Library News

15 November 2022
Weird Science in the library

Kick off Science Week with a weird Science experiment. Join Winston T. Wolf for a fun and freaky activity aimed at all you budding scientists and create your very own Spewing Pumpkin! Stay tuned for more science adventures, and remember to stay up to date with all our Library News and Events, and check out […]

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25 October 2022
LOTE - scheduled maintenance

LOTE Online for Kids will be temporarily offline this Friday, from Midnight to 5:00am Irish time (28th October 9am to 2pm AEST), for a major product re-brand and website upgrade. Once maintenance has been completed, our friend Lekti, the owl that loves to read, will be here to introduce you to the upgraded website, that will be […]

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24 October 2022
Happy Halloween

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 […]

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14 October 2022
Castlepollard My Open Library

**Update 18th October** My Open Library service in Castlepollard Library is back in operation** The My Open Library initiative allows you to access from 8am through until 10pm, seven days a week. Your library is your space to relax and read, study and research, write and use the computers and have access to a printer. […]

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13 October 2022
Winter arrangement workshops

**Please note - all these events are now booked out. We hope you enjoy ** Join us this December as we explore sustainable Christmas decorations and learn how to make a foam-free Winter arrangement from Irish grown & foraged material. We are delighted to welcome Anna Browne of Big Sky Flowers to our libraries for […]

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10 October 2022
Win a Beanie

Enter our Road Safety Quiz, in association with Westmeath County Council Transport section, and win a LED Beanie Hat. Pick up your entry form in all Westmeath Libraries - limited numbers so make sure to enter today!

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10 October 2022
C-Pens now available in Westmeath Libraries

Westmeath Libraries are delighted to announce that C-Pens are now available to use in the library. The C-Pen is a wonderful tool for anyone learning English, or for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia. It can also be of benefit to people with vision problems, as this portable device reads text out aloud to […]

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7 October 2022
Autumn Time Poetry Club

Join us in Mullingar Library for our Autumn Time Poetry Club with Paul Timoney, as part of our Local Live Performances. Express yourself in a friendly, fun-filled and supportive environment. Feel free to bring along your favourite poem, or your own compositions. No need to book, simply join us in the library from 6:00 to […]

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7 October 2022
Podcast - News & Events from Westmeath Libraries
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13 September 2022
I love you Dave Taylor

A matinee of storytelling, prose, poetry, and extraordinary performances will take place on the 24th of September in theLibrary in Mullingar. With the support of Westmeath County Council, under the Local Live Performances Scheme (LLPS4), screenwriterand author Ronika Merl is bringing her celebrated show from Dublin to Mullingar.The show begins at 10.30am, in the Library […]

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