 Dungeons and Dragons
with the Shropshire Dungeon Master
Saturday 1 December After overwhelming demand for our trial sessions over the summer, we are delighted to be bringing back the Shropshire Dungeon Master for more Saturdays at the library filled with magic and adventure! New players welcome, no experience required. Under 16s game in the morning, over 16s in the afternoon. To book for these games, or for more information, contact the Dungeon Master direct, either on his Facebook Page (@shropshireDM) or by telephoning 07454797995  Books Aloud - We read, you relax.
Tuesday 4 & 18 December, 2-3pm Looking for a daytime group with a difference? Drop in, pull up a chair and listen to great stories and poems for adults read aloud by library staff and volunteers. Free, no booking required. Just come along!  Make a Christmas Pom Pom! Saturday 8 December 10-1pm Pom-Pom craft workshop!
Free of charge
Suitable for all ages (children require parental supervision) No booking required, just drop in!  Llyfrau Llafar
Dewch i wrando ac ymlacio... Doethinebau Twm Elias Llyfrgell Croesoswallt Dydd Gwener 7 o Ragfyr 2-3yp Chwilio am grŵp gwahanol i ymlacio? Dewch draw, estynnwch gadair a gwrandewch ar storiau gwych yn cael eu darllen gan staff a gwirfoddolwyr y llyfrgell.  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - A reading by Dave Andrews Friday 14 December, 11am Dave Andrews, our Reader/Writer in Residence, reads extracts from this popular and well-loved Christmas tale. Everyone knows the story of Scrooge and the three Ghosts of Christmas who persuade him to change his miserly ways! No need to book, just come along!  To book for any of these events, or for further information, please contact Oswestry Library on 01743 250351 or oswestry.library@shropshire.gov.uk If you or anybody you know is interested in running an event at the library, or if you have any ideas for new events we could run, please get in contact!  |  Reader/Writer in Residence
Writing Surgery
Tuesday 4 December 11-12noon The surgery is an opportunity for anyone interested in writing - in English or Welsh - to talk informally with Dave about their work or ideas. Dave is also happy to talk to readers about his particular interests, which include literature and language. Free drop in, please come along Author Dave Andrews is from Wrexham but has lived near Oswestry for 25 years. Following a number of years teaching English and Welsh, he became a freelance writer and translator in 1996. During his time as Oswestry Library's first ever Reader/Writer in Residence Dave will be also be giving regular talks on various aspects of English and Welsh literature and conducting creative writing workshops for writers working in either language.  |
| Dave's latest book can be purchased in Oswestry at Booka, Rowanthorn, Oswestry Library, Kinokulture and the Heritage Centre and also online at www.oswestryround.co.uk. |  One on One Computer help at the library! Did you know that we have a team of volunteers who provide one on one IT support for customers at the library? They will sit with you, either using your own device or one of our library computers, and help you to work through whatever issue it is you're having, be it setting up an email address, or learning to navigate your first smartphone. The support is completely free, but MUST be pre-booked as volunteers are available by appointment only. At present, bookable sessions are available each week on a Tuesday morning, Wednesday all day, and Friday morning.
Please ask staff if you would like to book! (or pass this information on to somebody you know who may not be able to access this email)  Learning at Lunchtime: Introduction to Astronomy with BBC Radio's Peter Williamson Wednesday 12 December 2018 - 12:30-1:30pm Aimed at the absolute novice, Understanding Astronomy, from our Earth to distant galaxies using photographs taken by Pete Williamson, Shropshire Astronomer! Peter Williamson is an astronomer, broadcaster with the BBC and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He began his astronomical journey in 1967, as a child growing up in Worcestershire, and has dedicated his long career to sharing his passion for the stars with others. He moved to rural Shropshire in 1989, taking advantage of the quiet countryside and dark skies to continue his study, and helped to found the Shropshire Astronomical Society. He now travels the length and breadth of the country delivering talks and workshops on the mysteries of space. He is also the creator of AstroRadio, a radio channel dedicated to fans of stargazing. £3 per head. Please book with library staff.  Rhyme Time at the Library!
Monday 3, 10, 17 December Half an hour of nursery rhymes and singing, suitable for under 5s. No booking required! Just come along   Christmas Closing Hours Oswestry Library will close at 4pm on Saturday 22 December 2018, and open again at 9.30am on Wednesday 2 January 2019. No books will be due back during the closed period. If you would like to take extra books to tide you over the holidays, please just ask! A very merry Christmas to you from all at Oswestry Library, and we look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year. |
