Issue #319 December 2011

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In this Issue...

Minister announces additional €2.5 million in grant aid for libraries

In addition to the €5.8 million funding provided for in the new Library Capital Programme announced in July this year, The Minister...Read More

Science Week 2011

In a time when Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are more important than ever for the growth and prosperity...Read More

Children’s Book Festival 2011

The Children’s Book Festival runs for the month of October every year and sees libraries across the country hosting events...Read More

Girls’ Night Out at De Valera Public Library to celebrate Ennis Fashion Week

Clare County Library celebrated Ennis Fashion Week (October 24th-29th, 2011) in style. A special Girls’ Night Out was held at the ...Read More

2012 Book Club of the Year Award Launched in Ennis

Details of the annual Book Club of the Year Award have been announced by Ennis Book Club Festival in association with Clare County...Read More

Launch of Online Poetry Journal

Cork County Library & Arts Service was delighted to host reading by 11 Munster based poets in Midleton and Skibbereen libraries...Read More

“Your Good Self “, the North Cork Positive Self Help Programme

Your Good Self programme is an exciting joint initiative between Cork County Library and Arts Service and the HSE. The programme...Read More

Walkinstown Library: 50 years serving the community

Opened in 1961 and ideally situated on Percy French Road in the heart of a residential area, Walkinstown Public Library has been...Read More

Fingal County Libraries get back to nature!

During autumn 2011, Fingal County Libraries developed two programmes for primary and secondary school students on the topics of...Read More

Historic Graiguenamanagh

The town of Graiguenamanagh is built on the Barrow and much of its old prosperity came from the use of the river for transporting...Read More

Roscommon opens a new chapter

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D. performed the opening of the newly...Read More

Books Mean Business in South Dublin Libraries

During November South Dublin Libraries, working in partnership with South Dublin Chamber and South Dublin County Council, celebrated...Read More

Teens Dive in to South Dublin Libraries

Dive In – South Dublin Libraries’ first Totally Teen Festival took place from Friday 18th to Saturday 21st November at County Library...Read More

A new book by 3 and 4 year olds in Waterford

On Monday 28th November at Tramore Library, Ciara Conway, T.D., launched Wiggly Woo agus a Cháirde, a brand new rhyme book...Read More

Dungarvan Library supports literacy project for primary school children.

The Creative Literacy through Innovation Project’s main objective was to raise literacy achievement for primary aged children through...Read More

NUI Maynooth Library Receives Death Row Correspondence

On Thursday 10th November, the NUI Maynooth Library received a donation of letters and unpublished poems by Nigerian writer and activist...Read More

EU migrant survey on the use of ICT

The EU is sponsoring a new online survey to see how migrants are using new information and communications technologies. Participants will...Read More

An insight into Spanish libraries

Would you like to see what Spanish libraries are like?You can watch the video that was presented in the 4th Leipzig German Congress of...Read More

Fellowship 2012, Old Library and Historical Archives of the Irish College, Paris

The Irish College Paris (www.centreculturelirlandais.com) offers two Fellowship bursaries to encourage research on its Old Library...Read More

First Libraries Participating at NAPLE Sister Libraries Programme announced

NAPLE has announced that the list of the first libraries that have submitted their applications to participate in the NAPLE Sister...Read More

LAI Academic & Special Libraries Section Annual Seminar 2012

Registration is now open for the LAI Academic & Special Libraries Section Annual Seminar 2012:“Unlocking your potential: innovative...Read More

National University of Ireland Irish History Awards 2011

At a ceremony on November 1 in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the Chancellor of the University Dr Maurice Manning announced the...Read More

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