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Orla’s Book Review: ‘Ghosts from the Other Realm’
Title: Ghosts from the Other Realm Author: Mario Corrigan Genre: Childrens 9-12 Review by: Orla, Kildare Town Library If you hear someone say ‘Boo’, I hardly think it will frighten you. But how would you react if you hear a ghost say it? Maybe you will naively think a ghost called Boo could be as… Read more
Book Review: Maybe Someday
Title: Maybe Someday Author: Colleen Hoover Genre: Contemporary novel. Romance. Fiction. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Sydney lives in her perfect little world where she has a fabulous boyfriend, great friends, college life is swell, and everything she could ever want is easily within her grasp. What could be more perfect?… Read more
Book Review: The Girl With No Soul
Title: The Girl With No Soul Author: Morgan Owen Genre: Fantasy Fiction. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Iris has a deep dark secret, one she doesn’t dare spill otherwise the Order will surely chain her up and throw away the key. She’s a girl with a hollow in the place where… Read more
Celebrate World Book Day with Leixlip Library’s Kite Making Workshop
By Emma, Leixlip Library Thursday 3rd March 3pm (6–8-year-olds) and 4pm (8 -10-year-olds) Leixlip Library Branch To celebrate World Book Day and all our favourite bookish characters Leixlip Library are holding two free after school Go Fly Your Kite arts and crafts events where we would love some of our younger members to join us… Read more
Ireland Reads Free Event Tonight
Have you got some time to Squeeze In A Read with us on February 25th 2022? Ireland Reads is an annual campaign to get the whole of Ireland Reading. Join us and take the pledge this February to squeeze in a read! It doesn’t matter how long you read for or what you read, it doesn’t matter whether… Read more
Squeeze in a Read for ‘Ireland Reads 2022’
Libraries throughout County Kildare are taking part in ‘Ireland Reads’, a campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a National Day of Reading on Friday, 25th February, where everyone will be asked to ‘squeeze in a read’ for ‘Ireland Reads’ Day. Libraries in Kildare and around the country have… Read more
