We are delighted to be continuing our fortnightly Story Time sessions on Saturdays for the Under 5s, live on our Facebook page, to entertain and amuse you during the coronavirus lockdown. The next few sessions will be on : 21st November 5th December And a Christmas Special on 19th December. More dates for 2021 will … Continue reading Story Time continues on line!

A new selection of notecards featuring 3 images from the FOWL 2021 calendar is now on sale. We also have 7 different cards with images from the current 2020 calendar. Notecards are £2 each, 3 for £5. Postcards are £1 each.

It is with great relief and excitement that we can tell you all that the wheels are in motion for the opening of the library, hopefully by the beginning of October.The library experience will of necessity be very different; there will be social distancing measures in place, with no more than 5 customers in the … Continue reading THE RE-OPENING OF THE LIBRARY

The past few months have been a challenging time. We recognise that the lack of library service has been frustrating to many, particularly as other counties have announced openings of their libraries. Rest assured that we and our wonderful library manager Libby have been pushing for some sort of opening of our library for some … Continue reading FOWL Subscriptions waiver

As it may be some time before we can reinstate our author talks, as a special treat for Friends, we are delighted that esteemed local author Hugh Thomson will be giving a Zoom talk on August 27th at 7.30pm on the very appropriate topic ‘Why Books Matter’. This talk will be free of charge, so … Continue reading Free Zoom Talk by local author Hugh Thomson – 27th August

We were delighted to host local author Sue Palmer’s terrific Story Starter Sessions on our Facebook page in June and July. In four parts, she tackled everything from plot to character development and everything in between! The resultant entries to our Short Story competition were a bold and eclectic mix including poetry and a chaptered … Continue reading Story Starters with Sue Palmer

From Friday 5th June, children can join Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020 by signing up online at http://www.sillysquad.org.uk The challenge runs into September, and this year children are to set their own reading challenge to collect digital rewards. They can read anything they like, from comic books, joke books, information books to story books.  … Continue reading Summer Reading Challenge 2020