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  • Last Chance to get Tickets for Live Events at Riverbank this Weekend!

    Last Chance to get Tickets for Live Events at Riverbank this Weekend!

    In mid September, the blog announced the list of live events that would be occurring at Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge as part of this year’s Kildare Readers Festival. The main events are coming up this weekend and the last remaining spaces are filling up fast. The line-up includes some interesting performance based events. Details… Read more

  • Lots of Great Children’s Events in October at the Children’s Book Festival

    The Children’s Book Festival will be celebrated throughout October in Kildare Libraries as part of a national celebration. The Children’s Book Festival aims to spread the enjoyment of books and reading among children and families and connect the public to authors and illustrators both in classrooms and online.Below are the list of events running for… Read more

  • Book Review: Play With Me by Piper Shelly

    Book Review: Play With Me by Piper Shelly

    Title: Play With Me Author: Piper Shelly Genre: Romance, Young Adult Fiction. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Ryan Hunter’s parties are legendary. And tonight Liza is going to be there. Liza Matthews anticipates the return of her best friend and only love since kindergarten from soccer camp. But when Tony finally… Read more

  • A Look at The Library eResources – Britannica Part 2

    A Look at The Library eResources – Britannica Part 2

    Earlier this week, there was a blog post about getting started on Britannica and you can read more about this here. This post will go into a bit more detail about the special features for Student and Junior levels. Features at Student Level: An important thing to note is that as well as providing useful… Read more

  • Book Review: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

    Book Review: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

    Title: Just Listen Author: Sarah Dessen Genre: Young Adult Fiction Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: When Annabel, the youngest of three beautiful sisters, has a bitter falling out with her best friend, (the popular and exciting Sophie) she suddenly finds herself isolated and friendless. But then she meets Owen, a loner,… Read more

  • A Look at The Library eResources – Britannica Part 1

    A Look at The Library eResources – Britannica Part 1

    School and third level education is back in session, and libraries have much to offer in support of learning, with a long list of free online resources for library users. To take a look at all of the e-resources, head to the Kildare Libraries Website. This post will specifically focus on Britannica Encyclopedia and how… Read more