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Wexford County Library

Events for October in Bunclody Library

Please join us in Bunclody Library during October for...

Talk on Mount Leinster & Blackstairs region, Thursday 10 October at 7pm

Barry Dalby, cartographer, map publisher, and owner of East West mapping will give a talk on Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs mountain region. Barry will talk about the various aspects of these hills, some of the people that live(d) there, local placenames etc. with a focus on the landscape, geography, wildlife, local interest etc.

All welcome. Booking essential. Tel: 053 9375466

Manage your digital photographs. Saturday 19 October 11.00-12.30am

Learn how to upload, save, print and organise your digital camera photos.

All welcome. Booking essential. Tel: 053 9375466

Talk on Beekeeping, Thursday 24 October at 7pm

Ger Williams, registered lecturer with the Federation of Irish Beekeepers Associations and an experienced beekeeper will give a talk on the practicalities of keeping bees and producing honey.

All welcome. Booking essential. Tel: 053 9375466

Wexford Local Authorities Photographic Society Exhibition, 1-30 October

Wexford Local Authorities Photographic Society was founded in January 2012, by a group of motivated photographers working within the local authorities. Part conventional camera club, part photographic co-operative, the Society provides a frontline photographic service to Wexford Local Authorities.

Children’s Book Festival at Bunclody Library

Alan Nolan, Friday 4 October 10-11am

Graphic novelist Alan will provide a talk about his graphic novels, explaining how he came up with the characters and plots. He will give a practical drawing demonstration and exercise where each child will get an unfinished cartoon strip and can finish it themselves with Alan’s help.

Booked by a local primary school.

Roisin Meaney, Tuesday 8 October 9.30-10.30am

Roisin worked as a primary teacher in Limerick and now writes full-time. She has published books for adults and children including “Don’t Even Think About It” and “See If I Care” (with Judi Curtin).

Roisin will chat about her work as a writer and talk about storytelling and books.

Booked by a local primary school.

Rory McConville & Paddy Lynch, Thursday 10 October 9.30-10.30am

Author, Rory and illustrator, Paddy have produced a historical graphic novel 'Big Jim - Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout' which presents the events of the 1913 Lockout in a very accessible, beautifully illustrated format. They will introduce, with the aid of projected images, the graphic novel writing and artistic processes, from research, story-making, scripting and sketching to the final product.

Booked by a local primary school.