Leisure & Culture

Library users are being encouraged to get to know what is on offer from their local branch as part of a special national week celebrating the role of libraries. The theme of this year’s National Libraries Week will be books and reading - …

More Oxfordshire libraries are set to open on 28 and 29 September and work progresses for more to open in early October. The changes mean that from Monday 28 September, Sonning Common will be open and on the 29 Faringdon, Watlington and Goring …

Library users are to benefit from a scheme to recycle certain electrical goods at some county libraries once again from Monday 28 September. There are already many ways to recycle small electrical items that are beyond repair either at the …

Living in lockdown has been hard for us all, but our libraries have been busy getting on with plans to get services running again in a safe way for residents. Regular handwashing, keeping a safe distance from others, minimising the handling of …

Culture lovers in Oxfordshire have received a boost with news that two important venues in the county are about to reopen. The gradual reopening of libraries across the county will now be joined by the reopening of the Oxfordshire Museum in …

More Oxfordshire libraries are set to open on 3rd August in Berinsfield, Chipping Norton, Eynsham and Wallingford. In addition, the Oxfordshire Museum and Woodstock Library will re-open from Wednesday 12 August. Their hours will be Weds to Sat …

Library service users across Oxfordshire can now enjoy a new e-book of award-winning poetry from local children. Oxfordshire Libraries is thrilled to publish “Now is the time to rhyme!” – an art and poetry collection written by local children …

Children in Oxfordshire can expect the giggles this summer with the Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020 being run with the library service. Oxfordshire Libraries and The Reading Agency are inviting children aged 4 to 11 to get reading and …

People in Oxfordshire have been using lockdown to research their family history and local history more generally in far larger numbers than normal. Many of the Oxfordshire History Centre’s online resources had until recently only been available …