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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
Book Review: Dance of Thieves
Author: Mary E. Pearson Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Age Range: YA 15-17 Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: An outlawed family determined to be powerful. A son intended to lead. A renowned thief sent by order of the queen. One battle, destined to bring them all together. Review: Dance of Thieves… Read more
Book Review: Talon
Author: Julie Kagawa Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Age Range: YA 15-17 Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: On the surface, Ember Hill looks like your average sixteen year old girl, but Ember has a lethal secret–She’s a shapeshifter. More specifically, she can shift from human to scaly, horned back dragon, with barely… Read more
Book Review: Where The Crawdads Sing
Author: Delia Owens Genre: Adult Fiction, Mystery Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Abandoned by everyone in her family at a young age, Catherine Clark must persevere and learn to fend for herself in a land inhabited with wildlife, but not much else. Catherine (Kya to those who know her) learns to… Read more
LOTE Kids eBooks Adds More Picture-books in Different Languages
We’ve previously written posts about the various eServices available to library users and one for children is LOTE, or Languages Other Than English which you can read about here. What’s New Last month LOTE Online for Kids released another 60+ picture books, taking the collection to 1,800+ book titles in 50+ languages! Languages in focus for this… Read more
Book Review: Tell No One
Author: Harlan Coben Genre: Adult Fiction, Crime Review by: Aoife, Leixlip Library Synopsis: Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. Dr. Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon, he receives an anonymous… Read more
Upcoming Events for Children in Maynooth Library
All our main branch libraries have loads going on this weekend (For Cruinniú na nÓg) and beyond, but here are just a few that Maynooth Community Library have coming up. Wildlife Illustration Workshop with author and illustrator Aga Grandowicz Sat 11 Jun 11:30 – 12:30 In this wildlife illustration workshop, author and illustrator Aga Grandowicz,… Read more
