We had a fantastic to get together last night of the Upper Norwood Library Campaign. Thanks to the Albert for hosting. The sense of people power and empowerment was tingling. Crystal Palace is a great community and last night only further served to demonstrate that. I have enclosed details of the march which is supplied by Unison giving more details of the march and when it leaves and where it is going. Upper Norwood Library is 115 years old it is serves residents of all 5 boroughs it is the only space where you aren’t viewed as a wallet. We need and want to retain our library as a properly funded professionally staffed town centre library. And I really believe that we can persuade Lambeth and Croydon to give us more money to make that a reality and working with the Trust we can also think of some really creative additional fundraising ideas. The Twitter account for the campaign is @saveunlibrary it is also really useful to use hashtags # to draw attention #Croydon #Lambeth #CrystalPalace #Library in various combinations are all really useful. If you use @saveunlibrary to refer to our library it is much easier to track the tweets for those of you who don’t know there is also a Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/269577509754920/ you can search for it Save Upper Norwood Library. Taking on board not everybody uses computers or social media we will also try to ensure there is lots of info in the library. I also said I would give you some contacts for emails. steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk former leader of Lambeth Council and now MP for Croydon North Helen Hayes (helen.hayes.mp@parliament.uk); Helen is MP for Dulwich & West Norwood the constituency in which the library sits. She is still also a Southwark councillor for College Ward jbrathwaite@lambeth.gov.uk; Jennifer Brathwaite is councillor for Gipsy Hill ward and Lambeth cabinet member mpbennett@lambeth.gov.uk Matthew Bennett is councillor for Gipsy Hill ward and Lambeth cabinet member NRFrancis@lambeth.gov.uk Niranjan Francis is councillor for Gipsy Hill Ward Lambeth lpeck@lambeth.gov.uk Lib Peck is the leader of Lambeth council Jane Edbrooke JEdbrooke@lambeth.gov.uk Jane Edrooke is the Lambeth cabinet member with responsibilities for libraries The Upper Norwood Ward Croydon Councillors Pat.Ryan@croydon.gov.uk Alisa.flemming@croydon.gov.uk is a Croydon cabinet member John.Wentworth@croydon.gov.uk The South Norwood Ward in Croydon is also served by our library it includes Westow Park Wayne.Lawlor@croydon.gov.uk deputy Mayor Kathy.Bee@croydon.gov.uk is Croydon cabinet member Jane.Avis@croydon.gov.uk Godfrey, Timothy Timothy.Godfrey@croydon.gov.uk Timothy Godfrey is the cabinet member with responsibilities for libraries in Croydon Newman, Tony Tony.Newman@croydon.gov.uk Tony Newman is the leader of Croydon council Southwark Councillors for Crystal Palace locality College Ward helen.hayes@southwark.gov.uk andy.simmons@southwark.gov.uk jon.hartley@southwark.gov.uk Bromley Councillors for Crystal Palace Ward Angela.Wilkins@Bromley.gov.uk Richard.Williams@bromley.gov.uk 'Valerie Shawcross (Valerie.Shawcross@london.gov.uk) (Valerie.Shawcross@london.gov.uk)'; former leader of Croydon council and GLA Assembly member (Labour) for Lambeth & Southwark Steve.o'connell@london.gov.uk GLA Assembly member (Conservative) for Croydon and Sutton and also a Croydon Conservative Councillor he was born in Crystal Palace just off Gipsy Road at bottom of Gipsy Hill darren.johnson@london.gov.uk GLA assembly member of Green Party with interest in Crystal Palace and was also a Lewisham councillor MARCH TO SAVE LAMBETH LIBRARIES AND SEE UPPER NORWOOD LIBRARY PROPERLY FUNDED AND STAFFED. Saturday 7 November 10.30am Meet Windrush Square Brixton March 11am to Tate South Lambeth Library South Lambeth Road where Lambeth cabinet member Cllr Jane Edbrooke will be holding her surgery. It is likely our 6 ft Palace Dinosaur will be on the March and Upper Norwood Library supporters are encouraged to wear red and blue (or claret and blue) Crystal Palace colours. Thank you all for standing up for a properly funded and staffed library for Crystal Palace and for strong united community values and showing solidarity for the cause of libraries across Lambeth.