PGLRE Library

The Librarian is Bro. Sean Waite of 1170 who is a qualified Historian.

As you may know, a Masonic Library was set up at Provincial Grand Lodge at Maxwelton Road about 6 or 7 years ago. This was a big project and is a valuable source of research material for all brethren within and without the Province.

For the last few months, I have taken on the responsibility for maintaining and developing the library and for ensuring that it is accessible to the brethren on a regular basis. At the moment, I open the library from 10:00 - 14:00 on a Monday. The communication went out just before recess started for most lodges in the Province, so some brethren may not be aware of this. I will communicate again after the recess to ensure the message goes out to all lodges. I am planning to change the opening day to a Wednesday in the next week or two, to dovetail with the Breakfast Club that meets at Maxwelton Road on a Wednesday morning. If some of the brethren are on site for this, they may wish to stay on and use the library. I hope to buy some newly published books which will be of interest, to add to the library. It may be that I ask each lodge for a very small donation to a 'book fund' to cover the cost. More on this soon!

Ayrshire Young Masons’ Association

This newish group has a very exciting programme planned for the year and is definitely something that is attracting young (in terms of age) masons. Their autumn assembly which is open to all is shown below and a full article about them will appear in December Cross Keys.