books

8 January 2024
Six Science Fiction Classics to Read in 2024

In 2023 Kilbeggan Library continued to explore strange new worlds with our Science Fiction Book Club. At our last meeting of the year, one of our members said: ‘Everyone thinks Science Fiction is just battles in space and laser guns, all Star Wars and Star Trek.’ ‘Not that there’s anything wrong with that,’ another member […]

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23 May 2023
Understanding our European Family through history

On the 9th of May 2023 we celebrated 50 years of Ireland in the EU with a number of events, including a get together of the European Reading Group for "Understanding our European Family through history". The Mullingar European History Reading Group has been meeting for over 5 years now, getting together to read about […]

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8 April 2023
Top of the charts

Let's take a look at what books people have been borrowing from Westmeath Libraries in the first quarter of 2023, and see what is top of the charts. Adult Fiction - The Sanctuary by Emma Haughton Very few people get the opportunity to stay here. And some don't get to leave. Zoey doesn't remember anything […]

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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" once a month. This group is full at the moment but if your child is interested in […]

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6 July 2021
Just In! episode 3

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 […]

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19 March 2021
Aine reviews The affairs of others by Amy Grace Lloyd

This morning I would like to review a book called The affairs of others by Amy Grace Lloyd. The affairs of others reveals the different lives held within a Brooklyn brownstone; a landlady and her tenants. Apparently an ordinary story at the outset, the tale reveals characters, some of whose personal lives inhabit a dark […]

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