Cork County Council Library & Arts Service
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Cork County Council Library & Arts Service has 25 branches & 4 mobile libraries which serve a population of over 360,000 people.
As part of Mallow Arts Festival #MallowLibrary hosted crime authors Catherine Kirwan and Casey King. The authors read from their novels and took questions afterwards. Thanks to everyone who attended! #MallowArtsFestival #WhatLibrariesDo #CaseyKing #CatherineKirwan @LibrariesIre…
Skibbereen Library’s children’s chess club meets every Thursday at 11am. Adults are welcome to join chess club every Saturday at 11am. These groups offer a social and fun way for people of all skill levels to enjoy the game of chess. No need to book a place, just come along and…
Breathe like a dragon, walk like a giant, swim with selkies and fly away with the fairies ✨ Thank you Mandy from Seanachai Yoga for bringing fairytales to life at #MitchelstownLibrary ⭐ #HealthyIrelandAtYourLibrary #WhatLibrariesDo @LibrariesIre
💜 Our winners of the International Women’s Day Flash Fiction Competition 2025! Comhghairdeachas! 👏✨ 💜 Marie from our Lending Library presenting Clara Byrne with her prize for her winning entry ‘Thoughts at the Clothes Horse’ & buaiteoir an Chéad Duais sa Ghaeilge, Séamus Mac…
Local geographer, historian and author, Christy Roche launched his third book, “From Whence They Came – The Peter Robinson Settlers” recently & Fermoy Library staff were thrilled to be invited to the celebrations! Pictured is Christy signing one of his books for his…
We had lots of budding potion brewers at the Harry Potter Potion Workshop in Kinsale Library this week! #Anyone4Science #SummerSTEMWeek #SummerARTS #CreativeIrl #LibrariesIreland #WhatLibrariesDo #CorkCountyCouncil #ScienceKids #ScienceWorks #Kinsale
Talk about smelling good enough to eat! We don’t know about the children, but the staff at #BandonLibrary definitely had to restrain ourselves from sampling the products of this #SummerSTEMWeek’s #SummerArts chocolate playdough workshop! Michael, @Anyone 4 Science, expertly…
Skibbereen Arts Festival and Resonate invite you to the opening of the exhibition ‘This Place is for Shining’ brought to you by Studio Ballydehub and their work with artist Tess Leak on Friday 1st Aug at 1:30pm! Comprising puppets, masks, songs and a giant processional snake…
Summer Stars Colouring Competition at Kinsale Library for children from 3-12 years. Theme: ”Draw a character from your favourite story” Closing Date: 19th August. Application forms available in Kinsale Library. #SummerStars #Kinsale #KinsaleLibrary @Corkcoco
Millstreet Library Knit & Natter Group Supports Dementia Care in Bantry Hospital. A heartfelt initiative recently came full circle when Teresa Bohane, Head Dementia Nurse at Bantry Hospital, put a call for help – asking if knitting groups in Cork County Libraries could create…
Join award-winning author, E.R. Murray in Skibbereen Library and become your own Story Detective! Explore the secrets behind creating memorable characters, mind-blowing settings and edge-of-your-seat plots. Investigate a series of clues to create your own exciting mystery that…
Newmarket Library recently hosted a fairytale & yoga workshop with Seanachai Yoga! #healthyireland #hiayl #newmarketlibrary
Australian Anthropologist Chris Eipper delivers a lecture in #Bantrylibrary last evening, 50 years after spending an extended period living in the community at the peak of Gulf Oil in Bantry. #whatlibrariesdo
🌟🧚♂️ Children’s Yoga & Fairytales 🧚♂️🌟 Mandy from Seanachai Yoga is continuing her series of fairytale workshops this week. In the workshops she'll bring fairytales to life through yoga poses by breathing like a dragon, walking like a giant, swimming with selkies and flying…
This week Millstreet Library hosted our Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Playdough STEM workshop, and what a fantastic time it was. Young inventors got hands-on making their own chocolate playdough & designed their very own chocolate creations – inspired by the magical world of…
Join us at #BandonLibrary for an Autism Friendly Summer Arts & Crafts session. Wednesday 6th August. 11am. Suitable for ages 6 – 12 years. Places are limited, so please contact the library to book your spot! #WhatLibrariesDo #TakeACloserLook @Corkcoco @Community_Hubs…
Are you interested in volunteering but don’t know where to start? Charleville Library invites you to join them for a drop-in session Cork Volunteer Centre on Tuesday, 29th July, between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Ви зацікавлені у волонтерстві, але не знаєте, з чого почати?…
Fermoy Library is celebrating #SummerSTEMWeek with a Harry Potter inspired Potion Making Workshop on Wednesday 30th July at 10am. The workshop is suitable for 8-12yr olds & places are limited so booking is essential! Contact #FermoyLibrary on 025-31318 or email us at…
Local artist Mairead Geary is currently in residence in #Cobhlibrary with her exhibition of landscape paintings entitled ‘Rugged Landscapes’. This gorgeous exhibition was launched by Cobh's very own Pat Kinevane. It runs until Thursday July 31st and it's well worth a visit!…
#BantryLibrary are thrilled to host Anthropologist , Dr. Chris Eipper who will give a talk in the library today at 6.30 p.m. about his time spent in Bantry 50 years ago at the peak of Gulf Oil. All are welcome and no booking is required.
