Kerry Libraries Celebrate Ireland Reads to Get People Reading

Kerry Libraries Celebrate Ireland Reads to Get People Reading

Libraries across Kerry are celebrating Ireland Reads Day this week with a special emphasis on Friday, February 25th. To mark this event several online events have been organised with a ‘get people reading’ motive throughout. Children’s authors, Emma Larkin and Katie O’Donoghue will present online story time sessions, which will be made available each day…

Kerry County Council Launches Local ‘Keep Well’ Campaign

Kerry County Council Launches Local ‘Keep Well’ Campaign

As part of the Government’s Resilience Campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kerry County Council is inviting people in the county to participate in and avail of a programme of events and initiatives which are being rolled out across Kerry under the national ‘Keep Well’ campaign. Online Information The local authority will be providing information online…

Cancelled: Dr. Mary O’Kane Lectures Weather Hit

Cancelled: Dr. Mary O’Kane Lectures Weather Hit

Due to weather alerts on Thursday and Friday, 3rd. and 4th. October, Dr. Mary O’Kane’s lectures scheduled for Castleisland, Tralee, and Killarney Libraries have been deferred. Kerry Library will re-schedule them at a future date and a spokesperson expressed regrets at any inconvenience caused. Dr. O’Kane, a Lecturer in Psychology, Early Childhood Studies and Education…

Bealtaine Festival Forging Links of Age and Opportunity

Bealtaine Festival Forging Links of Age and Opportunity

May belongs to the Bealtaine festival, celebrating creativity as we age and, on that note, Martyn Bell will give felt-making workshops in Castleisland Library on May 10th and 17th. Tel: 066 71 6 3403 This year, Kerry County Council, in association with Kerry Libraries and co-funded by the Arts Council, is bringing workshops in creative…