It was up, up and away for our Crafternoon at Aidan Heavey Library last week. The children made hot air balloons! They turned out beautifully and each child made their own unique creation with different decorations and colours on the balloon. We were delighted to welcome our first cat to the group. Despite being tired […]
Athlone Library ran an Easter colouring competition for children in the lead up to Easter. Children that entered the competition were in with a chance to win an Easter egg! The winners have now been chosen and you can see some of the winning entries below. The pictures will be on display next week at […]
We had lots of fun at our craft session at Athlone Library today. The children started off by making Easter themed bookmarks. Each child chose either to make an Easter bunny or an Easter chick. Everyone’s bookmark turned out really well as you can see from the pictures! Next they made pictures for the library […]
Whether you are seasoned reader or ready to fall in love with literature again, join us for Ireland Reads on Saturday 25th February. Ireland Reads is a national day of reading and we encourage everyone, no matter their age or stage of reading to ‘Squeeze in a Read’ and take a pledge to read on […]
Safefood in conjunction with Healthy Ireland at Your Library are happy to present a FREE online parenting talk about starting healthy habits on 7 February at 7pm. Hosted by safefood, this event invites parents to ask our experts advice on setting small, realistic goals and overcoming pushback from the rest of the family. The event […]
The Branford Boase Award was set up in the memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase. It rewards the most promising new authors and their editors, highlighting excellence in writing and publishing for children. The Award is made annually to the most promising book for children of seven and upward by a first-time […]