Wear It Pink Tea Party ...

It's Quiz and Chips ...

Tickets are now available at Sandown Library for the very popular Quiz and Chips event, to take place on Tuesday 24th March. This event sells out fast, so we recommend booking your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

National Libraries Day ...

National Libraries Day at Sandown Library was a very busy day with over 600 visitors. The Town Crier announced it all the way down Sandown High Street ...

Wear It Pink Tea Party

The Wear It Pink Tea Party in aid of Breast Cancer Care will be held on October 23rd from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Join us for tea, coffee and cake and help raise money for the charity. Donated cakes most welcome!

The next Quiz 'n Chips event is coming soon ...

This popular event sells out quickly so be sure to reserve your tickets for the next Quiz 'n Chips, Thursday 15th May. Entry forms are available at Sandown Library: 402748.

Forthcoming events this Christmas at Sandown Library ...

There are a selection of events coming to Sandown Library this November and December, so grab a pen and mark your favourites in your diary!

First, this Saturday the 30th November, is the Christmas Craft Fayre, which will run from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Come along for a wide selection of locally made crafts and jewellery at bargain prices! Refreshments will be provided by Friends of Sandown Library.

On Friday 6th of December, Sandown Library will host another Single's Book Chat. This new social and reading group meet on Friday evenings, approximately every three months. Come along for a fun and informal chat about books, with refreshments provided. Enjoy the good company and conversation.

Saturday 14th December is a busy day at the library. Santa will be dropping by for a special Christmas storytime, and there will be a craft activity before he arrives. This event starts at 11:00 am and is suitable for children aged 4 to 8. It is a free event, but booking is essential. Call the library on 01983 402748 to reserve your place / places.

Also on Saturday 14th December, you can enjoy Christmas carols sung by Sandown Library's Joy Of Singing group! It's the perfect opportunity to get in the Christmassy mood and find out more about additional activities at Sandown Library.

The 'Wear it Pink' Tea Party Raises £336 For Breast Cancer Care

On the 24th October Sandown Library held a 'Wear it Pink' tea party to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care. In response, a huge turnout of locals popped by for a cuppa and some cake, helping to raise a total of £336 so far.

Check out these fab pretty-in-pink pictures from the event, courtesy of Jenny Simon:


Cakes, cakes, cakes!!!

The first arrivals enjoy a morning treat.

The celebratory set-up.

Sandown Library - looking pretty in pink.

Whether pouring teas, baking cakes or consuming them, we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved and contributed behind the scenes, and to all those who popped in to Sandown Library to support this special cause.

Stay tuned at the FOSL blog for forthcoming events.





The 'Wear It Pink' Tea Party ...

Join us at Sandown library for the 'Wear it Pink' tea party on October 24, and help Sandown Library to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care.

Keep Calm It's Quiz and Chips ...

Quiz and Chips event, coming soon. Don't miss out! Book your tickets now ...

FoSL Present a Pie & Mash Supper!

The Friends of Sandown Library are hosting a pie and mash supper on Friday 3rd May. Tickets are available from Sandown Library and cost £4.50 which includes the evening’s entertainment! For more information or a ticket pop into or telephone Sandown Library on 402748.

Keep up to date with the FoSL folder...

Friends of Sandown Library would like to say a big thank you to Jenni who has been looking after the FoSL minutes folder, of which she has recently added two new sections . . .

1. Event / fundraising forms -- Anyone who has an idea for events or fundraising that they would like to either host or suggest can add it onto a form. If they require help, they should mention this here. Or, if they would like to help at another event, they can make a note of this here, also.

2. Jenni has also added a calendar, so that everyone can easily see when Sandown Library or FoSL will be holding their next events.

The folder will be kept amongst the local interest books, next to the photocopier in the library.

Comic Relief Show-Stopper Bake-off Competition!

To help raise money for Comic Relief, Sandown Library are holding their very own Bake-off challenge on Friday 15th March at 2.30pm. 

We would like you to enter a show-stopper cake with a comic relief theme into our competition!

Entry is £3, which will go to Comic Relief. After the cakes have been judged and the winner selected, they will be sold -- the cakes not the winner! -- to raise more funds for Comic Relief. 

There’s no need to book a place, just bake your cake and come along!!

Read Dating!

Never mind speed dating, try read dating!

Are you single? 21 or over? Do you enjoy reading? Do you want to meet others who are interested in the same thing? Come and join us at our fun and casual dating event on Friday 15th February at 7.00pm. For more information or to register for this event telephone 402748 or pop into Sandown Library. All participants will receive a complimentary drink on arrival, a goody bag to take home and automatic entry into our brilliant raffle!

Forthcoming events at Sandown Library ...

Where's Wally?

Did you find him?  Where's Wally started today and will run until Saturday 3rd November. There will be 6 Wally’s hiding in the shops up and down Sandown High Street and we want you to find them! Come into Sandown Library to collect an entry form and find all 6 Wallys! The first correct entry wins a life size Wally cut out and a cool canvas bag, the second correct entry wins a Wally calendar and bag, and there’s a further 23 Wally bags to be won! There are no age restrictions but you do need a library card to enter. If you don’t have a library card come and join up – it’s completely free you just need i.d. Under 16’s will need an adult with them!

 Spooky Stories and Ghoulish Games!

Join us if you dare for a spook-tastic Halloween storytime on Wednesday 31st October at 5.00pm. Suitable for 4 to 8 year olds and under fives must be accompanied by an adult throughout. This is a free event but tickets are required.

 

Christmas Craft Fayre

Calling all crafters! Sandown Library is holding a Christmas Craft Fayre on Saturday 1st December from 10.00am to 3.00pm. If you would like to have a table to sell your crafts please telephone the library on 402748 or pop in and see us. Tables cost £5.

Where's Wally?

 

To celebrate 25 years of Where's Wally books, Sandown Library will be holding a competition to find Wally. 5 small Wally's and 1 large one, will be hidden in the shops along Sandown High Street between Saturday 27th October & Saturday 3rd November.

Find them all and write them down and be in with a chance to win your own Wally goodies! Forms to enter the competition are availalable now at Sandown Library, or you can print out the form below (Just click on the image and then right click and select "save image as", then you will be ready to print the document). You must have a library card to enter this competition. However if you do not have one, you can sign up at the library.

Plenty of prizes available: The first correct entry wins the large Wally and a Where's Wally canvas bag with activity pack. Second correct entry wins a 2013 Wheres Wally calendar & a canvas bag / activity pack. Plus there are 23 more canvas bags/ activity packs to be won from a draw of all correct entries!

New room!

So far Sandown Library and The Friends (FoSL) have raised an amazing £370 through sales of books, plants, hand-made cards and Janet's Name The Dog. Funds are intended to renovate the upstairs room at the Library to allow for extra space for community activities and other fun stuff.

 

 

 

As you can see from the picture, Sandown Library staff have been busy bumble bees, clearing the upstairs room. It has taken a while as they had to get a van in from library headquarters ... three times! But it should be finished this week.

Name the dog...

Join in this Friends of Sandown Library fundraiser and try your luck at winning this super cute dog. Just £1 per entry, and all you have to do is guess what it's called. Whoever chooses the correct name, wins!

You can see the dog, or enter, by popping down to Sandown Library.


Thank you to Janet, for finding us this cute pup!

Additional thanks...

Additional thanks for the 'Blossoms and Books'

We mustn't forget all those generous business people from Sandown who donated gifts for our raffle: Garden Gifts, Glory Art Glass, Wight Discount, Toymaster, Baileys, Caulkheads, Eileen Schaff, Sainsburys, P&J News, G.E.F.T, the Carnival shop, Bygone Days and all the volunteers who left gifts. What a brilliant raffle with some really amazing prizes (please forgive me if I've forgotten anyone!!). I would also like to thank Wendy for her suggestion of this fundraiser, and for Jenny and Louise who put up with us all!!

The Friends feature in The Beacon ...

Hooray, Friends of Sandown library have been mentioned in The Beacon, a local source of news on the Isle of Wight. Why not help us out too and spread the news of the Friends within the local community?

http://www.iwbeacon.com/beacon/bay-south/local-news/articles/friends-launched-at-sandown-library

Blossoms and Books

The Friends of Sandown Library would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who came out and supported us this Saturday 26th May 2012.

  

As well as a huge thanks to all the Friends for their work behind the scenes, and the time they spent volunteering throughout the day, we would also like to add an additional thanks to ...

The library staff, Jenny and Louise, for their constant support.

Donna, the Friends Chairperson, for being the first to arrive and the last to leave, bringing with her an array of goodies. The spider plants were especially exciting!

Deborah, for that massive selection of gardening magazines and books, and for providing those posters to direct everyone.

Rita Oxford, for those yummy cakes.

Janet, for finding the prize sponsors and trapsing around town to help publicise this great event.

Wendy and Susan, for their generous contributions and for their time.

Eileen for the lovely posters and help with publicity, and for buying in refreshments!

Everyone's contribution has been greatly appreciated!! We managed to raise £60.00, our first step on the ladder, and not a bad one either.

If you would like to be added to the list for a special mention, please let us know at friendsofsandownlibrary@gmail.com.