I was impressed by the Robin Woods library in Stourbridge when I was the invited author on Wednesday night this week to speak about my books, Four Centuries at The Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury and God’s Secret Listener.
I was the first writer to speak to the group in a new Evenings with an Author venture by Christians in Stourbridge.
The library in the New Road Methodist Centre on the town’s ring road is in an impressive modern building and houses nearly 4,000 Christian books.
It is open 10am-2pm Monday to Friday and has a steady stream of visitors, said one of the five volunteer librarians, Sue Amer, who is pictured below at the evening with John.
The Church of England library is linked to the one in Worcester Diocese’s The Old Palace.
It started 15 years ago and is named after a former Bishop of Worcester who donated books to the library.
The Right Reverend Robin Woods was a former chaplain to the Queen who baptised Prince Edward in 1964.
He was Bishop of Worcester from 1970 until he retired in 1981. He died in 1997 aged 83.
Eight years ago the library had to find a new home when its original Stourbridge base was knocked down and the Methodist Centre came to the rescue.
The second and third Evenings with an Author are on Wednesday, October 19 with Carol Hathorne and on Wednesday, November 16 with John Lampen.
For more details contact Sue, who is a licensed lay minister with the diocese, on 01562 66625 or email suecelticamer@tiscali.co.uk
As well as being an enjoyable evening it was also very successful as I sold a number of books and I wish the group all the best in their new venture.
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