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

Owing to the rapidly escalating situation concerning the coronavirus pandemic, you will be aware that FOWL felt the responsible decision to avoid any unnecessary risk to the community was to postpone our March guest speaker Lord Jay of Ewelme. This event has now been rescheduled for November 20th at St Leonard’s Church, when we hope … Continue reading FOWL Spring Update

The Bookworms delighted our young audience with their two performances and interactive storytelling sessions. A generous donation from the Watlington Times allowed us to fund this wonderfully inventive experience of theatre in the library for the Watlington community.