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Keats Community Library: The Committee heard that the Hampstead Summer Festival was ongoing and that attendance figures were good. Keats Community Library (KCL) saw 12K movements in May 2023 representing a good recovery with a greater proportion of mainly primary school age children using the library (now 55%, as against 45% pre-pandemic).

A Member asked whether KCL events could or should be published on the CoLC’s website (given that KCL was arguably a non-CoLC entity), noting that such events were circulated via the 25K-strong mailing list and via KH social media. It was noted that KCL could be linked to the KH website and that there was merit in exploring closer website interactions.

The Committee noted a message from Nicholas Roe setting out his enthusiasm for the Keats Foundation to be involved in the centenary events scheduled for 2025 at KH to commemorate its opening, including a three-day conference in May that year, with funding support from the Keats Foundation to support other centenary-related events that year.