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 […]
The official launch of Summer Stars took place at Westmeath Libraries this week. What better way to kick it off than to have Irish author and illustrator Oisín McGann visit our library branches! Children from St Colman's NS Bellview, St. Mary’s NS Athlone, St Féichín's NS Fore and St. Brigid’s NS Moate were in for […]
Do you know it’s never too early to start the reading habit? Westmeath Libraries is committed to supporting families in building their reading confidence and instilling a love of reading for fun. A new Reading to your Baby guide has been launched with partners from Westmeath County Childcare Committee, Westmeath Community Development’s Empowering Communities Programme […]