 Highgate Library, Chester Rd, N19, the first public library in St Pancras, was opened on 18th October 1906. It is now a Grade II listed building. The £4000 to build it was given by Andrew Carnegie and Burdett Coutts and the Duke of Bedford provided the site. The
Friends of Highgate Library (FOHL) was set up in 1995 by local
volunteers. It aims to protect, support and promote use of the library. We organise regular meetings when speakers, usually writers, talk about their work. We produce a regular newsletter which is delivered to members. This includes advance information about meetings. We invite members to take part in FOHL activities and to express their views and ideas, particularly at the AGM in March. You can download a Membership Application Form to print, or take one from the FOHL noticeboard in the library (near the door to the children’s section). The subscription, due in March each year is £5 (concession for under-18s, retired or unemployed: £2). Contact the treasurer, Linda Lefevre, by note c/o Highgate Library, Chester Road, London N10 5DH. To contact FOHL, email FOHL@dartmouthpark.org. FOHL manages the Children's Corner Annex of the Library as the Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre (HLCCC) We are recruiting volunteers to help with HLCCC, to support Camden's staff and to run projects in the Library. You can sign up on our volunteers' page.
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Events
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AGM 2015 + 'Curious Kentish Town' 12th March 7.30pm in HLCCC
Posted 13 Feb 2015, 18:51 by dartmouth park
Library News
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Volunteer recruitment begins in earnest We have started recruiting volunteers in earnest. You can sign up on our Volunteers Page. We will start piloting the training for the volunteers who will be supporting Library staff ...
Posted 12 Sep 2014, 09:34 by dartmouth park -
Cemetery Book Collection Launched Donations sought for Highgate Cemetery collection at Highgate Library 17 July 2014 An appeal for books Highgate Library in Chester Road, at the bottom of the East Cemetery, is about ...
Posted 18 Aug 2014, 04:38 by dartmouth park
