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Thurles: Book Gobblers review The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson

May 17th, 2012 · No Comments

Members of the 10-12 book club read and reviewed the Dragonfly Pool for the May meeting. The cover seemed to distract the boys from reading it as they thought it looked a bit girly. The girls on the other hand loved it. They thought it was a little bit slow to start but said it was a great adventure and told the other members that they should give it a chance.

This book is really well written and it’s a shame that the cover doesn’t appeal to boys because it has a well thought out and very imaginative plot. A host of brave characters from all types of backgrounds get together for an adventure of their lives. It’s a brilliant read but for reluctant readers it might be a little bit long. Highly recommended otherwise.

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Eu Direct: Referendum on the European Stability Treaty

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

The referendum on the European Stability treaty will take place on Thursday 31st May.

Voters will be asked to agree to a subsection being inserted into article 29.4 of the Constitution.

Copies of the treaty are available in your local library and you can also check the voters register. So make sure to have your say in Ireland’s future.

Information on the treaty is also available on Facebook StabilityTreaty.ie

and if all that technical language is double dutch to you check out the new jargon buster guide to technical terms related to the Treaty. Get informed at http://www.stabilitytreaty.ie/index.php/en/media/article/jargon_buster/..

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Europe Direct: Your rights, your future

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

EU Citizens: Have your say! Your rights, your future

Tell us what you think. Between 9 May and 9 September 2012 you have the chance to give your view on your rights as an EU citizen.

Have you ever encountered difficulties moving to another EU country?
Have you ever had problems when trying to shop online from another EU country?
In what kind of Union would you like to live in 2020?

Your view is important
The European Commission is working to strengthen your rights.
In 2010, the European Commission issued the first EU Citizenship Report to inform EU citizens about their rights. It listed 25 actions to make citizens’ life easier. These actions are well on track: check the dedicated scoreboard. Your views will help us prepare the next EU Citizenship Report that will be published in 2013 - The European Year of Citizens.

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/opinion/your-rights-your-future/
http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/consultations/index_en.htm

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Thurles Library: Tipperary teens film on youtube

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

‘Now and Then’, a film made by young people from Tipperary, examines the similarities and differences between the generations. Made under the auspices of Europe Direct Thurles and facilitated by Action School of Film, the documentary was made to celebrate 2012 as the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations.

http://youtu.be/Qu9vLb5H8QY

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Nenagh Library Book Club Reviews

May 11th, 2012 · No Comments

Nenagh library book club read two very different books for their May meeting and while all were agreed that ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ was a wonderful story and one they would heartily recommend, opinion was mixed on our second choice, ‘Half of the Human Race’. Those who read it found it disjointed and slow moving. Unless one was a fan of cricket, we felt there wasn’t much else to keep our interest. Members felt that the love story between Will and Constance or the suffragette angle suffered with all the talk of cricket. In the interests of fairness though, it must be said that this month’s book club meeting was smaller than usual and it is possible that some of those who didn’t attend really enjoyed this book. Who knows?

American, Mary Ann Shaffer, co-author of best selling ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ became interested in Guernsey having become stranded there due to bad weather in 1976. As she waited for the fog to lift she read ‘Jersey under the Jack-Boot’. Thus began her fascination with the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. Many years later, when goaded by her book club to write a novel, Mary Ann naturally thought of Guernsey. Several years of work yielded The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which was greeted with avid enthusiasm, first by her family, then by her writing group, and finally by publishers around the world. Sadly, Mary Ann’s health began to decline shortly thereafter, and she asked her niece, Annie Barrows, to help her finish the book.

The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, 30-something author, Juliet Ashton, starts a correspondence with Guernsey farmer, Dawsey Adams who finds Juliet’s name in a used book of hers. He invites articulate—and not-so-articulate—neighbours to write to Juliet with their stories. The letters jump from incident to incident—including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation—and person to person in a manner that can feel disjointed. But Juliet’s quips are so clever, the Guernsey inhabitants so enchanting and the small acts of heroism so vivid and moving that the book rolls along and the reader is sorry when they have to finish it.

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Carrick-on-Suir Library: Grow it Yourself

May 11th, 2012 · No Comments

The next meeting of the local Carrick-on-Suir Grow It Yourself group will be in the Library on Wedneesday 30th May at 7.00pm. The talk on the evening will be about ‘Unusual Edibles’ given by Padraic Meade. Look with new eyes at the vegetable plot or the hedgerow and surprise yourself with what you can actually eat. As usual these meetings are free of charge and anyone may come along.

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Roscrea Storytime this Saturday!

May 10th, 2012 · No Comments

Story time in Roscrea Library

For 3-6 year olds
Saturday 12 May
10.30 AM to 11 AM

We look forward to seeing you in the Library for a bit of fun!!

( Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

For more details : 0505 22032

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Roscrea: “Lets Read Pal 2012”

May 10th, 2012 · No Comments

On Wednesday 9th May, Roscrea library was alive with the sound of the participants of the “Let’s Read Pal 2012″ project eagerly awaiting the presentation of certificates.

Lets Read Pal is an initiative from the local Schools Completion Officer, Mairead Keevey and Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré. 12 5th and 6th class students from 3 local schools, Scoil Eoin Naofa, Corville and the Sacred Heart Convent were each paired with a mentor from the Transition year Pupils in Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré. Each student picked a topic that was of interest to them and they carried out research on their chosen topics, over a number of weeks after school, using resources available at the Library, such as books, encyclopedias and the internet. Once they had their research carried out, [Read more →]

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Nenagh Library - May Exhibition

May 4th, 2012 · No Comments

A COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS FROM A GROUP OF THREE ARTISTS

The group comprising Mary Flannagan, Maeve Ryan, and Mary Redfern have being painting together for more than five years. They first met at painting classes and have being painting together since some times at classes and sometimes at home.

We get our inspiration from life in general, our surroundings and nature.

For all three of us painting is our passion, it challenges, relaxes and intrigues us.

We each have individual styles and subject interests

Mary Flannagan who lives in Carrigatoher, Nenagh, originally studied graphic design in Limerick school of art and design. She started painting about thirteen years ago and while she has a wide range of subject interest she is inspired mainly by flowers and wild life. She paints in acrylic and also pencil and pastels.

Maeve Ryan lives in killaloe and enjoys painting as a hobby. She finds the artists she paints with inspirational to her and she is also inspired by flowers and the sea.

Mary Redfern lives in Cappamore, Co Limerick and has always had an interest in art. It is only in the last eight years however that she has been painting regularly as a hobby. She has also a wide range of subject interest. She is inspired by nature, wild life and more recently by portraits of people.

All three of us have exhibited in recent years in the Nenagh Library, the Georgian house and Gardens, Limerick and in the Limerick County Library. Maeve also exhibits every in the Killaloe Trail.

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Nenagh - Niall de Burca visits Nenagh library for Bealtaine

May 4th, 2012 · No Comments

Nenagh library was the place to be on Thursday morning last. As part of our Bealtaine celebrations Niall de Burca held a very successful storytelling session. We had a full house on the day with 84 people, adults and children, in attendance. Classes from Lissenhall, Kildangan and a Nenagh CBS attended alongside teachers, several grandparents and other adults who had seen it advertised on the Bealtaine brochure. Niall had them in the palm of his hand from the start, getting everyone involved in the stories, repeating lines and imitating his accents. The children loved it and the adults thought him a hoot. We fended off queries all morning as to where he’s going next, when we’ll be getting him again and several of the older people expressed their satisfaction at the fact that there was such a mix of children as well as adults attending events for this Bealtaine. Apparently intergenerational is the way to go! Our thanks once more to Niall for entertaining us all.