The shortlist for this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award has been announced, and the titles up for consideration are The Infinite - Patience Agbabi (Canongate)Search the catalogue : Download the ebook/eAudio The Vanished Birds – Simon Jimenez (Titan)Search the catalogue : Download the ebook/eAudio Vagabonds – Hao Jingfang (Head of Zeus)Search the catalogue : Download […]
Here's a family challenge and the Sky is the Limit... Get together, get thinking, and get creating your very own Dream Machine to reach for the Summer Stars. Show us how you can buy Zero and still be a Summer Stars Hero!Think cardboard, tin foil, markers, paper plates, buttons, elastic, cable ties, who knows what […]
by Irene in Mullingar Library Summer is here and that means it’s Jam making time! Fruit picking is a great way to spend time outdoors and all the family can get involved. Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries as well as black, red and white currants are all ripening and make the most delicious jams, preserves and cordials. […]
New books just arrived in the library on 6th July 2021 First off we have some children's books as we are right in the middle of our Summer Stars adventure! I stole my genius sister's brain by Jo Simmons - Request from the library or Download the ebook Pizazz by Sophy Henn - Request from […]
Join us every Wednesday in July at 11am on our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/WestmeathLibraries for our Summer Stars Fairy Tale Storytime. You can also join in with our Scavenger Hunt, details available from your local library #RightToRead #SummerStars Libraries Ireland https://westmeathlibrary.com/2021/07/02/summer-stars-fairy-tale-scavenger-hunt/
Drop into your local Westmeath library and sign up to be a Summer Star and take a journey through the world of books this summer. It is easy to join, children register in the library and pick up their reading card from the desk. The Summer Star programme is now open, and runs until the […]
Why not celebrate Get Ireland Growing day, by using as many homegrown ingredients as possible in creating a delicious meal, ideal for outdoor dining? My meal is of barbequed Vegetable Skewers with a Salad, followed by barbequed Spuds with homemade Pesto. I already had a batch of my “Back Garden Pesto” made (and it featured […]
UNHCR Ireland Refugee Book Reading Campaign 19th - 26th June World Refugee Day on Sunday 20th June is a day to think of the experiences of the 25 million refugees worldwide. Men, women and children who may never see their loved ones or homeland again. How would you react if you had to leave your […]
We are now a couple of months into the “Grow it Forward” campaign. Our library doors have re-opened, and we hear now how lots of you are seeing the results for the planting you did, earlier this year. Lovely! And, Well Done. Now is a great time to think how best to utilise and enjoy […]