Oundle Library

01/06/2026

The Digital Book Club title for June is the cosy fantasy Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree.

“Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her!

If only things were so simple . . .

It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint.

A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover.

As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when nothing seems inevitable . . .”


This is a campaign title for both eAudio and eBook on BorrowBox, so is available for this konth only with no waiting.

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www.northnorthants.gov.uk/joinyourlibrary

01/06/2026

📣 What’s On This Week at Oundle Best Start Family Hub!
We’ve got some lovely sessions lined up for you and your little ones, from a Play &Learn for 0-5 to after-school activities.

📍 Location: Oundle Best Start Family Hub, Glapthorn Road, Oundle, Northants, PE8 4JA
✨ Come along, connect with other families, and make the most of these early years!
👉 Reserve your space here:
https://familyhubs.northnorthants.gov.uk/fh-oundle
📞Call us on 01536 805244, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri

01/06/2026

Because June is National Crime Reading Month, Oundle Library has a special display of new and bestselling crime fiction titles. Drop in to browse the selection, which includes some of the novels selected for this year’s Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards.
And if you’re still stuck for ideas, visit the book review section on our website here:
https://friendsofoundlelibrary.org.uk/book-reviews/

01/06/2026

Libraries Change Lives - week starts today, and we would love to know about the books in your life that have been important and memorable. Please share your titles on our book wall when you visit.

Did you know that regular readers for pleasure in the UK report fewer feelings of stress and depression than non-readers. [Billington, J, (2015)]

01/06/2026

Please note that there may be some noise disruption this week due to work being carried out in the staff room and activity rooms.

30/05/2026

Booking is open for all of our Under 5's activities next week via our Eventbrite page. These sessions are all free to attend but booking is essential.

Please follow the links below to book a place on the sessions for next week:

Rhymetime: Tuesday 2nd June 11.00am-11.30am
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985228150840?aff=oddtdtcreator

Storytime and Craft: Wednesday 3rd June 10.00am-11.00am
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985234499830?aff=oddtdtcreator

Baby Time: Friday 5th June10.00am-11.00am
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985232190924?aff=oddtdtcreator

29/05/2026

You can get FREE access to Driving Theory Test Pro with your library card, just follow the link on our website:
https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/libraries/libraries-online-reference
or drop into the library to use one of the library computers

29/05/2026

Next week we will be celebrating and focusing on Libraries Week. Libraries Change Lives is CILIP's annual advocacy campaign capturing and celebrating the impact of libraries, putting the sector on a public platform where libraries, library staff and library users can showcase the value of their service - both locally and nationally.

The 2026 theme is 'Libraries Change Lives through literacy and reading'. As part of this, we are having a special Storytime and Craft session on Wednesday 3rd June 10.00am-11.00am to encourage literacy and reading. As well as Libraries Change Lives, we will be celebrating World Bicycle Day at the same time. In the session we will be making our own story stone sets so that the children can take them away to create their own bike-themed stories to tell. Storytime is free but booking is essential. To book a place on this session, please visit the Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytime-tickets-1985234499830

29/05/2026

EnFold - Northamptonshire Autism Support will be here during the Family Hubs North Northants regular SEND Friends session on Monday 22nd June.

Join us for an after-school unwind in our calm chill-out space or explore our activities, our sensory fun zone or outdoor area to relax into the evening.
On the 22nd of June, we will be joined by EnFold, who are dropping in on our SEND Friends group.

📌Oundle Best Start Family Hub, Oundle Library, Glapthorn Road, PE8 4AJ.
📆 Monday 22nd of June 2026.
⌚️3:00 - 4:30pm.

✨Book your place below:✨
https://familyhubs.northnorthants.gov.uk/fh-oundle?dateFrom=2026-05-29&dateTo=2026-07-28

📞Call us on 01536 8005244, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
Or go to our website: https://familyhubs.northnorthants.gov.uk/fh-oundle

28/05/2026

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to our half term craft event this morning. We had lots of fun and hope that you did too!

At the event we celebrated four of the special days that occur in May. We made some cool sock doughnuts for National Doughnut Week that looked good enough to eat. We then made our own Elmer collages in celebration of Elmer Day. We also created some lovely honeycomb bees for World Bee Day using a printing technique and finally some lovely turtle corner bookmarks for World Turtle Day.

As you can see, there were some really fantastic things made! You all did a brilliant job!