I was on the Wave 102 news yesterday about the Blackness Library proposed capital investment yesterday. Click ‘play’ to listen:
Archive for the ‘Blackness Library’ Category
Last week, I mentioned that, at the Community Spirit Action Group meeting, there was a presentation by the City Council’s Chief Architectural Services Officer on the proposed capital investment on Blackness Library. As I indicated, what is proposed will provide proper disabled access to the meeting rooms on the first floor, which is to be [...]
Community Spirit Action Group – February update
Posted: February 1, 2012 in Blackness Library, Community Spirit, Glenagnes GardensEarlier tonight, I attended the first meeting of 2012 of Community Spirit Action Group, the residents’ group covering Polepark, Pentland, Cleghorn, Ancrum, Tullideph and surrounding areas. Matters covered included : * A presentation by the City Council’s Chief Architectural Services Officer on the proposed capital investment on Blackness Library. Although welcome in itself – it will provide [...]
December update from our local library : Christmas Closure The library will be closed from 1pm on Thursday 23rd December until 10am on Wednesday 4th January 2012. [...]
The next meeting of the Blackness Library Reading Group will take place at the library on Thursday 29th September at 12 noon. At this meeting the book under discussion will be “The Hare With Amber Eyes” by Edmund de Waal. The reading group welcomes new members and further details are available from the library on [...]
Dundee City Council advises that Blackness Library will be closed on Thursday (20th January) due to essential repairs to the water supply at the building.
West End Schools – Planning Pre-Application Exhibition
Posted: April 1, 2010 in Blackness Library, Park Place Nursery School, Park Place Primary School, St Joseph's Primary SchoolThis afternoon, I called in on the planning pre-application exhibition at Blackness Library – relative to the proposed replacement St Joseph’s Primary and Park Place Nursery and Primary Schools. Given the Councillor Code of Conduct relative to planning applications, councillors can attend but cannot give an opinion or view on the planning proposals in advance [...]
Police Community Letter Boxes
Posted: March 19, 2010 in Blackness Library, Mitchell Street, Tayside PoliceArising out of the recent Tayside Police Community Surgeries, including one at Blackness Library, the local Police are now introducing Community Letter Boxes to allow the public to raise non-emergency issues and any suggestions they may have. The library is the location for the one in the West End, although I have suggested to the [...]
Friends of Wighton Latest : Kyle Howie
Posted: February 24, 2010 in Blackness Library, Friends of Wighton, Wighton Heritage CentreI am particularly pleased to promote this latest update from Friends of Wighton, given Kyle Howie’s performances at Blackness Library’s Rhymetime! Brilliant young Dundee musician Kyle Howie will be the guest at the Friends of Wighton Lunchtime Recital on Wednesday 3rd March. The Recital is from 1.15 – 1.45pm in the Wighton Heritage Centre, Central [...]
Further to my earlier article about this, I have now had the following information back from the Head of Libraries, Information and Cultural Services at Dundee City Council : “I can now provide the following information regarding the change in library opening hours, Blackness in particular. Details of the new opening hours will be [...]
Last month, a report went to the City Council’s Leisure and Communities Committee proposing changes to the opening hours of Dundee libraries. The effect on Blackness Library is given below (to take effect from 5th April 2010): I have written to the Council’s Head of Libraries asking for details of library usage between 5pm and [...]
A West End resident, who recently moved to Dundee, wrote to me recently about some of the book stock at Blackness Library : “We are very happy to be in the area of the West End of Dundee, enjoying the extra cultural activities that the larger city offers. I thought I’d just drop you [...]
I recently had complaints from residents about the extent of buddelia growing from the library. I am pleased to advise that the City Council’s Leisure and Communities Department, on receipt of my request, asked Land Services Officers in the City Development Department to survey the building. The buddelia has now been removed and I am [...]
The Dundee Library and Information Services website was redesigned recently and is well worth a visit – go to http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/library/ to view more. The site has lots of useful information about the city’s libraries, including a page about Blackness Library at : http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/library/blackness.
Blackness Centenary Event … and other updates
Posted: October 23, 2008 in Blackness Library, West End Christmas WeekA highly enjoyable centenary event took place at Blackness Library yesterday afternoon (here’s me pictured right complete with centenary sash!) There was a really good turnout for the library’s 100th birthday. Earlier that day, I had four site visits with the Council’s road safety officer regarding traffic and pedestrian crossing issues across the West End. [...]
I have had previous posts (see http://www.dundeewestend.com/2008/03/western-cemetery-association-and.html) about the impending celebrations of Blackness Library’s Centenary, which takes place next week. We had a very useful update on the arrangements at Tuesday’s West End Community Council meeting, and it was stressed that all are welcome to attend the events taking place. Here’s an overview of the [...]
Earlier this year, I mentioned that the 100th Anniversary of Blackness Library takes place this October. Click on the headline above to view the earlier story. I have now had an update from the Leisure & Communities Department, who inform me that the following activities are planned : A visit from the author of ‘Robodog‘ [...]
Apart from a busy day on the “day job” front, I took part in a lively joint surgery with Alison McInnes MSP at lunchtime at Blackness Library. We also visited the Sound Sense project – click on headline to view more – which is doing superb work to help deaf people in Dundee, Angus and [...]
Wednesday
Posted: May 21, 2008 in Blackness Library, Claypotts Castle Primary School, Magdalen GreenA busy day today – this afternoon, after a couple of site visits about traffic issues in the West End, I attended the first meeting of the Magdalen Green History Group which is meeting in Blackness Library on Wednesdays 1.30pm-3pm until 25th June. It was a good start and many useful ideas raised for future [...]
Western Cemetery Association … and Blackness Library 100th anniversary update
Posted: March 23, 2008 in Blackness Library, Western CemeteryI attended the Spring meeting of the Western Cemetery Association (WCA) on Friday which proved most worthwhile. A site visit will take place shortly at the Cemetery with Association members and the City Council Leisure & Communities Department, to look at further ways the Association can help with gardening improvements at the Cemetery. You can [...]
Blackness Library’s 100th birthday!
Posted: February 12, 2008 in Blackness Library, Magdalen Yard Road, Monopoly, Riverside ApproachIn October of this year, Blackness Library celebrates its 100th anniversary (as does Coldside Library elsewhere in Dundee). I have been in touch with the City Council’s Leisure & Communities Department already to ask what plans are being considered to mark this important milestone and I am pleased to learn that plans are well advanced. [...]
