Events and activities at Oxted Library

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Special events

Clay workshop with Limpsfield Art Society

Saturday from 1pm to 3pm, two sessions (child must be able to attend both sessions), on the following dates:

  • 29 June
  • 6 July

Suitable for school Year 3 and above.

Cost: £5. Parent or suitable adult must stay with child throughout the event.

Sign up at help desk in Oxted Library or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk

I am a star rhymetime

Saturday 13 July, from 10.30am to 11am.

Special rhymetime for the launch of The Summer Reading Mini Challenge

Suitable for under Fives

Event free and no booking necessary.

Junk modelling

Thursday 25 July, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

Suitable for ages 5+. Cost: £1 per child.

Please book at help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk from 9.30am on Tuesday 16 July.

Lego Portraits

Thursday 1 August, two sessions:

  • 11am to 12 noon and
  • 3pm to 4pm

Suitable for ages 6+. Cost: £1 per child, per session.

Please book at help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk from 9.30am on Tuesday 23 July.

Stone painting: bugs

Wednesday 7 August, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

Suitable for ages 5+. Cost: £2 per child.

Please book at help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk from 9,30am on Tuesday 30 July.

Active Storytime

  • Thursday 8 August, from 10.30am to 11.15am. Theme: Birds.
  • Thursday 22 August, from 10.30am to 11.15am, Theme: Bears.

Suitable for ages 5 and under.

Event free and no booking required.

Creating sounds workshop with Surrey Arts

Tuesday 13 August, from 10am to 12 noon.

Suitable for all ages. All ages

Event free and no booking required.

Explore Learning Summer Reading Challenge workshop

Wednesday 14 August, from 10.30am to 11.30am.

This hour long workshop will take children on an adventure using their Maths and English skills to break codes, solve problems, create poetry and use their imagination.

Suitable for ages 5 to 11.

Event free but booking necessary. Book online or if unable to book online, please book in Oxted Library.

Book for the Explore Learning Summer Reading Challenge Workshop

Facemasks

Thursday 15 August, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

Decorate a paper Mache mask.

Suitable for ages 6+. Cost: £2 per child.

Please book at help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk from 9.30am on Tuesday 6 August.

Animated Flick Books based on Keith Haring characters

Tuesday 20 August, two sessions:

  • 11 to 12 noon and
  • 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Suitable for ages 6+. Cost: £1 per child, per session.

Please book at help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk from 9.30am on Tuesday 13 August.

Collage craft

Thursday 29 August, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

Suitable for ages 5+. Cost: £1 per child.

Please book at help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk from 9.30am on Tuesday 20 August.

Rhymetime and storytime

Pebble rhymetime

Every Friday at 10.30am.

Spaces are limited, tickets are available in library on the day from 10am.

Find out more about Pebble rhymetimes in Surrey libraries.

Storytime

See Build a Story Storytime and DUPLO sessions section below.

Find out more about storytime in Surrey libraries.

Reading groups

There are currently no reading groups at this library.

Find out more about reading groups in Surrey libraries.

Other events

Meet up and catch up - Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey

Join Sight for Surrey with our new informal meet ups. Supporting people who are blind, vision impaired, deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing.

Session will be held monthly on Wednesdays between 10am to 12 noon. Upcoming dates:

  • 10 July
  • 14 August
  • 11 Sept
  • 9 October
  • 13 November,
  • 11 December

Lego Club

Every Wednesdays from 3.45pm until 4.30pm during term time.

First session is 17 April and the last session is 3 July.

Suitable for ages 4 years old and over. Cost: £1 per session.

Booking necessary: bookings open on Tuesday 2 April at 9.30am. You can book for half termly or book weekly, dependent on there being places available at the point of booking.

Book at help desk in the library or email oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk.

Build a story

Thursdays during school term times only, from 2.15pm until 2.30pm.

Storytime and DUPLO play.

Suitable for children aged under 5. No booking necessary. Sessions free.

Knit and natter

Last Wednesday of the month from 10.30am to 12 noon.

Free of charge. Bring your own project to work on or just come for a chat!

Digital Buddy (Digital Support Volunteer)

Every Thursday from 10am and 1pm.

Do you want help using a computer, the internet, your iPad, tablet or iPhone, or other IT related problems?

Our Digital Support Volunteer is available to help you on, please book your appointment in the library or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk.

Please see our Digital Buddy page for more information and to find out which libraries currently offer a Digital Buddy service.

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