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 … Continue reading FEBRUARY IN THE LIBRARY

Do come in to the library and enjoy the wonderful paintings by Watlington artist Margaret Peach. It includes an imagined landscape painting of Cuxham as it may have looked in the Middle Ages, along with some paintings of the village as it is now. The library is open : Tuesday : 9.30 am - 1pm … Continue reading A new exhibition : “In Search of Medieval Cuxham”

...for this year's photography competition to produce another stunning local calendar! Last year's winners produced a beautiful calendar which sold out before Christmas! See below for further details on how to enter. Happy snapping!

We are delighted to have a new painting by Watlington artist James Kelso on display in the library - the tenth in our long-running association. Lake Keitele is a really beautiful image. Read more about it below, and do pop in and admire.

Find out about the many online library services and resources that are available FREE to library users. Simply click on this link : https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/libraries/online-library-services to find out about... News, magazines and research Music streaming Language learning Homework and study resources Encyclopaedias, dictionaries and reference works Family history and biographies You can of course also reserve … Continue reading Free Online Library Services

We are delighted to have a new selection of books in the library which have been donated by the Friends of Watlington Library and specially chosen by our librarian Libby. FOWL's Book Fund is very pleased to be able to support the library in this way, and we hope you will enjoy the new selection … Continue reading New books donated by FOWL are now in the library!

We are delighted to welcome Kevin Poule from the Family History Society to the library for his popular one-to-one sessions.  He will be in the library on the 3rd Thursday afternoon of each month and is available to help with family research online. If you would like to book one of these free, one- hour sessions … Continue reading The Family History Society visits every month!