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Local Writers selected for Irish Writers Centre National Mentoring
Local writers Catherine Gander and Siobhán Hoy have been selected by the Irish Writers Centre for the National Literary Mentoring programme over the next eight months from acclaimed Irish writers. Catherine and Siobhán are among a total of 37 writers who have been selected from a total of over three hundred applicants nationally. Kildare County… Read more
Great Regular Events for Children at Kilcock Library
Our wonderful Reader in Residence for Kilcock Library is Emma-Jane Leeson and she has some intriguing regular events for different age groups. Emma-Jane is the writer of the beloved Johnny Magory books so who better to lead literary events for children! Read Along Session with Author and Reader-in-Residence Emma-Jane Leeson For children aged 5-7 yearsTuesdays… Read more
Kildare County Council Launches Kildare Age Friendly Strategy Consultation Survey
Kildare County Council in association with Kildare’s Age Friendly County Alliance and our Older Persons Council have launched an online survey seeking the views of older people (55 years and over) living in County Kildare. The survey is part of a suite of consultations being undertaken to inform the development of the Kildare Age Friendly Strategy 2022 – 2027 and ensure that age friendly activities… Read more
Book Review: Tell No One
Author: Harlan Coben Genre: Adult Fiction, Crime Review by: Aoife, Leixlip Library Synopsis: Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. Dr. Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon, he receives an anonymous… Read more
LOTE Kids Ebooks Add New Features
We’ve previously written posts about the various eServices available to library users and one for children is LOTE, or Languages Other Than English which you can read about here. What’s New New Languages In May, LOTE released another 40 picture books taking the collection to 1,650+ book titles in 50+ languages! Languages in focus for… Read more
Summer Stars 2022 Has Begun!
Summer Stars has begun for 2022 and your child can sign up at their local library. Summer Stars is an entirely free programme run by public libraries all over the country each summer. It will run from 13th June – 31st August 2022. Children can sign up at at their nearest public library, to take part and collect their… Read more
