Birr Library
Event: Ceramic Wall Art by Sandra Cole
Date: Thursday December 1st to Thursday December 22nd
Info: Exhibition
Event: Birr Library Book Club
Date: Wednesday December 7th @ 3.00pm
Info: New members welcome. Free event
Event: Children's Christmas Card making Workshop
Date: Wednesday 14th December, 3.45pm -4.45pm
Info: Booking essential. Suitable for ages 6-13. Design and create your own beautiful hand-made Christmas cards and gift tags! Free event
Event: Children’s Christmas Decoration Workshop
Date: Friday 16th December, 3.45pm - 4.45pm
Info: Booking essential. Suitable for ages 6-13. Come along to make and decorate your own Christmas tree decorations! Free Event
Event: A Musical Morning with Mercy Primary School Choir
Date: Tuesday, December 20th, 11.00am in Birr Library
Info: Christmas Carols and Music from the choir of Mercy Primary School, Birr.
Free event.
Event: Tiny Tots Christmas Storytime
Date: Wednesday 21st December @ 2.00pm
Info: Join us for Christmas themed stories, songs and colouring! Suitable for all young children. Free event
Event: Christmas Storytime
Date: Wednesday 21st December @ 6.45pm
Info: Christmas stories and fun. Ages 4-9. Free event
Event: Christmas Storytimes for Primary School Classes and Creches
Info: Throughout the month in the run-up to Christmas we are offering special Christmas themed storytimes for school and creche groups. These may be booked by contacting the library.
Free event
Event: Christmas Book Display
Info: From December 1st while book stocks last. A special display of library stock with a Christmas theme. All items in the display are also available for borrowing.
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Edenderry Library
Event: Beginners Art classes with Kathleen
Date: Tuesday mornings
Info: Fee charged
Event: Children’s Art
Date: 10th December 2016
Info: Children 5-8 and 9-12 years, enquire at library for times. Fee charged.
Event: Christmas Wreath-Making
Date: 7th December @ 6pm
Info: Adults and Children 10 plus. Free
Event: Christmas Crafts for Children
Date: 7th December @ 4pm
Info: Children aged 5 plus. Free
Event: Christmas Carols as Gaeilge
Date: 20th December @ 10.15 am
Info: Gael Scoil Eadan Doire will sing Christmas carols. Free event.
Event: Polar Express
Date: Wednesday 21st 5pm & 6.30pm
Info: Booking essential. Free event.
Event: “1916 and the Irish Country House” Talk by Ciaran Reilly
Date: Wednesday 14th @ 7pm
Info: Talk on 1916. Free event.
Event: Exhibition “1916 and the Irish Country House”
Date: 13th December to end of January
Info: '1916 and the Irish Country House: Rebellion and War' curated by Dr Ciarán Reilly and the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses & Estates, Maynooth University. Free
Contact: Edenderrylibrary@offalycoco.ie Tel: 046 9731028
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Tullamore Library
Event: Poetry Group
Date: Once a Month – contact the library for next date
Info: This group meet to discuss poetry and read their own work. New members welcome
Event: Toddler Time
Info: Every Wednesday
Date: Time: 10.30am
Event: Parent & Toddler Group
Info: Cost: Free
Event: Toddler Time
Info: Every Saturday
Time: 11am
Event: Parent & Toddler Group
Cost: Free
Event: Knitting Group
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 6.45pm - 7.45pm
Event: Knitting Group meeting weekly
Info: Cost: Free - New members welcome
Event: Conradh na Gaeilge / Conversational Irish Group
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 6.45pm - 7.45pm
Event: Irish conversation group meeting weekly
Info: Cost: Free - New members welcome
Event: German Conversational Group (adults)
Info: Every Tuesday
Time: 6pm - 6.45pm
Event: German conversation group meeting weekly
Info: Cost: Free - New members welcome
Event: Pop up Christmas movies
Date: From 12th December
Shown all day
Event: TY Christmas Market
Date: 9th, 16th December. 10am – 12pm
Sale of works by TY students from local schools. Free event.
Event: Santa Letter Writing Workshop
Date: 10th December @ 11.30am
Info: Booking required
Event: The Polar Express
Date: 15th & 16th December
Info: Booking required. Wednesday & Thursday at 5pm & 6.30pm
Event: Creative writing group Christmas readings in the library
Date: 15th December @ 6.30 - 7.30pm
Info: Pauline McNamee's creative writing class will read some of their own creative writing
Event: German Christmas evening
Date: Tuesday 20th December at 6pm.
Info: All welcome.
Event: Christmas Charity Bake Sale
Date: Wednesday 21st December. 11am - 1pm
Info: Staff charity event in aid of Simon Community. All welcome.
Event: Book in a bag is back for Christmas
Info: Surprise yourself this Christmas with a secret book from the library!
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Banagher Library
Event: Christmas themed story time and songs
Date: Tuesday 6th & Tuesday 13th December @ 11.30am
Info: with St Rynagh’s Senior & Junior infants
Event: Christmas Card making workshop for children
Date: Tuesday 13th December @ 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Info: Design and create your own beautiful hand made Christmas cards and gift tags! Suitable for ages 6-13. Booking advised as places are limited.
Event: Toddlers story time
Date: Thursday 15th & Thursday 22nd December @ 2.10pm
Info: Join us in Banagher library for Christmas themed stories, songs and colouring! Suitable for all young children. Booking advised as places are limited.
Event: Children’s Christmas decoration workshop
Date: Thursday 15th December @ 6:30pm -7:30pm
Info: Come along to make and decorate your own Christmas tree decorations. Suitable for ages 6-13. Booking advised as places are limited.
Event: Children's Christmas colouring and crafts
Date: Saturday 17th December @ 10:30am-11:30am
Info: Festive themed colouring and crafts for all ages. Booking advised as places are limited.
Event: Children's Christmas colouring and crafts
Date: Tuesday 20th December @ 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Info: Suitable for all ages. Booking advised as places are limited.
Event: OLDC Work and Learning centre
Date: Every Wednesday 9.30am – 1.00pm
Info: One-to-one by appointment only. Contact OLDC for further details.
Cost: Free
Phone 0579151471 or 0579124950 or email banagherlibrary@offalycoco.ie
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Clara Library
Event: Tuesday Crafters
Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm
Info: New members welcome.
Event: Craft group
Date: Every Thursday 10am – 12.30pm
Info: New members welcome.
Event: Book Club
Date: First Friday of every month 10.30 – 12.30pm
Info: New members welcome.
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Daingean Library
Event: Crochet Class
Date: Every Wednesday from 6pm – 8pm.
Info: New members welcome.
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