In May we are hosting events to celebrate Bealtaine, as well as book clubs, exhibitions, story times and more. Bealtaine is one of Ireland’s largest co-operative festival and the world’s first national celebration of creativity in older age. This Festival brings together people from all over Ireland to foster and inspire creativity among older people […]
Westmeath Libraries are delighted to host a wide variety of events this May as part of the Bealtaine Festival, Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age. Established in 1995, Bealtaine is one of Ireland’s largest co-operative festival and the world’s first national celebration of creativity in older age. This Festival brings […]
Our children's Arts and Crafts class held recently at Mullingar Library was a very egg-citing, fun-filled and eco-friendly event. We transformed old books and cereal boxes into adorable Easter bunnies and crazy chicks! The children unleashed their creativity to produce memorable Easter gifts for family and friends. We hope all our friends had a very […]
April in Westmeath Libraries means Spring Into Storytime! We want to help children discover a love of reading and books. All this month our libraries will be welcoming children and families in for stories and more. This month we also have gardening workshops, visible mending, book clubs, exhibitions, and more. So read on for all […]
Every April libraries throughout Ireland celebrate Spring Into Storytime. Part of our national Right To Read initiative, Spring Into Storytime encourages a love of reading and books, and is aimed at children throughout the country. A celebration of families, and of coming together around a good story, this is the perfect opportunity to share your favourite […]
We're offering a series of FREE events designed to inspire your creativity, blending the old with the new, as we explore technology and tradition in "Creative Fusion", supported by Westmeath County Council & Creative Ireland. You might be thinking, "How do tradition and modern technology even fit together?" Well, we’re here to show you that […]
Westmeath Libraries is delighted to announce their new partnership with Fighting Words, a creative writing organisation based in Dublin. Founded by Roddy Doyle and Seán Love, it offers a wide range of workshops, all of which are designed to promote creativity and writing as a fun and powerful means of self-expression. Athlone Library staff delivered […]
James Hannon was at Athlone Library on Saturday 22nd March to launch his new book 'An Incredibly Daring Heist Brought To You By A Ten-Year-Old Criminal Mastermind'. The second book in the Ballinacrack Chronicles series is again illustrated by the talented Fiona Moran who was also at the library to celebrate the launch. There was […]
The Aidan Heavey Library staff were delighted to welcome the students of Athlone Mixed National School to the library for a visit on the 12th March. Students from the school had a tour of the children's library and Storytime with library staff Lorna and Caroline. They also got to see the library Sensory Space and […]
The Climate Fiction Prize is a new literary prize that will celebrate the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis. The shortlisted books are The £10,000 prize will first be awarded to a single novel in May 2025. Have you read any?