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What Should I Read?
By Elaine Patterson, Newbridge Headquarters Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you want to read, but you don’t know what you want to read except that it’s not one of your favourites but something new? Finding new reading material can be daunting, especially with the overwhelming number of authors, both new and… Read more
Let’s Talk About Parenting March Events
Let’s Talk About ParentingThe ‘Let’s talk about Parenting’ Programme is a FREE series of talks and workshops for Parents, and Professionals working with children and young people in County Kildare. Presently all our talks are being provided online. The programme is provided by Kildare Library Service, is funded by Kildare County Council and is supported by Kildare CYPSC,… Read more
Art & Craft – Rock Painting
by Craig, Naas Library Today I’m going to be doing some Rock Painting with you, and turning a plain old rock from the garden, into a colourful Ladybird. Rock Painting can be fun for any age group and is something creative that you can do together as a family. First you need to gather your… Read more
Cruinniú na nÓg: Have Your Say
Cruinniú na nÓg, Ireland’s national day of creativity for children and young people, takes place on Saturday June 12th and the Culture and Creativity team for Kildare County Council are busy making plans. The free programme events is decided upon within County Kildare, and Creative Ireland have developed a chatbot, so we can reach out to… Read more
Love Bomb
Author Jenny McLachlan Genre Young Adult Fiction Review by Orla O’ Brien Kildare Town Library Synopsis Perfect for fans of Geek Girl and Louise Rennison.Betty Plum has never been in love. She’s never even kissed a boy. But when H.O.T. Toby starts school it’s like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid’s arrows. It’s like a bomb… Read more
Ireland Reads- Children’s & Young Adults eBook Suggestions
What is Ireland Reads? Ireland Reads is a new campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Thursday, February 25th. Irish libraries have teamed up with publishers, booksellers, authors and others for the campaign which is part of the government Keep Well initiative… Read more
