz

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Posted on April 9, 2013 by Preston Library Campaign

This gallery contains 8 photos.

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Brent’s library campaigners spread festive cheers throughout the borough – News – Kilburn Times

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Preston Library Campaign

Despite the recent cold weather and long nights the borough’s library campaigners were out in force to spread festive cheer this week.

Members of the Preston Library Campaign, took up residence in Preston Community Library, a temporary reading room in Preston Road, Wembley, for a Charles Dickens reading session.

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Preston Community Library has been “highly commended” in 2019 Library of the Year award

Library of the Year 2019: shortlist spotlight | The Bookseller

The judges said that “For the first time, The Bookseller’s Library of the Year shortlist also includes a commendation for a volunteer-run library, Preston Community Library in Brent. Although the award supports professionally-run libraries with paid and qualified staff, this year we felt there should also be some recognition of the commitment and hard work shown by volunteers who keep a form of library provision in their community against the odds.”

Congratulations to all of our volunteers who work tirelessly to keep the library open. Above all, this award recognises the vital importance of local libraries to their communities, which is why thousands of people fought to keep Preston Library open, and continued to fight for several years to re-open it.

All of us at Preston Community Library agree that public libraries should be publicly funded, and run by paid professional staff. But, as custodians – for the time being – of Preston Library we are extremely proud of what we’ve achieved, and honoured to have been recognised in this year’s Library of the Year awards.

Philip

Chair, Preston Community Library

MESSAGE TO LIBRARY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE LIBRARY

We know there is local concern about the future of the library when the Carlton Avenue East site is redeveloped. We would like to reassure library users that:

there is an agreement with Brent Council that there will be a library in the new building when it reopens
we are currently working with Brent Council on a draft lease for the new library
Brent Council is working to secure alternative accommodation for the library during the development

We have been fighting to keep a library on the current site for over eight years and since 2015 have run a community library there, with a temporary licence from Brent, and with the help of a dedicated group of volunteers and fundraising events supported by local people.

In September 2016 Brent announced plans to redevelop the site, with housing and provision for a replacement library on the ground floor. We opposed this, because we wanted the site to remain solely as a library. However the Council resolved to go ahead with these proposals and now has a plan for twelve flats, plus a new library on the ground floor.

When it became clear that we could not stop this, we took a decision to do all we could to preserve a library on the site. For the last two and a half years we have worked closely with Brent on plans for the new library, and the Council supported our successful application for a grant to fit it out. We are currently negotiating a new lease with the Council, and we believe that the new development will provide a permanent and sustainable home for Preston Community Library on Carlton Avenue East. The Council has applied for planning permission and details are available on the Brent website.

We have been offered accommodation in Ashley Gardens as a temporary home whilst the site is being redeveloped. We looked into what other buildings might be available locally, but found nothing else suitable. We are currently negotiating a licence for the use of the Ashley Gardens building with Brent, and will not leave our current premises until suitable temporary premises have been secured.

Preston Community Library does NOT support the petition currently circulating which opposes the redevelopment, because the new development is the only way to ensure the continued existence of the library.

PCL Trustees and Management Committee

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Autumn 2019

Police Surgeries at the Library

The Preston Safer Neighbourhood Team have organised regular contact sessions in Preston Community Library where local people can report crime in person to a Police Officer or seek general help and advice. A Police Officer will drop into the Library at the dates and times shown below.

Sat Nov 2  4-5pm
Sat Nov 9  4-5pm
Fri Nov 15 6-7pm
Fri Nov 22 1-2pm
Fri Nov 29 4-5pm
Wed Dec 4  3-4pm

The contact details for the Safer Neighbourhood Team are:

prestonwardsnt@gmail.com

@prestonwardsnt

07920 233 753

Hours & Info

Carlton Ave East, Wembley HA9 8PL

OPENING HOURS
Mon: 1pm - 7pm
Wed: 1pm - 7pm
Fri: 1pm - 7pm
Sat: 11am - 5pm [+ evening films]

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