Leisure & Culture

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 …

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 …