| The Library at Babel |
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| English/French - Anglais/Francais | |||||||||||
| Type | English language library. | |||||||||||
| Horaires des réunions/ Téléphone |
Monday 4 - 5.30pm
Tuesday 12.15 - 13.45pm Wednesday 4.30 - 6pm Thursday 4 - 6pm Saturday 2.30 - 5.30pm School holiday opening: every Wednesday from 4 - 6pm | |||||||||||
| Statut (commercial ou bénévole) | not-for-profit | |||||||||||
| Contact | Clare Smears | |||||||||||
| clare.smears@free.fr | ||||||||||||
| Site Web | http://www.babelassociation.eu | |||||||||||
| C’est pour qui? | Everyone, whatever their age, who enjoys reading in English. | |||||||||||
| Qui a lancé l’initiative? | A joint project by 3 associations - Babel, Open House and Alliance Oxford-Grenoble to provide a centre for the English reading public of the Grenoble area. Association Babel which promotes foreign language learning agreed to house the library in their premises. | |||||||||||
| Quand avez-vous lance l’initiative? | The Library has been open for 10 years. | |||||||||||
| Comment cela fonctionne? |
The Library houses approximately 5000 books for all ages and for all tastes. It is staffed by a small team of dedicated volunteers.
* Two book groups - a young adult group and a general literary discussion group - are held at regular intervals. * Book sales are organised at least once a year. * Any donations of books in English are welcome. * Long term loans of books to interested organisations are possible. * Titles not on the shelves can be requested and sourced. | |||||||||||
| Comment faites-vous perdurer le groupe/programme? | The Library is funded by membership fees, support from the founding associations and from the yearly book sales. The majority of the books are received through generous donations. | |||||||||||
| Qu’apporte votre initiative aux familles bilingues / internationales? | The Library has a very varied collection of books for all ages and tastes. The children's section is particularly well stocked and organised by an ex-children's librarian with many years experience of providing books for young people. All families are very welcome - there are no fines for late books ! | |||||||||||