Athlone library

2 August 2023
Crafternoon at Aidan Heavey Library, Athlone

It was up, up and away for our Crafternoon at Aidan Heavey Library last week. The children made hot air balloons! They turned out beautifully and each child made their own unique creation with different decorations and colours on the balloon. We were delighted to welcome our first cat to the group. Despite being tired […]

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6 April 2023
Easter colouring competition at Athlone Library

Athlone Library ran an Easter colouring competition for children in the lead up to Easter. Children that entered the competition were in with a chance to win an Easter egg! The winners have now been chosen and you can see some of the winning entries below. The pictures will be on display next week at […]

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5 April 2023
Easter Crafts at Athlone Library

We had lots of fun at our craft session at Athlone Library today. The children started off by making Easter themed bookmarks. Each child chose either to make an Easter bunny or an Easter chick. Everyone’s bookmark turned out really well as you can see from the pictures! Next they made pictures for the library […]

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27 February 2023
3D Printing

We are delighted to announce the newest addition to Westmeath Libraries: 3D Printers in Athlone & Mullingar libraries. 3D printers are tools that let you turn ideas in your head into objects that you can hold in your hand. Offering educational and artistic opportunities, 3D Printing is widely used for prototypes and designing, as well […]

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23 January 2023
What's happening in Westmeath Libraries

Happy 2023! find out What's Happening in Westmeath Libraries right now. For full details please see our Events Listing. Advice on your device Have you questions about how our ebooks work? Or want to learn how to sign up to our online classes? Simply ask any member of staff for assistance and we will be […]

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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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5 October 2022
Sibhialta Atá mé -  Civil I am

Westmeath County Council, as part of its Decade of Centenaries programme, welcomes a new exhibition of photos from the Irish Civil War. Titled ‘Civil I Am’, the exhibition showcases around 40 images from the conflict, all collected from various archives and libraries. Curated by Galway-based historian Damien Quinn, the exhibition was recently displayed in Galway’s […]

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10 June 2022
Book Club

Interested in joining a book club? We have plenty of options for you in Westmeath with book clubs for Adults and Children in different libraries around the county. Athlone Library host a children's book club "A Novel Idea" meeting on the 1st Saturday of every month at 11.30am. This group is full at the moment […]

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22 December 2021
A Big day in the Blooms

It’s the week before Christmas, I have very little organized for the big day- there is shopping to be done, presents to be wrapped, and a house to make presentable.  So, with one day’s leave left, I decided to do the sensible thing and ignore my responsibilities for another while and to head for the […]

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29 April 2021
Patchwork Poetry #10

Leanne O’Sullivan is a young poet who hails from Cork.  Her Collection entitled “Waiting for my Clothes”, was published by Bloodaxe Books in 2004.  Her full Works come across as brutally honest, and poignant, and a personal journey of the physical is mapped in detail.  I hope that these snippets below portray the richness of […]

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