Slough Writers Support Burnham Library

Slough Writers Support Burnham Library (2014-02-10 18:34:37)

The financial crisis continues to threaten the future of many libraries and we recently joined forces with The Friends of Burnham Library to help create an arts festival aimed at increasing community involvement in this vital resource while celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the library. Two of our members were co-opted onto the committee to help organise a writing competition. They went on to serve as judges in two of the sections of the arts festival. The result was a very successful two week event culminating in a prize giving at which Sir Terry Wogan presented the awards.

The photos show Sir Terry Wogan, visitors to the library reading the winning entries in the writing competition and Slough Writers member David England giving a reading of traditional folk tales to a full house at the library - one of many public events held during the festival.