Hale End User Group

The purpose of the user group is to contribute suggestions regarding the library and the development of:

  • Stock
  • Activities and events
  • Use of the building and facilities
  • Links with local groups and involvement of the community as a whole

The group meets quarterly, with around 10 participants, representing local groups and interests. We are looking for new members to represent young people.

If you are interested in joining the user group, please contact Asif Shahzad, Supervisor of Hale End Library or by calling 020 8496 1052 or email asif.shahzad@walthamforest.gov.uk

What's been happening?

During 2011 the Hale End User Group has:

  • Worked with library staff to organise the very successful Xylonite / Halex War Memorial Plaques Unveiling Ceremony and Hale End Library 75th Anniversary Display on Friday 25 February 2011, attended by Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.
  • Suggested and organised new events and activities
  • Supported the 2011 Waltham Forest Literature Festival Programme

Minutes of Meetings

Hale End Book Group

Who are we?

The Hale End Book Group has now been running successfully for some years. The Book Group survived the many months when the library operated from a van during refurbishment, when we met in private houses.

When do we meet?

We are a close-knit group, with various and varying opinions of our chosen book which provides lively discussion once a month. One hour is only just long enough for a debate of twelve enthusiastic bookworms, when literary taste and opinion frequently merges with much laughter.

Who chooses our books?

We do. Relying on personal recommendation, suggestions, reviews and a close watch kept on prize-winning authors. Our reading, over the years has ranged from 19th century classics, American, French and English to modern novels, biography and autobiography.

Who supplies our books?

We pass our requests to Hale End Library, and the staff always manage to get our books on time.