2010 International IMPAC Literary Award Winner Announced

The Twin a debut novel by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker has won the 2010 International IMPAC Literary Award

Queen of Teen 2010

The Queen of Teen award was founded in 2008 to celebrate the fantastic teen and tween authors who bring so much enjoyment to their readers, dealing with real-life issues in a way that is honest, entertaining and fun!

Last years winner was Louise Rennison...

The search is now on for 2010's Queen of Teen!

Who will it be...Sarah Dessen, Cathy Cassidy, Meg Cabot...?

Find out more and cast your votes here

2010 Winner Orange Prize for Fiction

Barbara Kingsolver wins the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction

"We chose the Lacuna because it is a book of breathtaking scale and shattering moments of poignancy",

 Daisy Goodwin, chair of judges.

Barbara Kingsolver was born in 1955 and grew up in eastern Kentucky. Her books include poetry, non-fiction and award-winning fiction. Her novel The Poisonwood Bible was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 1999.

Click here for an Interview with 2010 Orange Prizewinner Barbara Kingsolver

Click here to read a Review of The Lacuna

Read the Next Chapter in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga for Free Online!

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephanie Meyer....

Free to read online at the following address until the 5th of July!! Enjoy!

http://www.breetanner.com/

WHC Community Choir Performance - Videos

WHC Community Choir A Hit!

The Watchhouse Cross Community Choir makes its first public appearence.

A Review of the Night by Hilary Barry 

Under the guidance of our mentor Timothy Schinnick, and after just ten weeks of intense rehearsal, including some serious cake eating and tea drinking, we were ready to launch our first performance. With three amazing solo pieces and five lovely songs we managed, in spite of our nerves, to do Tim justice. Did we enjoy the performance? Definitely. Would we do it again? Try and stop us!!!!

 

The choir will be meeting again in September, why not join us?, the date will be posted on this blog and you can also inquire at the Granary Library, or Watchhouse Cross Library.

WHC Library: On the Charge!

The Special Olympic flame was escorted through Moyross by some members of the Mounted Garda, and they stopped by the library on their journey!

WHC Community Choir Concert

The Watch House Cross Community Choir will be performing in the Library on Wednesday the 9th of June., from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.
They will be joined on the night by: 'Capricco'-violin ensemble from Ennis, Co. Clare. Clarinetist: Peter Downey. Accompanist/Organist: Tom Rozario.

Admission is free.

Donations to 'Franciscan Lourdes Invalid Fund'

All are Welcome!

Parent & Toddler Mornings

Great fun this morning at the last Parent & Toddler morning before the Summer...

We will start the Parent & Toddler morning again in September. All are welcome - mums, dads, carers, grandparents - just contact the library for details in September and watch this space!

Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Decade competition

 A novel for younger readers has won the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Decade. In an online poll Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant came out top of a shortlist of 50 books, beating an eclectic but heavyweight selection of writers that included John Banville, Colum McCann and Colm Tóibín. Aimed at young adults, the four books in the Skulduggery Pleasant series have sold about one million copies in Ireland and the UK since the first was published in 2007. They have also been translated into 33 languages.