Kilkenny Library News!

Kilkenny County Library

October 2014

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."

Quote from Francis Bacon Sr.

October is all about the National Children's Book Festival and encouraging your child to read! To begin the celebration, we invited almost 1,000 people to Circus Stachamoose, a puppet show, which took place in The Watergate Theatre. Well done to all our young readers who completed Mythical Maze our reading challenge and we hope you and your families enjoyed the show!

We have created a month-long series of events to encourage your child into the world of reading. You know books can empower your child. Reading is a passport to freedom of expression. As part of the programme,we invited some exciting writers to our libraries, we also offer a Halloween Fancy Dress Pageant, hilarious poetry with Michael Creagh, a writing competition, a mystery books display and even a colouring competition. Details on the Kilkenny Library website, facebook and twitter pages.

Castlecomer Library

Computer Classes for beginners begin on Wednesday 22nd October from 2-4pm. Free to all, whether unemployed, retired or lacking in basic skills.

Course details - Basics – This includes setting up and using email, using online banking, paying car tax, transferring photos to the computer Advanced – This includes the basics, plus more detail on the topics. Booking flights online, buying a T.V license, using Picasa.

Team Hope Christmas Shoebox appeal Drop in your filled shoebox this year before November 10th.

Mad Poetry for Kids!

Poet Michael Creagh will meet with schoolchildren from Castlecomer Boy’s NS on Thursday 23rd October. His side splitting Poems will make you laugh!

Halloween Fancy Dress

Kids! Use your imagination and come to the library with your scariest costume! 6.30pm on Tuesday 28th October.

Contact: 056/4440561 or Castlecomer@kilkennylibrary.ie

Thomastown Library

Computer classes are now full and have commenced on Wednesday evenings in Thomastown library from 5.30 to 7pm. Please note computers will be unavailable to the public during this time.

New stock just in:

Personal – Lee Child
The children act – Ian McEwan
Private India – James Patterson
Bones never die – Kathy Reiches
Keeping up with the Kalashnikovs - Ross O’Carroll-Kelly
The Taxidermists daughter – Kate Mosse
Sister Caravaggio – Maeve Binchy
Garden Mosaics – 24 step by step projects for your outdoor room
I am Zlatan Ibrahmovic
Waterloo – Bernard Cornwell
The Paleo diet made easy cookbook
I quit sugar for life – Sarah Wilson
Pottery handbook – includes 2 DVDs with four hours of how to demos
Homemade - Clodagh McKenna
Hanging with the elephant, a story of love loss and meditation – Michael Harding

Call or email us to reserve a book you would like or to place an order. We will do our best to get it for you.

Spooky Reads display

As the Halloween season is almost upon us why not pop in to Thomastown library and pick up a spooky read from our Halloween display……you never know who you might bump into!!!

Learn a language online, free!

Don’t forget our online services at www.kilkennylibrary.ie. First years are you struggling with learning a new language? Log on to our website and register with your library card where you have access to over 80 different languages on line. Listen to the pronunciation of the words on your computer at home.

Contact: 056 7794331 or Thomastown@kilkennylibrary.ie

Graiguenamanagh Library

Computer classes Starting in mid October, for beginners and those with some knowledge.

Kickstart your Career! Internet Skills for Job hunting Tuesday 10am to 12 midday (8hours...4 classes)FREE!

Get Ireland Online: how to go online Free Training Thursday 1pm to 3pm (8hours...4classes) FREE!

Ciorcal Gaeilge

All interested parties, meet in the library on Tuesday 21st October at 7pm to discuss setting up a Irish/Comhra group.

Crafty Crew meet every Wednesday from 10.30 to 12.00, if you would like to meet, knit, sew, crochet, embroider or any craft PLEASE come along for chat and a cuppa.

Exhibition of Felt Pictures by Patrick Foley and Keith Costello on display in the library viewing during usual opening hours

Mystery books!

For a change, why not try a luck dip when choosing your next read? You will go home with something you’d never normally pick up yourself, and hopefully find a new favourite author in the process.

Exhibition space available for any art, craft or memorabilia.

Kids! Don’t forget to collect your Medal and Certificate from the Reading Challenge.

Contact: 056/7794178 or graiguenamanagh@kilkennylibrary.ie

Ferrybank Library

Kickstart Your Career – FREE course teaching internet skills for job hunting. Learn how to prepare CVs, submit online applications, research prospective companies etc. Classes will run in the library on Thursday morning, 10am – 12pm, for 8 weeks

October is Children’s Book Festival Month – to celebrate the feast of kids’ events, author Benji Bennett visited the library on Wed 15th October.

A Big Thank You to 6th class from Strangsmills National School who came along to meet author Jackie Burke in the library last week. The writer of the Grindlewood series, Jackie was very impressed by the group and their interesting questions!

Leaded Glass Workshops – following the success of the recent workshop during Heritage Week, Yvonne Kearney of Through the Looking Glass is running a series of 5 further sessions. These will take place on Thursdays 2.45pm – 4.45pm starting on 30th October. Cost is €15 per session

Culture, Chat & Craft - Learn more about the different cultures in your community in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. A new group meeting on Wednesdays 10am-1pm, FREE of charge. All welcome – pop in and see if it’s for you

Final call for competition entries! To celebrate Children’s Book Festival we are holding a writing competition for 4th-6th class students and inviting younger children to take part in a drawing competition - closing date 31st October – please contact us for further details

Remember! Library membership is FREE for those not in full-time employment. We have new titles arriving regularly – and if we don’t have the title you’re looking for we will do our best to find it for you.

Children’s Book Festival 2014

Popular Children’s Author Benji Bennett dropped into Loughboy Library on Wednesday 15th October and met schoolchildren from the parish. His magical stories had the kids enthralled!

Competition

We have Colouring Competition for Jnr Infants to 3rd Class, Short story competition for 4th, 5th and 6th Class and Halloween crafts during the festival.

You can also pick up a free copy of “Stories are for everyone” current recommended reading for children of all ages.

Computer Classes

Get Ireland Online: Course details: Help protect your children online

Friday night’s 6:15pm – 7:45pm free, spaces still available. Contact Loughboy Library 056 779417

Book Club

New members welcome, we meet on the first Thursday of every month at 10.30am (next 6th Nov.)

This month’s book is “The Temporary Gentleman” by Sebastian Barry

Loughboy Writers GroupIf you are interested in creative writing why not join our group on Wednesday afternoons 2pm – 4pm.

Exhibition:This month’s exhibition is by Anthony Donohoe. Anthony is at present studying art at KCAT in Callan Co. Kilkenny for people of all abilities. His work demonstrates his observation of the delicate shades that nature presents.

Contact: 056/7794176 or loughboy@kilkennylibrary.ie

Urlingford Library

Urlingford Library had the privilege of a visit from children’s author David Donohue last week. David has a very special talent-he can spell backwards!! Tell him your name and he can say it to you backwards. This was totally hilarious to the children of Urlingford National School who were thrilled to know that their name sounds totally different backwards. David got the children to try spelling words backwards and the fastest spellers got certificates from him. David said there are 3 things you want to know about a story.” What happens, what happens next and then what happens?” David is working on a new book and we are looking forward to the answers to these wonderful questions.

Savour Kilkenny Festival Edible Cake

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City Library John’s Quay

Savour Kilkenny

Edible book entries are coming to the library today, so call in between now and Friday to see this year’s spectacular entries! Winning cakes will be on display in the Savour Kilkenny tents on the parade.

If you don’t get in, make sure to visit us on face book from Friday evening, and ‘like’ your favourite entry.

Children’s Book Festival 2014

Benji Bennett

Much loved children’s Author Benji Bennett visited the library last week to meet 1^st class from St. John’s Junior School. Benji read from his new story – “Adam and the Magic Rainbow” and the children were very impressed by his musical skills as much as his writing! He explained what the moral was of his book, and emphasised how important it is to be kind to one another. He discussed the writing process which the children were very interested in, and even created a new story there and then with the help of the class about a boy called Michael with Superpowers, who shoots rockets from his mouth! He sang a pirate song from another book, and the whole group joined in and almost lifted the roof of the library with their beautiful singing!

Alan Nolan

Author and graphic novelist Alan Nolan visited 5^th and 6^th class in St. John’s Senior School to discuss his work. Hugely influenced by comics, Alan brought along his own collection of the Dandy, Beano, Bunty, and Tin Tin comics to show the children what had inspired him as a child. The class were amazed at how he and a friend had created and sold comics in school as youngsters. Alan talked the class through many of his more interesting characters, including the youngest hurling manager in history from “Fintan’s Fifteen” and a very mysterious detective and his sidekick chimpanzee. Alan then showed the class how to draw the dog from one of his books!

Exhibition

“Reflection” – An Exhibition of Batik framed paintings by Polish artist Agatha Atlasik: October 21^st to November 1st. Agatha is studying Level 5 Interior Design and Decoration, and her paintings are beautifully creative and thought provoking.

Knitters

Knitters meet Tuesday nights from 6-8pm in the reference room.All are welcome.

Coming soon........the annual 6 book Challenge. Phone Aisling on 056 779 4174 for more information if you would like to get a group of teenagers/adults/colleagues back into the reading habit. The challenge is to read 6 books each over 6 months!

Contact: 056 779 4174 or Citylibrary@kilkennylibrary.ie