*New* Public Library Information Services

Some great news for all our members. A new information service is now available on all our Public Access PC's. We have included a link on the right hand side of the blog, called "Public Library Information Services".

With this you will be able to access the following valuable resources;

• LexisNexis - the world's largest collection of news & business information online
• Vision-net.ie - A comprehensive and up to date business information service.
• Irish Times - Exact reproductions of all article published by the irish times from 1859 onwards.
• Griffith Valuations - The primary genealogical source for 19th century Ireland.
• Ask About Ireland - Ireland's largest local studies resource.
• ENFO - Your 1st port of call for environmental information.
• OSI Ireland - Archive of historic Ordnance Survey maps and Lewis' topographical Dictionary.

Children's Fun This Christmas!

Arts & Crafts for 7-12 Years Olds

Saturday 28th November 3-4pm

Saturday 5th December 3-4pm

Saturday 12th December 3-4pm

Saturday 19th December 3-4pm

Stories & Art for 4-6 Years

Thursday 3rd December 3-4pm

Thursday 10th December 3-4pm

Thursday 17th December 3-4pm

No booking necessary, first come first served.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Home School Reading Project: St. Munchin's GNS

Children's Book Festival Winners 2009

*New* SMS Service Now Available!

We have just introduced a new SMS Texting service. From now on if you request a book from the library, you will be notified via Text Message, when your book arrives at the library for collection.

The cost of this is €0.15 per text message, which is much cheaper than the cost of the postal notices which is €0.55.

If you wish to avail of this service you just need to inform us of your mobile number!
If you do not have a mobile phone then you will continue to receive your notifications by post.

Halloween Fancy Dress Party

Tall Tales & Scary Stories, Fancy Dress & Games on Halloween Morning with Witch Hilary

Children's Book Festival & Halloween Events 2009

Pignut Puppet Show

Puppets Jay and friends keep 4-6 year olds from Corpus Christi and St Lelias entertained with their X-Factor antics. Performed by puppeteer Jason Ryan of Pignut Puppets.

7-9 year olds from Christ the King Caherdavin and St Munchins CBS enjoying the Pignut Puppet Show.

Tall Tales with Witch Hilary

Irish Science Live

Science is a fascinating and exciting subject, but it can be a challenge to teach. Irish Science Live lets the kids learn by doing the experiments themselves through hands-on, informal, fun workshops.

Christ the King Caherdavin, St Munchins GNS and St Munchins CBS attended and covered subjects like gravity, sound, light, chemistry, anatomy and electricity.

Irish Science Live workshop run by Michael Moylan.

Author Visit

Local author Roisin Meaney visits the library and shares some writing tips with budding authors from 4th & 5th classes, Christ the King Caherdavin Boys School.

Puppet-Making Workshop

Jason helps the kids making their own puppets.

Kids Party Club Puppet Show

The Town With No Stories Puppet Show featuring Booky Wook, the Talking Book, entertains 4-8 year olds and their parents from the local area.

Other events during Children's Book Festival included a Poetry Workshop run by Pete Mullineaux on Poetry Ireland Day, attended by pupils from St Nessans Secondary School; the Launch of the Library Junior Book Club for 9-12 year olds, to be held monthly hereafter; and weekly Create & Make and Creepy Crafts sessions for 4-12 year olds.

Children's Book Festival 2009 - Event Guide

Create and Make, Art & Craft Hour
Wednesday 7th 5-7yr, 3.30pm-4.30pm
Thursday 8th 8-12yrs 3.30pm –4.30pm

Creepy Crafts, Halloween fun
Wednesday 14th & 21st 5-7yrs 3.30-4.30pm
Thursday 15th & 22nd 8-12yrs 3.30-4.30pm

Tall Tales with Witch Hilary
Halloween Stories, fun and colouring for tots
Thursday 15th & 22nd, 3-4yrs 11.00am
Saturday 31st 3-4yrs 11.30am

Pignut Productions Puppet Workshop
Tuesday 27th 7-10yrs 10.30am-12.30
Booking Necessary

Puppet Shows,
‘The Town With No Stories’, featuring ‘Booky Wook’ the talking book
Thursday 29th 11.30 am & 2.30pm
4-8yrs

Halloween Fancy Dress Party
Includes Prize giving for our Children’s Book
Festival Competitions & Fancy Dress Competition
Friday 30th 3.00pm

Children’s Book Festival Competition —
A competition for all ages with colouring, quizzes & puzzles. Prize giving will take place in the library during midterm at our fancy dress party. Closing date Friday 16th October.

All events are free, limited places, first come first serve.

Contact library staff for details - 061 457726

Summer Reading Challenge 2009 - Award Ceremony

St. Nessan's 1st Year Library Tour

Over 60 1st Year students from St. Nessan's Community College were treated to a tour of our library, where they were shown how to join, and the wide selection of CD's DVD's and books on offer for their age group. Afterwards they enjoyed a 15 min computer session where the students travelled from the Library to the Pyramids of Giza using Google Earth!

Junior Book Club

Calling all readers!

Have you always got your head stuck in a book?

Have you been caught reading under the bedcovers by torchlight?

Meet other kids once a month with the same addiction to books

for chat & activities on books, books & more books!

Watch House Cross Library

Junior Book Club

for 9-12 year olds

Starting in October 2009

If you are interested in joining

talk to us at the Library Desk

or call us on 061-457726

Arts & Crafts: The Splendid Castles of WHC

Arts & Crafts: Matisse comes to the Library

Henri Matisse was a French painter who became very famous for using extraordinarily bold colors. Later in life, as his health began to fail, Matisse turned to making collages. His last, and most important works were a collection of mixed-media collages. Matisse arranged boldly colored paper cutouts into striking compositions, and added text in his own handwriting to produce a book that has been referred to as "the visual counterpart of jazz music".

Henri Matisse wrote: "The paper cutouts allow me to draw with color. For me, it is a simplification. Instead of drawing an outline and then filling in with color - with one modifying the other - I draw directly in color... It is not a starting point, it is a completion."

Today 3 of our younger members created their own Matisse inspired collages...

Summer Arts and Crafts

Our Summer Arts and Crafts Sessions are at the following times/dates for two age groups.

The 4-7 year olds are on Wednesdays 3-4 pm, dates as follows:

29th July

5th August

12th August

19th August

26th August

The 7-12 year olds are on Fridays at 3-4 pm dates as follows:

31st July

7th August

14th August

21st August

28th August

Availaibilty is on s first come, first serve basis, with 12 places available per session.