FoDL News

​September 2025

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From The Friends of Deddington Library​

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Thank you to all our photo competition entrants. We received some wonderful shots, many from new entrants presenting several

new angles and scenes never seen before in our competition. The FODL committee chose their top 12 images in an

anonymous process where entrants’ names were not revealed. The calendar is currently at the printers and will be back in time

or launch at the farmers’ market on 27 September.

 

We would like to thank our valued and loyal sponsors who support the calendar by sponsoring each month and thus cover our

production costs. The three entries which garnered the most votes from the committee will each receive a large canvas print of their entry.

 

Once again, thank you to everyone involved who make it possible.​​

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Bryn Williams

abw@brynwilliams.com

FODL Chair

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New from Deddington Library

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Our biggest news is that Rhymetime is returning to the library on Monday 8 September at 2.15–2.45pm for 0–4-year-olds. This will be

term-time only. Parents are then able to collect children from school and return to the library for Lego club at 3.30–4.30pm, age 5+.

 

We celebrated Big Art week with author Mary Hoffman, followed by Big Green week with Jane Rogers, organised by our patron

and author, Linda Newbery. The evenings were well attended with wine and biscuits, and lots of questions and discussion.

Following on from this I invited Sue Palmer, children’s author, who came and chatted to the children on space, linking into her books,

May’s Moon, and the children were enthralled, learning about the space shuttle and what’s inside, including how to go to the loo!

Lots of rewards were given out and I haven’t known the library so quiet.

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The summer reading challenge has been going well – more of this next month.

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The Scouts have painted the large wall at the back white, ready for a mural to go up. So many thanks to Jo Churchyard and her four boys for doing this. I am still after your favourite book characters and scenes to add to the mural. The drawings will be added into the mural. This is running to 5 October. Please get your thinking caps on and drop your pictures into the library. I look forward to seeing you in the library.

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Gail Cripps

Deddington Library manager​

Gail.Cripps@oxfordshire.gov.uk

01865 816010​​