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Libraries To Host Online Science Events in November For All Ages
We are delighted to bring you Kildare Libraries’ Online Science Festival with a packed schedule of workshops and talks for all ages. The festival will run from the 1st November to the 27th November and will offer a range of opportunities to engage in science exploration, discovery, and debate.   All events are free to attend and will be delivered online through Zoom. This… Read more
Book Review: Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey
Title: Fires of Winter Author: Johanna Lindsey Genre: Historical Fiction. Romance Novel. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Lovely and dauntless, abducted by invaders from across an icy sea, Lady Breena vowed vengeance. She warned that no Viking brute would be her master and no barbarian would enslave her noble Celtic heart,… Read more
Book Review: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Author: Seanan McGuire Title: Rosemary and Rue Genre: Urban Fantasy, Adult Fiction Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr, Leixlip Library October “Toby†Daye has been an outsider from birth. As a changeling who is half human half fae, she has been burned by both sides of her heritage and as a result, has retreated to a “normal  Read more
Book Review: The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
Author: Lucinda Riley Title: The Seven Sisters Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr, Leixlip Library Maia D’Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, Atlantis- an amazing, secluded castle on the shores of Lake Geneva- having been told that their beloved father, who had adopted them all as… Read more
Book Review: The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg
Title: The Catastrophic History of You and Me Author: Jess Rothenberg Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance Fiction. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: If I’d known right then that this was the kid who would grow up to break my heart beyond repair, maybe I would’ve stayed upstairs on the phone with… Read more
Doireann NÃ Ghriofa to Close ‘Connections Through Literature’ Series
                                                In celebration of 30 years of the Irish Writers’ Centre, and in collaboration with Kildare Libraries, join us as critic and literary scholar Liam Mac Amhlaigh, of Maynooth University, discusses literature and life’s journeys with the renowned poet and essayist, Doireann Nà GhrÃofa. This special event, crossing bilingually from Irish into English, promises to unpack… Read more
