Stories, music and song flowed from the Aidan Heavey Library today to mark the upcoming St. Patrick’s weekend. The Dean Kelly National School were at Athlone Library to perform a selection of Irish ballads. The students sang a range of songs from ‘Ireland’s Call’ to ‘Molly Malone’ with members of the audience joining in and […]
Mullingar Library celebrated St Patrick’s Day with lots of wonderful creations in this month’s Arts and Crafts session. There were plenty of decorations made in preparation for the celebrations. Thanks to all those who came along, and to Caroline J & Caroline Mc for hosting. Don't forget you can subscribe to our Whatsapp channel to […]
STEPS Engineers Week is a celebration of the engineering profession and its role in shaping the world around us. Running from 1 - 7 March 2025, Engineers Week is a nationwide event that encourages people of all ages to explore, learn, and engage with engineering in a fun and accessible way. Thanks to the support […]
During the month of February, libraries across the country celebrated Ireland Reads, an initiative by the Government of Ireland to promote the joy of reading. Here at Mullingar Library, we concluded the celebrations with a Found Poetry Workshop. The students from 4th Class at St. Tolas National School in Delvin were also celebrating Creative February, […]
We celebrated Valentine's Day this week in true Mullingar Library style with one of our beloved arts and crafts sessions! Hearts, glitter, and creativity filled the air as everyone joined in the fun. Watch this space for more arts and crafts sessions next month!
Athlone Book Club met in February to chat about Conclave by Robert Harris. They gave it four stars - Readable, excellent writer, unanimous vote, they enjoyed the twist. The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, 118 Cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most […]
What was your favourite read of 2024? Westmeath Libraries staff share some of their favourite reads from last year. All the colours of the dark by Chris WhitakerCheck the catalogue Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of local teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, […]
'Sustainability Horizons' exhibition was officially opened on Thursday 21st November in Castlepollard Library by local multi-disciplinary artist, Andrea Cullen. Andrea is well known for her work with Cúige Studios in Mullingar, and further afield thanks to her recent success as artistic director for Bressie’s “Where is My Mind’ tour. The works on view in this show […]
A Novel Idea book club met on Halloween, to discuss their latest read - Elly Griffith's A Girl Called Justice. The group gave a resounding thumbs up and described it as 'intriguing' and a book that 'kept you guessing'! Cúan said it was a really good mystery, and Orla, our youngest and very perceptive member […]
Computer users with low vision may face difficulty reading text and viewing images efficiently on a standard computer monitor. A larger, hi res monitor can provide a larger image and text, enabling the visually impaired to use library resources more effectively. Larger screens also allow for in-built magnification software to scale up the size of […]