Please click on the links below for more details, and to book your tickets. Remember you can always contact us on 044 9332162 or email library@westmeathcoco.ie if you have any questions, or just ask on your next visit to your local library. 23rd - 28th October Activity BookClub Exhibition Group Meeting Lecture / Talk Storytime Workshop / Class… Continue reading Library events this week
28th August 2023 Summer Stars is almost at an end, but there is still time to read more. Call in to your local library and sign up today. We also have over 20 events happening around the county. Please click on the links below for more details, and to book your tickets. Remember you can… Continue reading Library events this week
On 2nd October 1848 the first train pulled into Mullingar Station heralding an entirely new way to travel and conduct commerce for the inhabitants of Mullingar and its environs. Over the next 175 years, trains became an integral part of the town’s transport network with the rest of the country while creating employment and trade.… Continue reading Living Heritage of Westmeath – Mullingar Railway from 1848
Explore your creative side with Westmeath Libraries in 2023. From Creative Writing to Gardening, from children's workshops to adult crafts, there's loads to pick from with your Library Unbound! Funded by Creative Ireland & Westmeath County Council DATE VENUE EVENT BOOKING 25th May 2023 at 6pm Moate Library Memories & Melodies with Jean Farrell Not… Continue reading Library Unbound
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… Continue reading Understanding our European Family through history
A book club is a great way to meet new people, and get some great (or terrible) book recommendations. Why not join your local library's book club? New members always welcome. If you can't make it to any of our in-person book clubs why not join our Facebook group? March 2023 Book Clubs
The Living Fabric, an exhibition of work by artist Teresa Doyle, opens Tuesday 21st February at 6pm in The Atrium, Westmeath County Council Buildings, Mullingar. The exhibition will be opened be by writer and broadcaster, Manchán Magan. The exhibition runs until the 3rd of March. The work for Teresa Doyle’s long-awaited exhibition, The Living Fabric,… Continue reading Artist Teresa Doyle to launch The Living Fabric Exhibition
The Westmeath Arts Office invites local writers to apply for the Irish Writers Centre National Mentoring Programme 2023. The National Mentoring Programme is an opportunity for selected writers across the island of Ireland to receive sustained creative and professional mentoring from an established Irish writer of their choice. One Westmeath mentoring relationship is now on… Continue reading Local Westmeath writers wanted for IWC National Mentoring Programme
Are you interested in a career in film? In September 2022, Tom Dowling Director of Development and and Studio Operations at Hammerlake Studios gave a career information evening at Mullingar Library. For aspiring film professionals, the presentation gives an insight into careers in film in Ireland. Hammerlake Studios will be Ireland's largest purpose-built film campus.… Continue reading Careers in Film Ireland
From Wednesday 7 December – Thursday 22 December the Westmeath Arts Office will host a series of Christmas concerts in the libraries, civic and county buildings around Westmeath. Schools, musicians and local ensembles from the Westmeath area will perform their own mini concert in the run up to Christmas 2022. Participating musicians and groups include… Continue reading Westmeath Arts Office Christmas Concerts