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Meeting the Other Crowd
Author : Eddie Lenihan Review by: Brian Connellan, Athy Library In modern Ireland, it is sometimes easy to forget the old traditions, the old wisdom and the old knowledge that is part of the heritage of our country. So it is nice to be reminded every now and then of aspects of our cultural inheritance.… Read more
Summer Stars Book Review Competition
Kildare Libraries is running a Summer Stars Book Review Competition every week for the months of July and August. Download your Book Review Sheet by clicking the button below. Each week entrants can email their review into their local Kildare Library and one winner will be chosen every week for a prize. Let’s get reading!… Read more
Stepsister
Author: Jennifer Donnelly Reviewed by: Niamh Ennis, Leixlip Library Stepsister takes the original Grimm Tales version of Cinderella and turns it on it’s head again. Isabella and Vari are the two step-sisters of Ella and their mother is keen to get them married to the prince. Isabella and Vari are forced by her to do… Read more
The Book Thief
Author: Marcus Zusak Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr, Leixlip Library Age: 12-18 It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It… Read more
National Play & Recreation Day – Saturday July 4th 2020
Our annual Play Day event is the highlight of our events calendar, attracting thousands of people to the civic campus at Ãras Chill Dara in Naas. The event cannot proceed in its usual format this year, so we’ve come up with a fun alternative. National Play Day takes place at home this year as part… Read more
The Hobbit
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr, Leixlip library A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling… Read more
