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  • Notes from the Underground

    Notes from the Underground

    Author: Fyodor DostoyevskyReviewed by: Stephen KellyBranch: Newbridge Library Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes — moral, religious, political and social — that dominated Dostoyevsky’s later… Read more

  • The Liberation of Bridget Dunne

    The Liberation of Bridget Dunne

    Author:Patricia Scanlan Reviewed by : Michelle, Library HQ The book starts off with a young woman Marie-claire and her boyfriend Marc. Marie-claire finds out Marc has cheated on her and she breaks up with him in a very clever way. Marie-Claire flies home to Ireland to be with her mother Keelin and grandmother Imelda to… Read more

  • Head Strong

    Head Strong

    Author: Dave AspreyReviewed by: Stephen KellyBranch: Newbridge Library Dave Asprey’s easy to follow, two-week program offers a detailed plan to supercharge brain performance, including: which foods to eat and which ones toavoid, how to incorporate the right kinds of physical activity into your day, a detox protocol for your home and body; meditation and breathing… Read more

  • How to use Bolinda Borrowbox

    How to use Bolinda Borrowbox

    By Elaine, Library HQ Accessing Borrowbox You can access Borrowbox via the Online services tab on the County Council Kildare Library andArts website here. On the online services page there is a list of all the online resources provided by Kildare libraries. Click on the Bolinda BorrowBox link which will bring you to Borrowbox. If… Read more

  • Olson Face Mask Instructions

    with thanks to Clayton Skousen & Rose Hedges for this guide. In recent times the practice of wearing face masks is becoming more common. We are even seeing people wearing some lovely homemade coloured ones. If you like me are a total sewing novice- I haven’t touched a sewing machine since my Junior Cert circa… Read more

  • Top 10 Business Audiobooks on Borrowbox

    Top 10 Business Audiobooks on Borrowbox

    Compiled by Stephen, Newbridge Library The Economics Book by DK Read by Fred Sanders The Economics Book highlights how economic ideas can shape our world, suchas the need for nations to act collectively to solve issues, from migration toclimate change. Using graphics and flow diagrams, it demystifies and untanglescomplicated theories to make sense of abstract… Read more