We are delighted to announce the launch of our photography competition once more, to create a wonderful new calendar for 2022. We have listened to feedback and appreciate that many people would like the images on the calendar to be recognisably Watlington. So this year we are asking you - What makes Watlington special? What … Continue reading Don’t forget the Photography Competition for the 2022 FOWL Calendar – You have until 1st August!

Watlington's long-awaited ArtWeeks festival will take place from 15th to the 23rd May 2021, and the Library will be at the heart of this event. We have the official Watlington ArtWeeks maps that you can take away, with a large version on display in our exhibition space, to help you plan your visits. FOWL are … Continue reading Watlington ArtWeeks 2021 in the Library

Our good friend Sylvia Vetta has co-written a book with Nancy Mudenyo Hunt that covers many challenging and pertinent issues in our world today. Please contact any on the library committee if you would like to join us for what promises to be a very interesting evening. Not So Black and White is a must-read … Continue reading Sylvia Vetta and Nancy Mudenyo Hunt – Free talk on Zoom : Wednesday 27th January, 8pm

We are delighted to be continuing our Story Time programme of singing, rhymes and storytelling live on Facebook to keep you busy during the coronavirus outbreak. Story Time, for the Under 5s, will take place every other Saturday at 11am 21st November 5th December And a Christmas Special on 19 December Further dates for 2021 … Continue reading Story Time continues online!

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