The London Library 183rd Annual General Meeting 2024
The 183rd Annual General Meeting of The London Library will take place on Tuesday 26 November 2024, in-person and online.
Retirement and Election of Trustees
The following Trustees retire at the 2024 Annual General Meeting: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Philip Broadley, John Colenutt, Isabelle Dupuy, Patrick Fleming, Stephanie Hall and Stephen Withnell
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, John Colenutt, Patrick Fleming, Stephanie Hall and Stephen Withnell are eligible for election to a second (and final) term and are accordingly put forward for re-election.
The following members are also put forward for trusteeship this year.
- Anni Domingo
- Paul Gismondi
- Charles Spicer
- Steven Whitaker
Appointment of auditors
The Trustees propose the re-appointment of MHA as the Library’s Auditors for the financial year 2024-2025.
Membership fees from 1 January 2025
The Trustees propose an increase to ordinaryThe Trustees propose an increase to ordinarymembership paid by annual Direct Debit, of 1.8% to £575 per annum, saving members £60 on the cost of membership byother methods. Full membership by other payment methodswill increase by 3.3%, to £635 (£52.92 monthly). These increases have been carefully considered in light of the prevailing rate of inflation and the cost pressures we know members are currently facing. The changes to fees for all membership types are given below. All individual membership types receive a discountedrate when paid by annual Direct Debit.With regard to Life Membership, we propose to split the existing 75-79 age band into two with a reduced fee for those in the older age bracket. We also propose to increase the fee for the over 80s from £1,500 to £1,600 whilst all other bands increase by 1.8%.
