TALKS IN THE LIBRARY. On February 20th, we are delighted to be welcoming Lady Aurelia Young to the library. She will be telling us all about her father, the celebrated sculptor Oscar Nemon, known for his busts of Royalty and statesmen, including Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill. Aurelia will tell the story of Nemon’s turbulent life with insights and stories of a creative genius. It promises to be a wonderful evening so pick up your tickets while you can.
In March, we are looking forward to the visit of Simon Mason, who will be telling us all about the role of anti-heroes in literature. Literature is full of badly behaved characters that we love to read about; think of Long John Silver, Mr Toad, Tom Ripley to name but a few. Why do we love to read about them and what does this say about our relationship to good and bad behaviour, issues of justice and the law? Simon will be considering this fascinating topic, drawing widely on examples of characters including those in this own crime fiction.
ART IN THE LIBRARY. We are so fortunate to have a wonderful exhibition in the library at the moment by accomplished local artist Margaret Peach. The exhibition is entitled ‘In Search of Medieval Cuxham’ and includes an imagined landscape painting of Cuxham as it might have looked in the Middle Ages, along with some paintings of the village as it is now. The exhibition will be up all this month, so please do come in and admire it.
FOWL FA. This month Storytime falls on February 7th and 21st whilst Rhymetime falls on February 3rd and17th; Lego Club will be on Saturday 28th.
FAMILY HISTORY SESSIONS. Are you interested in learning more about your family history? Did you know that you can book an hourly session with a local expert from the Oxfordshire Family History Society on the third Thursday of every month? Drop into the library to book your spot.
Dr Anna Tilley; Chair FOWL
This lovely photograph was taken by Sara du Luart and can be found in our Watlington Walks calendar
Friends of Watlington Library 