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March 2024 Bantry Library - celebrating its 50th anniversary this year Welcome to the Cork County Council Library & Arts Service Newsletter Contents International Women's Day Get to Know Fermoy Library Podcasts on St. Patrick by the Local Studies Library Exhibitions Events Groups Chun Lá Idirnáisiunta na mBan 2024 - Dé hAoine 8ú Márta a cheilliúradh, tá athas ar Sheirbhís Leabharlainne agus Ealaíonn Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí 3ú comórtas gearrscéal bliantúil Ficsean Mear a chur i láthair. Tugtar cuiread duit scéal a scríobh as Gaeilge nó as Béarla leis an téama "Le Chéile" (uasmhéid 800 focal). Beidh comhartha leabhair €75 an ceann ag dul don dá scéal a bhuann an comórtas agus beidh na scéalta foilsithe ar suíomh gréasáin na leabharlainne. Is féidir forimeacha iontrála agus tuilleadh eolais a fháil ar líne nó ó do leabharlann aitiúil. Sé an dáta deiridh comórtas seo na 31ú Márta 2024.   *****   To celebrate International Women's Day 2024, Cork County Council Library & Arts Service is pleased to present the third annual Flash Fiction Short Story competition. You are invited to write a story in Irish or English with the theme "Together" (max 800 words). The two winning stories will each receive a €75 book token and will be published on the library website. Entry forms and details are available online and from your local library branch. The closing date is Sunday March 31st. Download Entry Form from here Make Up Masterclass at Bantry Library Friday March 8th at 2.30pm To celebrate International Women's Day, Bantry Library is hosting a Make Up Masterclass. Learn all the tips and tricks to enhance your natural beauty from our professional Make Up Artist.   Bantry Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Intergenerational Music & Dance Workshop at Carrigaline Library Friday March 8th at 3pm Carrigaline Library is inviting grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters (and of course other children) to take part in Ruti Lachs' intergenerational, intercultural world dance music workshop. A fun-filled morning is guaranteed! Booking is essential so please book your place at the library desk, by phoning 021-4371888 or by emailing carrigaline.library@corkcoco.ie Carrigaline Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) 'Flash Fiction' Creative Writing Workshop for Adults at Charleville Library Friday March 8th at 11am - 1pm Writer Marie O'Halloran will present a free creative writing workshop for adults at Charleville Library. This workshop was organised to tie in with the annual Cork County Library & Arts Service International Women's Day Flash Fiction Short Story Competition. Places are limited so please make sure to book ASAP. Call the library on 063-89769 or email charleville.library@corkcoco.ie Charleville Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) 'Flash Fiction' Creative Writing Workshop for Adults at Dunmanway Library Friday March 8th from 2.30pm - 4.30pm Writer Tina Pisco will present a free creative writing workshop for adults at Dunmanway Library. This workshop was organised to tie in with the annual Cork County Library & Arts Service International Women's Day Flash Fiction Short Story Competition. Places are limited and booking is essential. Please contact Dunmanway Library by enquiring at the library desk, by phoning 023-8855411 or by emailing dunmanway.library@corkcoco.ie Dunmanway Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Nutrition for Women's Health at Fermoy Library Tuesday March 5th at 2.30pm As part of our International Women's Day celebrations join Registered Dietician Aoife McDonald at Fermoy Library as she delivers a talk on the importance of nutrition for Women's Health. Topics include essential nutrients, balanced meals and tips for optimising heart and gut health plus much more. All are welcome to attend, no need to pre-book. For more information, please contact 025-31318 or email fermoy.library@corkcoco.ie Fermoy Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Intergenerational Music & Dance Workshop at Kinsale Library Friday March 8th at 11.30am Kinsale Library is inviting grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters (and of course other children) to take part in Ruti Lachs' intergenerational, intercultural world dance music workshop. A fun-filled morning is guaranteed! Booking is essential so please book your place at the library desk, by phoning 021-4774266 or by emailing kinsale.library@corkcoco.ie Kinsale Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Nutrition for Menopause Talk at Midleton Library Tuesday March 5th at 12pm Join us at Midleton Library where Registered Dietician Aoife McDonald will deliver a talk on Nutrition for Menopause to celebrate International Women’s Day. This is a free event, and all are welcome to attend! For more information, please contact the library on 021-4613929 or email midleton.library@corkcoco.ie Midleton Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Women’s Social Group at Midleton Library Wednesday March 6th at 11.30am To celebrate International Women's Day, join the social club for women at Midleton Library.  As a group, you get to decide what to do - from arts and crafts to general discussions on trying to solve the world's problems. If you are interested, please speak to a member of staff or contact us by email at  midleton.library@corkcoco.ie or by phone at 021-4613929. Midleton Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Get to Know Fermoy Library Fermoy library is set back just behind the main street on Connolly Street and supplies local and not-so-local people with access to a wide variety of books, audiobooks, sheet music, and DVDs, while playing host to a multitude of events and clubs throughout the year. We also have daily newspapers, two public PCs, and self-service printing and photocopying available for use. The branch is currently manned by Lynda, Majella, Angela, and Gemma, who endeavour to provide a welcoming environment to its users. Fermoy library is proud to be one of the few My Open Library branches as part of the My Open Library initiative, allowing us to extend our services to the public outside of our regular hours. It is an exceedingly popular service; enquiries about it are frequently taken at the desk and slots for inductions to MOL membership are in high demand. These inductions are held bi-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm and must be booked in advance. This service allows the public (16yrs+) to use the library 7 days a week outside of staff hours, between 8am - 9.30am and 5.30pm - 10pm Tuesday to Saturday (excl. bank holidays), or between 8am and 10pm on unstaffed days.​ Our primary visitors to the library are the local schoolchildren alongside the knitting club, the embroidery circle, an Ciorcal Cainte, and the Lego club who make use of the privacy of our meeting room. Talks and exhibitions are also held occasionally for the benefit of the local community to entice people not only to interact with the library, but also with each other. Over the past year we had talks for children surrounding bees and comic creation, presentations from the SEAI and ALONE, the launch of the Repair Café, and exhibitions by local artists and musicians - to name but a few. Information for all our upcoming events can be found on posters in the library itself and on the Cork County Council Library & Arts Service social media. Our Regular Groups Tuesdays: Ciorcal Cainte - Irish Talking Group (11am - depending on numbers, call ahead) Thursdays: Knitting Group (2.30pm - 4pm) Fridays: Embroidery Circle (10.30am) Saturdays: Lego Club for 5-12 year-olds (11am - 12pm & 12.30pm - 1.30pm – must be booked in advance, excl. bank holidays) Our Monthly Groups Book Club: First Wednesday of the month Writers Group: First Thursday of the month Storytime: First Saturday of the month (excl. bank holidays, it rolls over to the following Saturday) Flower and Garden Group: Call for the next scheduled meeting Enquiries about joining these groups are welcomed at the desk or via phone. We hope to see you soon! To contact Fermoy Library please call 025-31318 or email fermoy.library@corkcoco.ie Fermoy Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Enjoying St. Patrick’s Festival at the Local Studies Library As the celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint gather momentum a visit is timely to our two podcasts, “St. Patrick” and “From Procession to Carnival: St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival,” which mark respectively the saint’s life story and the festivities that his legacy continues to generate. The first podcast examines the life of Patrick from childhood enslavement to missionary preaching with colourful detail, including the saint’s spectacular pyrotechnics on the Hill of Tara and the banishing of those dreaded snakes from our shores. There is also coverage of his enduring appeal through people, places and sporting clubs named after him. The second podcast concentrates on the St. Patrick’s Day parade which has evolved from its simple eighteenth century American origins to the diverse spectacles celebrated annually in villages, towns, and cities across the world. References to parade grand marshals in some Cork towns and participation by marching bands are of local interest. The podcasts can be accessed per www.corklocalstudies.ie, which contains several other local studies pieces including a timely podcast about Easter, which comes two weeks after Patrick’s Day this year called “Easter Customs and Legends”, covering both the origins of the Christian celebration and the attendant Easter eggs and hot crossed buns. Bandon Library presents Traces of Attachment Exhibition Local artist Cliodhna O’Riordan’s exhibition, ‘Traces of Attachment’ will be on display in Bandon Library for the whole month of March. All are welcome to come and enjoy Cliodhna’s work! Bandon Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Cobh Library presents Junior Cycle Visual Art Exhibition Launches Thursday March 7th at 3.45pm Cobh Library is delighted to welcome the students from Carrignafoy Community College to the exhibition space for the month of March with their Junior Cycle Visual Art Exhibition. The exhibition will run until Thursday March 28th. Cobh Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Fermoy Library presents Conna Camera Club Photography Exhibition For the month of March, Fermoy Library will play host to the Conna Camera Club and their beautiful photographs. Photographs will be displayed in the Fermoy Meeting Room for everyone to enjoy, so don't forget to pop in and take a look. Fermoy Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Kinsale Library presents Meanderings of a Colourful Mind Exhibition Saturday March 2nd - Saturday March 23rd Kinsale Library is displaying a collaborative exhibition Meanderings of a Colourful Mind by artists Olivia O'Keeffe, Martina Furlong, and Marja van Kampen. Be sure to visit to see this incredible explosion of colour. Kinsale Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Youghal Library presents Bird Moments Exhibition Friday March 1st - Saturday March 30th Pat White is displaying his stunning collection of photographs showcasing the birdlife in (but not limited to) East Cork. Not to be missed! Youghal Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Holy Wells Workshop at Bandon Library Thursday March 7th from 11am - 1pm Marie Brett (artist) and Amanda Clarke (Holy Wells of Cork and Kerry) are holding a free informal workshop at Bandon Library where you are invited to listen to and share stories about experiences at holy wells. All are welcome! Bandon Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Kids Clothes Swap at Cobh Library Saturday March 9th from 2pm - 4pm Cobh Neighbourhood Network will be holding a Kids Clothes Swap at Cobh Library. Clean kids clothes in good condition up to 10 years will be accepted. No minimum clothes required for entry, just come along! Cobh Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Storytime with Taffy and Maria at Cobh Library Wednesday March 13th from 2pm - 3.30pm Cobh Library welcomes renowned Welsh storyteller Taffy Thomas along with our own award-winning Maria Gillen for a storytelling session.  Taffy has a repertoire of more than 300 stories, collected mainly from traditional oral sources, and he knows how to tell them!  Free event, no need to register. Cobh Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) EmployAbility Jobs Clinic at Cobh Library Thursday March 14th from 2pm - 4pm Join Joanna from EmployAbility Cork, who will be holding her regular drop-in jobs clinic to help those with a disability to secure and maintain employment. No prior booking necessary. For more information, please contact the library on 021-4811130 or email cobh.library@corkcoco.ie Cobh Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Computer Basics Workshop for Adults with Tobias at Cobh Library Friday March 15th from 11am - 12pm Cobh Library is running a free workshop on computer basics. Learn basic computer skills in a friendly environment!  Bring along your device on the day. Booking is beneficial as places are limited, so please contact the library on 021-4811130 or email cobh.library@corkcoco.ie to book your spot now. Cobh Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Holy Wells Workshop at Kinsale Library Tuesday March 5th from 2pm - 4pm Marie Brett (artist) and Amanda Clarke (Holy Wells of Cork and Kerry) are holding a free informal workshop at Kinsale Library where you are invited to listen to and share stories about experiences at holy wells. All are welcome! Kinsale Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) How to use your Smartphone at Mallow Library Wednesdays from 12.30pm - 2.30pm Come along to this smartphone course for adults who are getting used to technology. You will learn about form-filling, navigating apps, changing settings and any other questions you might have. This course is for all adults, not just older adults. Participants must bring their own device. This is a six-week course run by the ETB. Booking is essential so please contact Mallow Library by phoning 022-21821 or by emailing mallow.library@corkcoco.ie Mallow Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Repair Cafe at Mallow Library Saturday March 9th from 11am - 1.30pm If you have broken household items in need of repair, or if you just want advice, you are welcome to come along!   Clothing/textiles Electrical Items Bikes Furniture General Household Goods Mallow Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Afternoon of Poetry and Song at Mallow Library Thursday March 21st from 2.30pm - 5pm To celebrate World Poetry Day, Mallow Scribes are delighted to be hosting an afternoon of poetry, music, and stories at Mallow Library. All are welcome, whether to just sit and listen, or to bring along your own party piece! Mallow Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Make Your Own Planisphere at Midleton Library Saturday March 9th at 3pm In celebration of #IrishAstronomyWeek2024, Midleton Library is hosting a Free Make Your Own Planisphere Workshop for young people aged 12-17 years. Planispheres are simple astronomical instruments which can be adjusted to show the positions of the stars for any time of night, or year. Creating your own couldn't be easier, we promise! Places are limited, so contact us to reserve yours by phoning 0214613929, or by emailing midleton.library@corkcoco.ie Midleton Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Childrens Easter Colouring Competition at Midleton Library For kids aged between 4 and 12, simply pick up the colouring sheet at Midleton Library, colour it in however you like, and return your entry with your details by Saturday March 30th. Have fun & good luck! Midleton Library | Cork County (corkcoco.ie) Workshop for Cork Volunteer Co-Ordinators at Mitchelstown Library Tuesday March 26th from 11am - 12pm Join the Cork Volunteer Centre at Mitchelstown Library for an interactive workshop on Volunteer Co-Ordinators.   Learn about benefits and challenges of inclusive volunteering. Learn tips on volunteer recruitment and support. Share your experience and network. For more information, please contact Gosia at gosia@volunteercork.ie or Nina at nina@volunteercork.ie  No booking required, all are welcome.