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Here you can find lots of great book recommendations from staff, the latest news and updates, along with information about our programmes and events.
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Latest Posts
Mum and Dad
Author: Joanna Trollope Genre: Adult Fiction Reviewed by: Michelle This books starts off set in Spain with a husband and wife Monica and Gus originally from England but moved to Spain with their young family to live in a beautifully described home on a vineyard that is Gus’s pride and joy. Monica has a little shop on… Read more
The Library Book
Author: Susan Orlean Genre: Adult Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Orla This is one of the best Non-Fiction books I’ve read over the last couple of the years. Not only because I’m a librarian myself but it highlights the significant role a library plays in our communities. The library has always been the heartbeat of any community.… Read more
Audiobook: Verify
Author: Joelle Charbonneau Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly Duration: 9 hours Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Reviewed by: Joan, Newbridge Library The story is set about 100 years in the future in Chicago. The main character is Meri Beckley, a sixteen year old schoolgirl. The world Meri lives in is one of prosperity and without lies.… Read more
Online Resources & Activities For Teens & More
By: Niamh, Leixlip Library Authors Sharing Stuff Sarah Crossan is posting live Instagram videos about poetry, don’t worry if you missed them you can take a look at the back catalogue here. Sarah reads poetry in these posts and breaks down poetry to give teens the tools to think for themselves when reading poetry for… Read more
RBDigital – Borrowing Magazines from the Library
By : Ciara, Maynooth Library The Libraries may be closed but you can still borrow some of your favourite magazines and periodicals! Follow this link HERE and register using a computer with your library card and pin then log in anywhere using your new account details. Some highlights that are getting me through the long… Read more
T.S. Eliot – The Missing Piece
By: Suzanne, Clocha Rince Library On Thursday 2nd January this year, the long-awaited love letters from the great poet T.S. Eliot to scholar and muse Emily Hale were unveiled at Princeton University Library. The Nobel laureate’s correspondence to Hale has been a fascination of mine since I was introduced to Eliot’s work in 1988 while… Read more
