Kilkenny Library News, September 2015

Call to our branches and see whats new this week!

“September morn, we danced until the night
became a brand new day” Neil Diamond

As a slight in the air chill sets in and the evenings draw to a close, our libraries attract patrons seeking something to read, music to listen to, or dvds to watch. We continue to add to our collection each week. Call to our branches and see what's new this week! We also post recommended reads on our website.

Owning a library card opens a world of opportunity and this month we have the following on offer:

Visit from the popular author Sheila OFlanagan to our Book Club annual celebration in Loughboy
Free course for the over 55s
exhibitions
Trip for kids to the Watergate Theatre
Coffee morning
Kids art and craft sessions
Book clubs
Night of music for Culture Night in City branch!

Graiguenamanagh Library

Reading Buzz is now finished, all who have completed and returned their cards will get their ticket for the show which is on the 10^th October in the Watergate theatre in the post.

A selection of lovely bookmarks left in books over time are here in the library for collection - call in and see if your one is here!

War Memorabilia Exhibition
We have an exhibition of some wonderful War memorabilia on loan from S. Quinn, some interesting items including medals, a 1798 pike head and 2 revolvers. Exhibition during normal opening hours.

Irish Newspaper Archives
The Library has a subscription to this service which is available to users in Graiguenamanagh Library & library branches around the county . These archives contain electronic versions of Irish newspapers from the 1700’s to current day, including The Munster Express dating from 1908 and The Kilkenny People from 1923. Via this website you can do a word search of all the published material on the site and it will lead you to the original page of the newspaper.

Green Dog Walkers
Sign up to be a Green Dog walker and collect your arm band and doggie bag and a hi-vis at the Library.

Crafty Crew
The group meet every Wednesday from 10.30 to 12.00. If you would like to meet, knit, sew, crochet, embroider or any craft come along for chat and a cuppa. The group have a selection of their work on display in the library.

Exhibitions
Exhibition boards and display case available in the library for any arts or crafts phone the library.

Contact: 056-7794178 or graiguemnamanagh@kilkennylibrary.ie

City Library John’s Quay

Book Club
The book chosen for September is The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling. Please contact us if you would like to order a copy. The Casual Vacancy was adapted as a miniseries by the BBC and HBO and was released on BBC1 earlier this year. The book chosen for November is The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker, which won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2010. The next meeting of the Quay book club is 30^th September at 11:30.

Summer Reading Challenge
Well done to all of the busy bees who completed the Summer Buzz reading challenge! Those who read all 10 books collected their final prizes and certificates over the last couple of weeks. They will be invited to a special show in the Watergate Theatre on 10^th October as a bonus! Invitations will be posted at a later date.

Culture Night at City Library
Kilkenny County Library and Alliance Française Kilkenny are co-hosting Culture Night in City Library this year. Join us on 18^th September from 6 to 8 pm for an evening of international music with Congolese musician, George Tchilumba aka King George! You will be treated variety of songs in English, French and Lingala. Light refreshments will be served.

One of George’s musical specialities is Soukous, a genre of dance music that originated from Cuban Rumba music in the Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1940s.

Knitting Group
Our knitters meet at City Library every Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 pm. All our welcome! Bring along your own project and meet other craft lovers in a relaxed environment.

Castlecomer Library

Summer Buzz
Congratulations to the young readers who participated in our Summer Buzz reading programme. It was very popular. Watch out for our big celebratory event on October 10^th!

Book Lover’s Night
All are invited to meet popular author Sheila O’Flanagan in Loughboy Library on Friday September 25^th at 7.30. The night is a light hearted event aimed at Book Club members throughout the county. Free!

Class Visits
Now that our young readers have returned to school, we invite them and their teachers to participate in our Class visit programme. Learn all about what the service has to offer , whether via our website or in our Local History Dept. Book your 40 minute slot now. More information will be posted to schools via our Autumn Newsletter next week!

Inventor and motivational speaker
Meet Patricia Nolan-Brown, who holds 5 US patents in the Library on Friday September 18^th. For more information, please call to Library.

Storytime for tots
Thurday morning Toddler storytime and crafts continues each week at 11.30. Free to all pre-schoolers.

Crafters
Anybody who is interested in any craft, is welcome to join the Nattering Knitters Group on Thursdays 10-12.

Contact: 4440561 or castlecomer@kilkennylibrary.ie

Loughboy Library

Summer Reading Challenge Awards Day
A day of “buzzy bee” crafts and distribution of Summer Reading Challenge certificates takes place next Thursday (Sept 17^th) from 10am. All who completed the reading challenge and returned their cards are invited to attend. Just drop in for a great day of fun with library staff!

Dogs Trust Workshop
A large group of adults and children attended the recent “Caring for your Dog” workshop at Loughboy library. The photo shows Deirdre from Dogs Trust with her dogs Sadhbh and Cōnān and some of her audience.

Book Club Night with Sheila O’Flanagan
Book clubs from all over the county are invited to our annual book club night on Friday Sept. 25^th at Loughboy Library.

Our guest speaker this year will be the renowned writer Sheila O’Flanagan. Sheila has written over twenty bestsellers and she received The Irish Popular Fiction Book Award for “All For You” in 2011. Sheila will speak about her life and her writing and will welcome questions from the audience.

This annual event brings together members from the various book clubs around the county to exchange ideas and of course to get recommendations from other book clubs. Over the years we have hosted Donal Ryan, Liz Nugent, Niamh Boyce, Tara Heavey, Mary Stanley and Patricia O’Reilly and have always had a great attendance.

Dubray Books will provide a pop-up book shop and give advice and pointers for Good Reads. Refreshments will also be served. All welcome.

Club Leabhair
The Irish Circle will shortly launch a book-club as Gaeilge. Buaileann an Ciorcal Comhrā Gaeilge I Leabharlann Loch Buī gach Céadaoin ar a haon déag a chlog.

Contact: 056-7794176 or loughboy@kilkennylibrary.ie

Callan Library

Callan Library was delighted to play host recently to The Dog’s Trust. We had a member of their staff with 2 very special friends of the four –legged variety named Conan and Sadbh. They and their companion told us how to care for our animals by giving them the proper food and plenty of walks with plenty of affection and fun. The children were thrilled to meet the dogs in the library and hopefully they will come to appreciate and care for their own pets even better than before.

Contact: 056-7794183 or callan@kilkennylibrary.ie

E Books and 24/7 service

Kilkenny library Online!
Do engage with us via our website! www.kilkennylibrary.ie. Members can access free language courses, download music, magazines, audio books, e-books and access Encyclopaedia Britannica, and a host of amazing free information, without leaving your armchair!

Naxos Music Library

The Library Service has a subscription to the Naxos Music Library.

You can connect to the site FREE of charge on the Public Internet Access PC's in your local library by clicking on the Naxos Link. If you are a Library member you can also connect to this from home. Click on the link required and then type in the 8 digit barcode number - on the back of your Library card - when requested.

This resource allows you to listen to a broad range of classical, jazz, folk and new age music tracks from over 40,000 discs.

Irish Newspaper Archives

The Library has a subscription to this service which is available to users. These archives contain electronic versions of Irish newspapers from the 1700’s to current day, including The Munster Express dating from 1908 and The Kilkenny People from 1923. Via this website you can do a word search of all the published material on the site and it will lead you to the original page of the newspaper.

Irish Catholic Parish Registers for Ireland

The Irish Catholic Parish Registers for Ireland are now available online. All Kilkenny Parishes are covered including parishes in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. Entries are organized by Parish; there is no surname search facility. Information is the scanned originals.

Contact Library HQ: 056-7794160 or info@kilkennylibrary.ie