Library News, October 19th 2011
Crafters, Readers, Writers and Spooks – just an ordinary day at the library!
The Children’s Book Festival continues nationally until the end of October and in Kilkenny Library Service it will be extended into the mid term break of early November. The library has lined up the following free events. Spaces are limited so booking is essential.
1st Nov, 11am-1pm, Graiguenamanagh , wet felting workshop with Marika Miklosi. Suitable for 8 years olds and older. Bring old towel and plastic bag.
2nd Nov, 10.15 – 11.30am and 11.45 – 1pm in Urlingford . Halloween Horror crafts with Anita Caldbeck. Suitable for 8 year olds and older. Expect the unexpected with a bit of fun and laughter thrown in.
2nd Nov, 7pm in Thomastown. Spooky Stories with Mary Cradock. Suitable for 6 year olds and older. Children are encouraged to come in fancy dress.
3rd Nov, 11am-1pm in Castlecomer . Wet felting workshop with Marika Miklosi. Suitable for 8 year olds and older. Bring old towel and plastic bag.
3rd Nov, 11.30am in Castlecomer. Storytelling and crafts for toddlers
3rd Nov, 3-4pm in Graiguenamanagh. Autumn crafts with Kathleen Ryan. Suitable for 8 year olds and over.
3rd Nov, 11.30am in Loughboy crafts and stories for toddlers.
4th Nov., 3-4pm in Thomastown. Autumn crafts with Kathleen Ryan. Suitable for 8 year olds and older.
To book phone: Castlecomer 0564440561
Graiguenamanagh 0567794178
Thomastown 0567794331
Urlingford 0567794182
Before the mid term break, Debbie Thomas, author of “Dead Hairy” will be in Urlingford on 26th Oct. meeting children from local schools. She will be reading extracts from her book which is brilliant and unusual!!!
For those interested in fish and fishing, Joe Dunphy will give a talk (on 27th Oct) entitled Something Fishy to children from local schools in Urlingford and Castlecomer. Although he won’t actually be bringing some fish, he will have fishing rods and enthusiasm by the bucket load!! His talk covers a variety of aspects connected with fishing, maybe even the fish’s viewpoint on fishing!!
The year of Craft was celebrated during the Children’s Book Festival when the Library Service and the National Craft Gallery got together for a papercraft workshop with the 4th , 5th and 6th classes from the Presentation Convent, Parnell Street. Caroline Ryan facilitated the workshop which centred around a poem the children had read. The children received a tour of the Gallery from Sinead Quinn, Education and Outreach Assistant who explained the exhibition “Modified Expressions” to them. The children then made their own version of the exhibition by interpreting their poem in papercraft. This was the first time most of the children had been to the Gallery but not the last judging by their enthusiasm.
Visits by children’s authors during October
On 6th October 3 classes from Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal attended a visit by popular children’s author Benji Bennett in Graiguenamanagh. The colourful author enthralled his audience of 90 children with stories of his character Adam and his amazing adventures. A great time was had by all.
13th October, saw the visit of Ireland’s best known children’s author Marita Conlon McKenna to Loughboy. Over 160 children from 4 local schools packed the library. The children were well versed in Marita’s books and after Marita had spoken to them about her writing, the questions to the author came fast and furious. Under the Hawthorn Tree, Marita’s book on the famine, was filmed by Young Irish Filmmakers of Kilkenny and the children returned to class armed with a DVD of it for enjoyment and discussion. This DVD will be available to all borrowers in the future.
Exhibitions
Rosemarie Walsh, from Lintown, Johnswell Rd. is exhibiting a collection of watercolours until Nov. 4thin Loughboy. Rosemarie is an amateur artist who is perfecting her techniques through night courses-this is her first exhibition in Kilkenny.
Knitting groups
Graig
There is a new group meeting in the library on Wednesday mornings from 10.30 to 12.00 Drop in for an informal chat, learn a new stitch. Bring your work in progress with you. All welcome.
Castlecomer
Knitters/Crafters are welcome to join a group which meets in the Library every Thursday morning at 10am, for a cuppa, knitting or other crafts.
Urlingford
Regular meetings of the knitting group on Thursdays at 10.30am. New members welcome.
City Library, John’s Quay
The knitting group meets on Tuesday evenings 6-8pm. New members welcome.
Book club meeting in Castlecomer
The Afternoon Book Club will meet in the Library on Wednesday 26th October at 2.30pm. All are welcome to join in.
Digital photography at Loughboy
Loughboy Library, in conjunction with Kilkenny VEC, is hosting a series of Digital Photography classes at the library commencing on Wednesday Oct 26th at 11am.
Graiguenamanagh Historical Society meeting and exhibition
On Friday 14th Oct @ 8pm Graiguenamanagh Historical Society unveiled an Exhibition of Artefacts which belonged to the Graiguenamanagh Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernia in Graiguenamanagh Library.
Local historian John Joyce gave a talk on the night and the audience of 50 people were delighted with the local knowledge and items on display.
Of special interest in the Exhibition are the ceremonial sashes, certificate of membership and the minute book which recorded the regular meetings held during that period. Over 200 names of members are also on display.
The Historical Society came into possession of these Artefacts and Regalia in recent times which brought back memories of a society long forgotten that existed in Graiguenamanagh during the turbulent years of early last century. This exhibition is on permanent display in the library for all to see.