Oxford Sling Library
We have been a little bit quiet recently; working hard on some behind the scenes topics. Josie is leaving the sling library and handing it on Lucy. OSL is heading into a new chapter of management and amazing idea’s are being implemented. Watch this space!
Come and join us at St Albans Hall between 12.15 after noon and 2.15pm on Friday 24th February 2017.
Elena Harris will be playing a gentle acoustic guitar soul and blues set as well as children’s songs.
Tanya Vyas will be bringing her handcrafted henna to offer bespoke designs on your skin. See The Henna Boutique for visual ideas.
Plus the usual sling hires & fittings, professional advice, friendly atmosphere and an especially delicious birthday feast!
£5 entry, £3 hire per sling, £50 deposit per sling, £30 deposit per clothing.
History
Josie took over the running of the sling library in 2014 and in the past 3 years Oxford Sling Library has grown and expanded. We now have approx 155 items for hire: slings and carriers for newborn to preschooler, skin-to-skin tops for carrying premature babies, waterproof sling covers, zip in extenders, fleece layers and hoodies for babywearing.
Present
Oxford Sling Library presently has 12 active volunteers that help our events run smoothly including behind-the-scenes admin stars on rehires, reservations, deposits and payments.
Team
We have 2 fully qualified sling consultants, 6 fully trained peer supporters, 1 peer supporter in training and 2 volunteers looking to do sling consultancy training this year. All of our team are dedicated have invested their time to support you along your babywearing journey.
Ongoing
Earlier this month we saw the launch of Oxfords brand new woven wrap social meet: Crazy Little Sling. See website and Facebook pages for all the details.
Future
Calling all mums on maternity leave!
Would you like to get involved with a highly successful community organisation? Join our team; become an Oxford Sling Library volunteer.
We offer MyTurn training, reduced rates on hires, info on sling training courses and other great perks. Get in touch!
Did you know
Oxford Sling Library is the 2nd ‘oldest’ sling library in the UK. Have a look at this: https://southeastslings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sling-Libraries-Timeline-to-end-of-2015.jpg?x66501. Well done Oxford residents and beyond for being sling & carrier conscious and choosing this wondrous way to carry your babies. We exist for you.
Initially we had a Baby Cafe branded money tin out at sling library sessions but found that it hadn’t collected that much. We made the decision to do a secret Santa fundraiser via the sling hires. Usually our slings are £3 to hire for a fortnight (with the usual deposits and T&C’s). The sling library was going to be closed for a month over Christmas so we decided to charge £5 for the month away that included the £2 per hire donation to Baby Cafe. Of course, some hirers needed their Christmas hire to start before the last sling library of the year so we had a staggered start to our collection. In January 2017, we calculated that we had collected £118.50 for Baby Cafe. Well done to all our hirers for hiring in December until January, which meant that our secret Santa donation was so successful! Thank you to everyone involved.
For more information about the Oxford Baby Cafe group, see their website or Facebook page.
Read our latest newsletter here: December Sling News
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Please note that SUNCREAM CAN STAIN SLINGS and other fabrics so please be vigilant when applying on your and your child’s skin.
Please ask us if you’d like to reserve a sling for your holiday.
All sling hires are subject to the usual T&C’s, including an extra £50 deposit, per sling, to cover the sling going abroad.
Have a read of this fantastic article about Summer Slings and Keeping Safe in the Sun.
Would you like to support your local sling library and support other families to carry their baby?
Now you can formalise your passion for enabling safe, confident sling use with this online (x 4 sessions) and in person course at Cholsey Great Hall, Oxfordshire in July! ONLINE BOOKING IS NOW AVAILABLE, all details are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trageschule-babywearing-advocacypeer-support-tickets-24792691608 The deadline is tight, you have until the 18 May to make your booking.
Please spread the word far and wide, we need 10 participants for this to go ahead. Anyone that completed the expression of interest form have also been sent an email (though it may have disappeared into your junk folder).
Jacki Flower, our Abingdon based sling consultant, will be presenting a series of workshops on behalf of Oxford Sling Library. The first event is an Introduction to Babywearing, which will be on Friday 15th April 2016.
This workshop is suitable for those who are pregnant and considering the options ahead, or are a new parent(s), or those who are interested in babywearing.
Jacki will run through the different types of slings, safety and positioning. Plus, there’s a chance to try/hire slings on at the end.
The workshop(s) will be 2 hours and tickets are £20 per person. Tickets can be purchased here and if you’d like additional information contact Jacki directly.
Sling hire, provided by Oxford Sling Library, will be an additional £3 for a sling however attendees will get an extra weeks free hire as this event is between sling libraries. All hires subject to our usual deposit and T&C’s.
We are awaiting confirmation of the date for the next event which will be a Back Carrying workshop. Please register your interest here:. http://goo.gl/forms/dZkY1M9qaG
