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London belongs to me Norman Collins review by Janet Page Set just prior to, and in the early days of, World War Two, this epic by contemporary writer Norman Collins delves into the lives of ordinary families living in an ordinary London street. We meet some amazing characters including faded former actress Connie, a self-styled … Read more
The Reader on the 6.27 Jean-Paul Didierlaurent review by Janet Page Bizarrely for a book whose main protagonist works in a book pulping factory, this is a book for lovers and lovers in general. The main character is a lonely man who finds companionship amongst the commuters on the 6.27 train he takes to work. … Read more
The Midnight Line Lee Child review by Avril Davies The latest in the Jack Reacher series hardly needs a review. The point I want to make is that the latest bestseller by British former journalist Lee Child (whose choice of pen name is also a story worth telling) is available from the library. Along with … Read more
East West Street Phillipe Sands review by Gareth Davies East West Street is the best book I read in 2018, and it’s on the shelves of the Beacon Villages Library in Ivinghoe. You might initially mistake it for a wartime thriller, with a Shakespearean twist. A mysterious woman from Norfolk travels to Vienna in the … Read more
Government minister Lord Gardiner of Kimble was in Ivinghoe on Friday 11th October to visit the Beacon Villages Community Library (BVCL), as part of Buckinghamshire’s Libraries Week. BVCL, in the medieval Ivinghoe Town Hall, was singled out for the visit as “a great example of how a library can provide a valuable community resource in a … Read more
Thank you to everybody who donated to the Alzheimer’s Society as a result of the Library’s recent Cupcake For Dementia Day – you raised a fantastic £60, PLUS several online donations! Should anyone still wish to make a donation to this worthy cause, you may do so at any time by visiting their website https://www.alzheimers.org.uk
We are hosting a Cupcake for Dementia day in the Library on Saturday 14th September from 10am onwards until the goodies have been sold. The donations will be going to the Alzheimers Society – Look forward to seeing you then!
The Minutes and reports of the AGM held on 6th July 2019 are below. Please scroll down to read the entire document online or use the icons top right to download/print it:
