The Library Committee met again on Wednesday 4th November to review the first three days of re-opening, this was judged to be a success!  We also were looking to the future and discussing how quickly we can safely return to the new “normality”, given the regulations which the Cabildo (the island government) lays down for libraries.  We monitor these, and members of our committee make regular visits to the Municipal Library in Puerto de la Cruz to discuss with their Librarian how they implement the regulations.

Committee meetings will continue to take place monthly to review changes to protocols which are announced.

Paying a return visit to The English Library is Ramón Michán, renowned local Philologist and retired Hotelier, who will give a talk entitled “The Cavendish Banana and a Murder”, on Thursday 13th February at 12noon.

Members, please contact the Treasurer to book tickets: 10€ including wine and buffet.

The combination of Dame Agatha Christie and Dame Margaret Rutherford produced plenty of fireworks on the big screen so it’s appropriate that Library President Ken Fisher should give a light-hearted talk on the pair at the Library 12 12 noon on Tuesday, November 5.

The talk will be followed by a buffet lunch. Admission is €10 and you’ll need to be quick tickets for this one will soon be snapped up. As usual, book through the Treasurer’s Desk.

Ken’s talk form parts of the 2019 Agatha Christie Festival in Puerto de la Cruz

THERE ARE only a few places left for our Murder Mystery lunch entitled A Knockwurst Too Far, to be held at the Petit Los Angeles restaurant in Puerto de la Cruz on Thursday, June 30.

In addition to the entertainment, there will be a three-course meal with wine at €17 per person. If you wish to attend, please leave your name at the Treasurer’s Desk.

A reminder also that our popular History Group is taking a short summer break until Thursday, June 27, when normal service will be resumed at 11am.

The Library continues to welcome visitors to join us during opening hours – Monday and Friday 3pm to 5.30pm and Wednesday and Saturday 10pm to 1pm. Refreshments are served in the garden on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

Anyone new to the area will find the Library, its volunteer staff and its members a friendly and welcoming group. In addition to its primary function as a traditional British library, it also acts as an important focal point for the British community living in and around Puerto de la Cruz.

We also have a programme of lively and popular social activities running throughout the year. Anyone contemplating retiring to Tenerife will find the Library, its resources, staff and members a great source of information because most of us have done the same thing ourselves.

FOLLOWING THE successful first staging of a murder-mystery lunch last year, the Library invites you to join us again this year to identify the culprit who bludgeoned to death a British airman in wartime France with a large German sausage.

In A Knockwurst Too Far, you will join Inspector Le Strange to interrogate some familiar characters identified as the prime suspects – Rene Artois, Edith, Yvette, Herr Flick, Grüber and Helga

The popular Petit Los Angeles restaurant in Puerto de la Cruz will be hosting the event on Thursday, June 20, at 1pm for 1.,30. To join in the fun, simply reserve your place at the Treasurer’s Desk in the usual way. Participation, including lunch, is €17 per head.