“So many books, so little time.”
Title: 99% Mine Author: Sally Thorne Genre: Contemporary Romance. Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Darcy Barrett had the extreme luck of finding her ideal man at a young age; eight years old to be exact. Ever since then she’s had to be content with settling for “less”. Having seen what other… Continue reading Book Review: 99% Mine
Title: Dance of Thieves Author: Mary E. Pearson Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: An outlawed family determined to be powerful. A son intended to lead. A renowned thief sent by order of the queen. One battle, destined to bring them all together. Review: Dance of Thieves… Continue reading Book Review: Dance of Thieves
Title: Talon Author: Julie Kagawa Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: On the surface, Ember Hill looks like your average sixteen year old girl, but Ember has a lethal secret–She’s a shapeshifter. More specifically, she can shift from human to scaly, horned back dragon, with barely a passing… Continue reading Book Review: Talon
Please see attached the brochure of information for our ‘Let’s talk about Parenting’ Spring programme of free talks and workshops. These events have been organised by Kildare Library Service with support from the following agencies and organisations: The Kildare Child and Young People Services Committee, The Kildare & West Wicklow Parenting Forum and the HSE… Continue reading ‘Let’s talk about Parenting’ Spring programme of Free Talks & Workshops
Title: Where The Crawdads Sing Author: Delia Owens Genre: Mystery, Contemporary Novel Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Abandoned by everyone in her family at a young age, Catherine Clark must persevere and learn to fend for herself in a land inhabited with wildlife, but not much else. Catherine (Kya to those… Continue reading Book Review: Where The Crawdads Sing
Previously the below plans were meant to be available from Friday 11th November at Maynooth Library but have been delayed until Monday 21st November. Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) – Part XI Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) - Part 8 Site Location: 352 Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 T3Y1 and Fitzgerald… Continue reading Delay in Displaying Proposed Plans for Old Greenfield Estate in Maynooth
Children learn through play, and it is a vital part of development of language, literacy, and numeracy skills so with this in mind we have lots of fun events for Early Years over the coming months across Kildare Libraries. Each month you and your little ones can now look forward to a variety of free… Continue reading Early Years Events at Kildare Libraries September 2022
We've previously written posts about the various eServices available to library users and one for children is LOTE, or Languages Other Than English which you can read about here. What's New Last month LOTE Online for Kids released another 60+ picture books, taking the collection to 1,800+ book titles in 50+ languages! Languages in focus for this… Continue reading LOTE Kids EBooks Adds More Picture-books in Different Languages
Kildare Library & Arts Services is delighted to confirm that Kildare Readers Festival returns to venues across the county from Monday, 3rd October to Sunday, 9th October 2022. Kildare Readers Festival in partnership with the Irish Writers’ Centre connects readers with authors and artists through exciting, innovative, and accessible events and workshops. We look forward… Continue reading Kildare County Council announce return of Kildare Readers Festival 2022
Libraries in Ireland in conjunction with the Department for Children, Equality, Disability and Youth have been offering a bag of books and information for young people starting primary school and their families as part of the 'My Little Library Book Bag' initiative. A lot of children who are eligible to avail of this scheme have… Continue reading Last Chance to Collect Starting School Book Bags
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