Martine Servy returned to the visit made by 9 members of the association to the Michelin factory last Saturday, November 30. This event is a continuation of the installation of a Michelin terminal transformed into a book box by members of the Mine de Lire association. She insists on the fact that for the members present it was an opportunity to discover professions and people, to better understand the major role played by MICHELIN in the economy of the mining basin and its heritage, economic and social context. . In conclusion, she explains that everyone had a very rich and rewarding morning as residents of the area.
Decision regarding the date of the next AGM : January 18, 10 a.m. Yves Montand EVA room
Next preparatory meeting Book Fair : January 27, 6:15 p.m. René Picard school
Upcoming Reading Cafés : December 2, 2024 and February 5 at the Bistrot des Chavannes
Reading night in early January : Setting up an activity in conjunction with other associations and volunteers. Mine de Lire focuses its work on children and families in order to allow families to access culture even if they do not necessarily have the means.
Question about the financial means of the association : it is recommended to work to develop patronage. It is certainly a lot of work, a complex and time-consuming task, often time-consuming, but it should make it possible to not depend solely on subsidies, to develop the activities of the association, to ensure that the costs inherent to travel are covered as best as possible. publishers, artists, etc.
Book fair 2025: it will take place on October 12, 2025 at the EVA: due to the consideration of a new organization, working groups are formed. This led to validating the removal of the poles, to rethinking a new distribution of the space of the room to best accommodate the 50 authors who could participate, and to allow exchanges with visitors.
The meeting made it possible to designate 6 people responsible for the pre-selection of authors in order to offer an attractive literary panel among the 300 authors listed. There is still a lot of work to verify the relevance of these authors and their alignment with the wishes of the association.
Another area of reflection is the daily activities and in particular those around the book trade and aimed at young people.
But who to sponsor (?) the book fair. Sandrine Collette, prolific, multi-awarded author, winner of her Goncourt des Lycéens 2024, will not be able to be present. Godfather and godmother 2025 will be Christophe Royer “Decomposed Family” and Estelle Thareau “The Last Feast of the Vanquished”.
Prestigious above the cradle of the Mine de Lire Book Fair.
And the entire Mine de Lire team is working hard to ensure the success of this event which has become unmissable,
Gilles Desnoix
