Thank you to all of you who have renewed your FOWL membership and to those who have joined FOWL this year. We are very grateful and it allows us to continue to support our wonderful community library both financially and practically. If you would like to join us, please pop into the library for a … Continue reading May in the library

Do pop into the library to see a new painting by Watlington artist James Kelso - see below. This is our seventh consecutive work by James Kelso over a three and a half year period and we are so pleased and privileged to have this close association. We also have a lovely new exhibition by … Continue reading A new James Kelso painting : The Didcot Interpretation

Read about our artist-in-residence who has been exhibiting in the library for over three years now : https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/art-and-galleries/176991/librarys-artist-in-residence-looks-back-at-year-of-paintings.html

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 back to the library for his popular one-to-one sessions.  He will be coming to Watlington Library on the 3rd Thursday afternoon of each month and is available to help with family research online.  So, the first two dates to bear in mind are … Continue reading The Family History Society is back in the library!

Listen to acclaimed writer Zadie Smith on Radio 5 Live, extolling the value of libraries - "I owe my whole life to books and libraries " Just click on this link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-19423778

FOWL's Chair, Anna Tilley, has contributed a very interesting article to the on-line magazine of the Oxford Indie Book Fair promoting the hugely valuable role played by library Friends' groups . You can read it here : https://www.oxfordindiebookfair.co.uk/oxford-indie-book-fair-magazine/oibf-magazine-issue-5/why-you-should-join-your-library-friends-group/