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Film Review: 12 Angry Men
Title: 12 Angry Men Producer: Sidney Lumet Starring: Henry Fonda. Genre: Drama, crime. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Twelve men are picked to be the jurors tasked with determining whether or not an eighteen year old Puerto Rican boy is guilty of stabbing his own father. Eleven men see one guilty… Read more
Film Review: Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
Title: Cat On a Hot Tin Roof Producer: Lawrence Weingarten Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman. Genre: Drama, theatre adaptation. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Brick is recovering from an accident that has rendered his career obsolete. Irate that his career is over, and confused and hurt over an accident that killed… Read more
“A Sense of Our Past.†Essay/Project Competition For 5th & 6th Class Students in the Celbridge/Leixlip Municipal District
Post By: Kildare Libraries Local History Dept. On behalf of County Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee, we would like to welcome all of you to this short briefing about the launch of a History Competition in The Municipal District of Celbridge and Leixlip. The competition will be based on your own local history concerning the… Read more
Book Review: Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Title: Get a Life, Chloe Brown Author: Talia Hibbert Genre: Contemporary novel. Romance. Fiction. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan that she vows to tick off her “to-do-listâ€. The list’s goal is to help her ‘Get a Life’. And… Read more
Kildare Libraries Reader in Residence Bursary
Kildare County Council Library Service, with the support of Kildare’s Creative Ireland programme, seeks to award a bursary for a Reader in Residence. This is an exciting opportunity to work with young people in Kildare Libraries in 2022. Reading and literacy are at the heart of the public library service in Kildare. Kildare County Council Library Service is… Read more
Book Review: The Spanish Love Deception
Title: The Spanish Love Deception Author: Elena Armas Genre: Contemporary novel. Romance. Fiction. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: One minor, totally inconsequential, stupid fib forces Catalina MartÃn to employ the help of a man she completely abhors. Aaron Blackford is tall, black haired and blue eyed, he’s the perfect fake American… Read more
