Aidan Heavey Athlone Library and LWETB are delighted to announce the launch of our joint ALL Collaboration & Innovation project Save Our Seeds - Seed Library Initiative. The SOS seed library is a collection of open-pollinated heirloom seeds that are available for our library members to borrow. We hope that people from throughout our local […]
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Westmeath Libraries are delighted to announce the launch of ‘Well Westmeath’, a series of free public talks and workshops focused on health and wellbeing, taking place this autumn in Athlone and Mullingar Libraries. Finding reliable health information can often be overwhelming, with so much information available from various sources. ‘Well Westmeath’ aims to make health […]
We are delighted to announce our jam packed programme of free events taking place this Culture Night 2024 on Friday 20th September! Westmeath Culture Night is a platform to showcase the county’s rich cultural offering and designed to make the arts accessible to everyone - enthusiasts and novices alike. You are bound to find whatever […]
Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating all that makes up the richness and diversity of Culture in Ireland today, connecting people to cultural activities locally and nationally and aims to open up pathways to ongoing engagement. Celebrate with us in Westmeath Libraries on 20th September 2024 A reading of "Dren's Wish […]
To help children to navigate starting school, libraries have put together a bag with a book just for them that can be collected at any Westmeath library from June 2024. We hope that once they visit the library to pick up their book bag, our new library members and their families will come back regularly […]
As schools open their doors again, Westmeath Libraries and Westmeath County Council are running a Back to School Road Safety Poster competition. Simply design a poster to raise awareness of Road Safety and drop it in to your local Westmeath Library to be in with a chance to win. Suggested themes include Age Categories are There will be a […]
A partnership between Westmeath County Council and the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon JOHN BRODERICK EMERGING WRITERS BURSARY 2024 INTRODUCTION John Broderick, born on 30 July 1924 in Athlone, was a distinguished author and literary critic. Throughout his lifetime, he authored 12 novels, with notable works including The Waking of Willie Ryan and the once-banned, The Pilgrimage. Broderick […]
Script Development Workshop with Molly O’Driscoll - In Partnership with NTA NTA Film & TV and the Westmeath County Arts Office are excited to offer writers a unique opportunity to participate in a Script Development Workshop in Athlone on Saturday, September 28th This day-long, practical workshop is aimed at new and emerging writers who want to […]
Where: Aidan Heavey Library, Athlone When: 10 September – 19 November (one week break for October midterm) Time: 6pm-8pm A 10-week creative writing course that aims to aid participants in writing their first novel. This course is geared towards those with an interest in fiction, who would like to try their hand at writing. It […]