Westmeath Libraries wishes to enhance the quality of life for all the people of Westmeath by promoting inclusive services. To combat the social exclusion that Deaf people can face we wish to raise awareness amongst library staff, and all our users. To this end Mullingar Library hosted a number of signed storytimes with an ISL […]
Are you interested in joining a book club? Why not investigate your local library and start chatting to other readers, you never know what book you might be inspired to pick up. Athlone Children's Book Club - 5th November at 11.30am. This month's theme is Animals. Athlone Adult Book Club - 10th November at 6.30pm Moate […]
Westmeath Libraries were delighted to host a number of musical sessions all over the county recently. These were made possible by funding from the Arts Office, through the local live performance scheme. Kilbeggan Library hosted an evening of delightful folk music and ballads on Thursday 20th October, courtesy of Aine O’Regan and Declan Keenaghan. An […]
Heroes of ancient myth, scenes of hearth and farm, strange lands and magical creatures... Kilbeggan’s own Eileen Coghlan (1909-1990) painted them all, and much else besides. At one time, practically every school student in Ireland knew her unique style from schoolbooks and children’s fiction. (search the library catalogue for works by Eileen Coghlan) Kilbeggan Library […]
Westmeath Libraries would like to wish everyone a very happy, and slightly spooky, Hallowe'en. To celebrate the season we will be holding a number of spook-tacular events in libraries around the county. 25th October at 3.30pm Castlepollard Library is inviting you along to a special Hallowe'en movie afternoon, don't forget to dress up! And while […]
October in Westmeath Libraries always means Children's Book Festival. This annual festival helps to spread the enjoyment of books and reading among children and families, authors and illustrators, teachers and librarians. To launch our Children's Book Festival month we welcomed storyteller Patrick Ryan for a virtual visit. Patrick met with the junior classes of Brideswell […]
On Saturday last, 17th September 2022, Mullingar Library hosted Áine Dunne for a hands-on demonstration of some hand spinning techniques. This workshop was booked out well in advance. Áine brought along a bag of raw wool, as well as some she had washed, and a small sample of Alpaca wool. She then demonstrated how to […]
The winners of the three categories of the 2022 James Cropper Wainwright Prize were announced at a ceremony at the London Wetland Centre on the evening of Wednesday the 7th September. The winners are: For Nature WritingGoshawk Summer: The Diary of an Extraordinary Season in the Forest by James Aldred (Elliott & Thompson). For Writing on […]
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Fantastic turn out for toddler Storytime in Castlepollard Library. Why not come along next Friday for a live reading of two picture books. All welcome. Toddler Storytime will continue into Autumn and will take place the first Friday in every month, starting September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th and December 2nd. It is a wonderful […]