Foal- Friends of the Anglophone Library Montpellier

Foal- Friends of the Anglophone Library Montpellier A excitingl lending library of books in English in Montpellier, France. 23 rue Lakanal.

Open every Wednesday 3-5.30 & 1st & 3rd Saturday 10-12.Our policy is to order the most recent publications so we are on the cutting edge

13/01/2021

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2021

First of all, a Happy New Year to you all. May 2021 be better than 2020



GOOD NEWS 😀
We held a Board Meeting last week & it was decided to reduce fees for 2021 to compensate for the 2020 lockdowns & eventual ones this year. If you have already paid your 30 euros, send a message to Mike Davison at [email protected] & he will refund you. If you haven’t paid yet, send a cheque for 15 euros (20 family) to Mike Davison 13 rue de la Paix 34130 St Aunès.

BAD NEWS 🥺
A nasty surprise when I went into the library last week, there was a pool of water down at the far end & some ceiling panels were drenched. I have contacted the insurance company & hopefully, the problem will be solved & they will put the damage back to rights. This will not prevent the Wednesday 13th opening

YOUR INPUT
We are wondering about increasing opening hours (an extra half day a week) If you think this is a good idea, send an email to [email protected] with suggestions
We would also like you to suggest activities that you would participate in at FOAL. We are buying shelves for the Book Sale room so it will be easier to hold meetings or activites there.

NEW BOOKS
The new books will be in the library for 13th January. List attached

11/04/2020

NEWSLETTER I hope you are all keeping safe & busy. Seems like a good time to do a spring clean !

There is not a lot of news. Below a list of the new books which will be in the library some day

If the Comédie du Livre takes place (pretty unlikely as it is normally held about the third weekend in May) one of the guest authors is Jonathon Coe.

The Foal Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 20 June. It is also the excuse to have a meal together sitting round our friend Anne Marie’s pool. (She has kindly accepted to host again this year).

I hope you have all got plenty to read although you must be running out by now.

NEW BOOKS IN LIBRARY SOON

NON FICTION
Albert Costa The Bilingual Brain Hardback
Matt Haig Reasons to stay alive Paperback,
Jack Fairweather The volunteer Paperback
Hadley Freeman House of Glass Hardback
FICTION
Isabelle Allende A long petal of the sea Hardback,
Jessie Burton The Confession Hardback,
Piero Chaira The Bishop’s bedroom Paperback
Susan Choi Trust Exercise Paperback,
Bernadine Evaristo Girl, Woman, other Hardback,
Jill Ciment The body in question Hardback
Joseph Kanon The Accomplice Hardback
Deborah Levy The man who saw everything Hardback,
Hilary Mantel The Mirror & the Light Hardback, Colum McCann Apeirogone Hardback
Kevin Nguyen New Waves Hardback
Ian Rankin The West wind Hardback
Gary Shteyngart Lake Success Paperback
Elisabeth Strout Olive again Hardback
Kate Weinberg The Truants

The Hilary Mantel book (which is the last in the trilogy and has taken three years to come out) is 784 pages…! (Wolf Hall & Bring up the Bodies)

APRIL 2020

03/01/2020

New Year Newsletter 2020

May the New Year keep you « healthy, wealthy & wise »

Very best wishes for 2020 from the FOAL team. I take this opportunity to thank board members who, among other things, are diligent in manning the library

Coffee mornings These will be starting on January 24. They take place from 10.30-12 at the library. Galette des Rois on that morning
Other dates : February 15 March 20 April 18 May 29
These mornings are open to Foal members

Easy reading We are going to add some « easy reading » books to the collection for non English speakers. We quite often get people coming in & asking if we have anything « easy to read »

Reading to young children Some young mothers would like to find sessions when someone would read aloud in order to habituate their young offspring to the music of the language. Volunteers please. These could take place a couple of times a month on opening Wednesdays

Armchairs We have decided to have a couple of armchairs in the main library area to encourage convivial chats. If you have a small armchair to donate it/they are welcome Send email to [email protected]

Montpellier Film Buffs A sister association called Montpellier Film Buffs organises monthly viewing of selected films. For more info, send an email to
[email protected]

Last but not least You need to pay your dues 30 euros payable to Foal & sent to Mike Davison 13 rue de la Paix 34130 St Aunès. If you have joined & paid 30 euros in the last three months you are covered until end 2020. If you only paid 15 euros you need to pay for 2020. Of course, disregard this reminder if you have already paid (& some of you have) Thank you for supporting the library

26/11/2019

FOAL ORDER November 2019
Non Fiction
Alexandra Fuller Travel Light, Move Fast HB 2019
David Wallace-Wells The Uninhabitable Earth PB 2019
Richard Humphreys Under Pressure HB 2019
Fiction
Kevin Barry Night Boat to Tangiers HB 2019 GF
Jonathon Coe Middle England PB 2019 GF
Carys Davis West PB 2018 GF
Robert Harris The Second Sleep HB 2019 Thriller
Steven Fry Mythos : The Greek Myths retold PB 2017 Humour
JG Farrell Troubles PB 1970 GF
JG Farrell The Singapour Grip PB 1978 GF
Evan James Cheer up Mr Widdicombe HB 2019 GF
Howard Jacobson Live a Little HB 2019 GF
John le Carré Agent running in the Field HB 2019 Espionnage
Laura Lippman Lady in the Lake PB 2019 GF
Denise Mina Conviction PB 2019 Crime
David Nicholls Sweet Sorrow HB 2019 GF
Ann Patchet Dutch House HB 2019 GF
Laura Prescott The Secret we kept HB 2019 Espionnage
Richard Russo Chances are HB 2019 GF
Elif Shafat Forty rules of love PB 2014 GF
Stav Sherez A Dark Redemption PB 2012 Crime
Stav Sherez The Intrusions PB 2018 Crime
Nina Stibbe Reasons to be Cheerful HB 2019 GF
Naomi Wood The Hiding Game HB 2019 GF
Julian Branes The Man in the Red Coat 2019 GF

04/10/2019

AUTUMN NEWSLETTER 2019


The library is back to normal after the summer break. The updated catalogue is online on the blog and we shall very soon be ordering new books. One book from the last order which has only just arrived « The Testaments » by Margaret Atwood which is a follow up to « The Handmaid’s Tale » 35 years later !
The suggestion table is popular, we change the books regularly but you can also participate by suggesting books .

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Our famous Christmas Party will be held on Friday 13th December at the library starting at 6.30. It could well be your lucky day for the RAFFLE We already have some super prizes


Looking forward to seeing you in the library soon
sPS Normally there are some fun graphics in the Newsletter but they won't transfer from my original document

02/09/2019

LIBRARY REOPENING

The library reopens this Wednesday 4th September 2019

Reminder opening hours
Every Wednesday 3-5.30pm
1st & 3rd Saturday 10-12

FOAL held its AGM on June 21st. We had a good turnout & a delightful lunch afterwards. Our friend Anne-Marie lets us ho...
27/06/2019

FOAL held its AGM on June 21st. We had a good turnout & a delightful lunch afterwards. Our friend Anne-Marie lets us hold the event in her garden, we sat beneath the trees overlooking the swimming pool. The food, brought by members, was as delicious as usual. Foal's financial situation is healthy but we need to recruit more new members.
Below some photos

03/06/2019

FOAL'S SUMMER PARTY & AGM

This will take place on 22nd June. All members welcome. For info send a mail to [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you

03/06/2019

NEW BOOKS IN LIBRARY FOR SUMMER READING

NON FICTION
Lisa Brennan-Jobs Small fry
Jill DawsonThe Language of Birds
Marek KohnFour words for Friend

FICTION
Kate Atkinson Big Sky GF
Margaret Atwood The Testaments (September) GF
Fiona Barton The Suspect Thriller
Jane Casey Cruel Action Crime
Esi Edugyan Washington Black GF
Amenatta Forna Happiness GF
Amitav Ghosh The Shadow Lines GF
Amitav Ghosh The Calcutta Chromosome GF
Linda Grant A Stranger City GF
Mark Haddon The Porpoise GF
Joanna Harris The Strawberry Thief GF
Jess Kidd Things in jars Crime
Elizabeth McCraken Bowlaway GF
Ian McEwan Machines like me GF
Jeff Noon Slow motion ghosts Crime
Ali Smith Spring GF
Jeanette Winterson Frankisstein GF

19/04/2019

The updated catalogue is now online

02/04/2019

SPRING NEWSLETTER 2019

You will have seen the new books in the library, you will also find the relevant book reviews in a file on the new book shelf. We will be ordering more new books for the summer. The updated catalogue will soon be online on our page & in the blog.

AGM & PARTY

This will take place on Saturday 22nd June . Our friend Anne-Marie has very kindly offered to hold the party in her garden again (she lives in Les Aubes, directions nearer the time). After a brief AGM we get down to the serious businss of the day. FOAL provides the drinks & participants bring along the food which is usually delicious & plentiful (organisation nearer the time). Put this date in your diaries. You can also bring along your swimsuits.

MEMBERSHIP

We have lost a few members this year. Foal members need to be ambassadors for the library. Please take flyers & give them to people who might be interested. We have found it difficult to recruit new members. As you know the Antigone des Associations doesn’t yield new members & we do all we can to advertise in English publications to little avail. One of our board members, Claudine Soudais is very active with schools & teachers but not a lot of return yet.

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Montpellier
34090

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Samedi 10:00 - 12:00

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