The council are organizing a "farewell gathering" at Raynes Park
library from 7.30 till about 9 p.m. on Monday 8th March.




"Please join us to say goodbye to the old library and give us your
views on the new development.


View the plans of the new library.


Your comments will be welcome.


Refreshments courtesy of the Raynes Park Association" (the grouping
of local residents' associations)




Some of the following information should be available on http://www.
merton.gov.uk/libraries/rplib.asp, but since it isn't yet:




The library will close on Saturday 13th March.


The local venues from which some books will be available during the
closure are:


Raynes Park Methodist Church, 195-205 Worple Road: children's
and adult books including large print, on Mondays and Fridays
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Storytime for under-fives on Mondays
between 11 a.m. and 11.30)


Raynes Park station waiting room, cafeteria and main entrance: mainly
paperbacks.


Raynes Park Tavern, 32 Coombe Lane: adult fiction and non-fiction,
opening early for coffee at 10 a.m.


Corner House Newsagents, 69 Approach Road: a small collection of
South Asian books.


You will need your membership card to borrow books from the
church; the other venues will be lending on a "trust" basis.