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Special events
Foster Care fortnight: Pop-up stand
- Tuesday 19 May, 1pm to 3pm.
- Friday 22 May, 1pm to 3pm.
Could fostering be your next chapter? To celebrate Foster Care Fortnight, we are hosting ‘Local Libraries, Local Care’ drop-in sessions in Surrey libraries. To find out what fostering is all about, come and visit our stand.
Other libraries holding sessions.
Half term crafternoon: Make and fly your own kite
Wednesday 27 May, 2.30pm to 3.30pm.
Suitable for ages 5+. Cost: £1.50 per child.
No need to book, just drop in.
Active storytime for Garden Wildlife Week
Thursday 28 May, 10.30am to 11am.
Listen to a story and have fun with a simple craft or colouring.
Free event for under fives, no need to book.
National Crime Reading Month: An evening with William Shaw and Graham Bartlett
Thursday 11 June, from 7pm to 8pm.
Join acclaimed crime writers William Shaw and Graham Bartlett for an engaging evening of conversation about crime writing, policing, and the stories behind their bestselling novels.
William Shaw is the author of several critically acclaimed crime series, including the Alex Cupidi novels, and is known for his atmospheric storytelling and richly drawn characters.
Graham Bartlett is a former senior police officer turned bestselling crime novelist, celebrated for bringing authentic police procedure and real‑world experience to his fiction.
Together, they will discuss their writing journeys, the realities behind fictional crime, and how real policing experience and research shape compelling crime novels.
There will be an opportunity for audience questions, and copies of their books will be available to buy on the evening.
Suitable for Adults.
Booking necessary. Cost: £6 per person.
Book online for an evening with William Shaw and Graham Bartlett
If unable to book online, please book in Oxted Library.
Special Big Green Week crafternoon: Make your own bug hotel
Saturday 13 June, 2.30pm to 3.30pm.
Suitable for 5+. Cost: £1.50 per child.
Please book at the help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk
Dementia training for unpaid carers
Wednesdays, from 11am to 12 noon on the following dates:
- 13 May: Managing behaviours of concern
- 20 May: Falls prevention
- 27 May, from 12 noon to 1pm (time change for this week only): Nutrition and hydration
- 3 June: Support with personal care
- 10 June: Carer Wellbeing
- 24 June: Financial advice
- 1 July: Advanced dementia care
- 8 July: Technology enabled care (TEC)
Free transport available. Please email for more information, communitiesandpreventionprojects@surreycc.gov.uk
To book your place on any of the sessions listed please email: communitiesandpreventionprojects@surreycc.gov.uk,
call 0300 200 1005 or text 07527 182 861.
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.
Pebble's storytime
Every Thursday during term time, from 2.15pm to 2.45pm. Stories, songs and Duplo play.
Suitable for children aged under 5. No booking necessary. Sessions free.
Crafty storytime
Various Saturdays from 10.15am to 10.45am.
Suitable for ages for ages 2 to 5.
Cost £1 per child. No need to book. Simply drop in. Upcoming sessions dates and themes:
6 June: Roar! Roar! I'm a Dinosaur!
Reading groups
Super Access book group
Last Tuesday of every month, from 7pm to 8pm.
Love books and want to chat about them? Oxted Library’s brand new book club is open to all.
Free of charge. To register your interest, please email oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk
Find out more about reading groups in Surrey libraries.
Other events
Meet up and catch up - Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey
Session will be held monthly on Wednesdays between 10am to 12 noon. Upcoming dates for 2026:
- 10 June
- 8 July
- 12 August
- 9 September
- 14 October
- 11 November
- 9 December
Join Sight for Surrey with our new informal meet ups. Supporting people who are blind, vision impaired, deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing.
Lego club
Every Wednesday from 3.45pm until 4.30pm during term time only.
Suitable for ages Age 4+.
Cost: £1.25 per child, per session.
No drop ins. Please book to avoid disappointment.
Booking opens for next half term on Tuesday 14 April at 9.30am.
Book at the help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk
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!
Adult coffee, craft and chat sessions
Join us for some therapeutic crafting , chat and refreshments. All materials provided.
Thursdays from From 10.30am to 12 noon. Next session on 21 May: Book binding.
Cost: £2 per adult. Book at the help desk or by emailing oxted.library@surreycc.gov.uk.
Meet the Beat
Come and meet your local community officer and chat about issues of concern, receive crime prevention advice or just pop in and say hello.
- Thursdays from 3pm to 4pm on the following dates: check with the library.
- Saturdays from 11am to 12 noon on the following dates:
- 6 June
Knitting corner
Second Saturday of the month, from 10.30am to 12 noon.
Drop in and have a go!
Free of charge.
Digital Support Volunteer
Every Thursday from 10am to 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 Support Volunteer page for more information and to find out which libraries currently offer a Digital Support Volunteer service.