Leisure & Culture

Residents of Oxfordshire can look forward to the return of pre-pandemic opening hours at the county’s libraries from Monday, 6 September.During the pandemic, hours were reduced to allow additional safety measures to be monitored by staff. As these …

Children aged six to 13 will soon be able to join in musical groups in a series of new sessions at venues across the county on Saturday mornings.The music groups are aimed at children who have been playing an instrument for at least a term and up to …

Children across the county are invited to join the Wild World Heroes, Summer Reading Challenge 2021, at Oxfordshire libraries from Saturday 10 July.The competition held in partnership with charity the Reading Agency, encourages children to borrow …

A darkly comedic satire on the themes of greed and ego and an atmospheric, cinematic horror story have been chosen as the winners of Oxfordshire County Council’s library service’s short story competition 2021.For the first time, the contest featured …

Residents in Oxfordshire are to be given a warm welcome back to libraries from Monday 12 April onwards.Oxfordshire County Council is planning a phased approach to the re-opening of libraries and will be maintaining safety measures including track …

Residents across Oxfordshire have continued to benefit from the county’s home library service during the pandemic with 8,364 library books being delivered from April to December 2020.Oxfordshire County Council’s home library service is offered free …

Library users are being offered a chance to discover new writers, stories and voices from around the county as we launch our annual short story competition for 2021.The winner from each of the three categories will see their short story published as …

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 …