The new library is opening soon!

Join us to discuss how we can celebrate and best use the new spaces – St Laurence Church on Saturday 23rd March 10am.

Coming soon…

The opening of the Milton Road Library and Community Facility will be completed in just a few months’ time. Be a part of it.

Upcoming events

  • Pre-opening event!

    Saturday 23 March @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

    Milton Road Library has been a central part of our community for many years. Its resurrection as a Library and Community Facility will be completed in just a few months’ time. Join us to talk about ... Find out more »

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We are a group who support the Milton Road Library in Cambridge and want to ensure we retain it as a local library but also that it develops as a community resource.

The original library building on the corner of Ascham Road and Milton Road closed its doors on 10th November 2017, and a new library/community space is scheduled to open in a years’ time.

More about Friends of Milton Road Library

There is mobile provision further down Ascham Road near the school while the building work takes place. It keeps a good range of books, including many for children, with the following hours of opening:

Monday 10:00 — 17:00
Tuesday Closed
Thursday 15:00 — 17:00
Friday 15:00 — 17:00
Saturday 10:00 — 15:00
Sunday Closed

News

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

14th February 2019

The library services are thinking about possible names for the new community room spaces at the library, so will be coming up with some suggestions soon. Can you think of anyone you’d like to se...
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Favourite book?

Favourite book?

14th February 2019

We have commissioned artist Nicholas Juett to create some bespoke artwork for the new Milton Road Library. Nicholas grew up nearby, attending Milton Road Primary School, and the library was an importa...
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Update on new library plans

Update on new library plans

12th February 2019

The Friends of Milton Road Library have been actively supporting our local library since 2011 when we successfully worked with other Friends groups across the county to keep our local libraries open w...
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About

The Friends of Milton Road Library exists to celebrate and protect our local library. We aim to:

  • Promote Milton Road Library within the community
  • Help develop the building as a community resource and facility
  • Facilitate the running of library and community events at the library
  • Liaise with the County Council on all aspects of running the library
  • Liaise with the City Council on developing resources for general use.

Funds raised through membership support our programme of events and purchase newspapers and equipment for the building.

History of the library

Joint Steering Group for building development

Since 2012 the Friends Group have been working as members of a joint Steering Group with the Library Service of the County Council to plan the development of the building.

Development Steering group

Partnership Working

The Friends worked with Milton Road Primary School in 2018 on ‘The Art of Reading’ and created new artwork for the building site covering all the hoardings. This short film by young film-maker Ciaran Tunmer brilliantly illustrates some of the fun we had together.

Join

As a member of the Friends, we will keep you informed of events and activities, and also ask you to give us ideas and feedback on proposals affecting our library. Most of the events we run are free to members. We will keep in touch with you primarily by email but we will do what we can to also notify those people who join us who aren’t on the internet.

The subscription to be a member is £5, or £8 for family/household membership (£3 and £5 if you are unwaged); £10 for community members (schools and local businesses etc).

Membership runs from 1st January each year. To join the Friends please contact us

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