Oswestry Library

Opening hours

Monday 9.30 - 7.30
Tuesday 9.30 - 5.00
Wednesday 9.30 - 6.00
Thursday Closed
Friday 9.30 - 6.00
Saturday 9.00 - 5.00

Facilities

Oswestry Library serves the market town of Oswestry and surrounding villages. For a location map, please follow the link to Shropmap.

As well as an excellent book stock there is a good range of DVDs, compacts discs and talking books. There is a Local History Centre which holds the second largest collection of local studies material in the county for Shropshire after Shropshire Archives in Shrewsbury. The collection also includes books which deal with Wales and the borders.

Fifteen People's Network computers, with free broadband are linked to the Internet. There is also free Wi-Fi access for members of the public wishing to use their own laptop computers.

Other services available from Library:

• local and national newspapers
• photocopier (black and white)
• fax service
• study spaces
• exhibition space
• meeting room
• drinks vending machine
• public toilets and baby changing facilities
• home library service if you cannot come to the library yourself

A copy of a leaflet outlining service provided can be downloaded or opened online from the link on this page.

Oswestry Library is the administrative headquarters for the seven community libraries in the North Shropshire Area. It is also the base for two mobile libraries. The Oswestry Rural Mobile Library visits communities within a twenty mile radius of the town on a fortnightly basis. The Oswestry Urban Mobile Library visits larger communities from Gains Park to St Martins either weekly or fortnightly.

Events

Activities for children

There is a programme of events for children which you can see by following the link on this page.

Read it! Write it! book review competition

Oswestry Library is pleased to announce the winners of the Read it! Write it! book review competition sponsored by Oswestry Rotary Club.
Key Stage 2 1st place - Selane Owen
Key Stage 2 Runner up - Izzy Burton
Key Stage 3+4 1st place - Louise Aust
Key Stage 3+4 Runner up - Grace Garry
Have a look at the winning entries by following the links from this page.

Reading group

An active reading group meets on the last Thursday in the month to informally discuss on a set book.

Oswestry Reads

To celebrate the opening of the new library and to promote the National Year of Reading, Oswestry Library worked with the Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer, local schools, colleges, businesses and the health service to encourage everyone to read the same book in 2008. For further information, follow the link to "Oswestry Reads 2008".

Other events

A full list of events and activities in Oswestry and North Shropshire can be viewed by following the link on this page.

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