In preparation for Cruinniú na nÓg children can take part this month in workshops across the county creating paper flowers representing the national flowers of everyone in our community. The gardens will be on display in the library from 15 June onwards!
Friends of Castle Lake Catchment is proud to announce that one of their members Donna Mullen has written a book “ How to Make Your Home a Nature Reserve”, published by O'Brien Press. The book will be launched at Bailieborough Library on Saturday 11th May at 3pm Everyone is welcome to attend! Refreshments will be served
Great News for BorrowBox users - BorrowBox is getting even better! From today the 1st of May, you will be able to access newspapers and magazines through the ePress Tab on your BorrowBox app. This means that BorrowBox will be your one stop shop for ebooks, audiobooks, newspapers and magazines, all in one place and available 24/7.
Cavan Library Service enjoys bringing events and experiences to older people throughout the year but Bealtaine Festival brings a special focus to our programming for older people. Check out the range of creative events planned in libraries across the county!
#PoetryDayIRL is a special day celebrating poetry for everyone. To mark the occasion Virginia Library asked local primary school children to write us a poem on the theme 'Good Sports' and they certainly came up trumps! Six poems really stood out though by pupils form Crossreagh N.S. and Knocktemple N.S. Check out their wonderful words and see all the poetry on display in Virginia Library! Happy Poetry Day Ireland and thank you to all the children and teachers who took part!
Creative Cavan are excited to launch a FREE workshop for parents of children with additional needs (aged 5-7 years) to maximise use of our NEW sensory toy library and provide opportunities for creative play. Led by Deirdre O’Reilly, a Child and Adult Psychotherapist specialising in Play Therapy there will be 2 session - one for parents only and another for parents and children. Booking essential!
To accommodate staff training, all libraries in Cavan will be closed until 2.00pm on Wednesday 17 April. You can login to your library account online to renew or reserve items and use our online library. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Bake Club for adults meets monthly at Virginia Library to share bakes, recipes and have a chat. Everyone is welcome and the next meeting is on Saturday 13 April. No need to book - just come along with your sweet or savoury bake!
Spring Into Storytime is delivered in all libraries across the country in the month of April, with storytimes in the library for preschool and primary school aged children. Cavan Library Service has been alive with storytimes in all our library branches. Check out our Facebook pages for details and dates.
Cavan County Council is delighted to offer Gaeltacht scholarships for teenagers! Glór Bréifne has sponsored the Gaeltacht scholarships. The closing date for this year's applications is Thursday 11 April 2024. The application form can be accessed on our website and is also available from local Library branches.
Details for this year's Easter colouring competition for children!
Feeling nervous about your Oral Irish exam? There is help at hand in libraries across Co. Cavan. Our very popular Oral Irish Workshops return this year on various dates across library branches. Free of charge!! Book early to avoid disappointed as places are limited.
Join us in Johnston Central Library at 4pm on Saturday February 24th for what is sure to be an illuminating and insightful chat with Writers Michael Harding and Dani Gill!
Belturbet Library will be hosting a reading from P.J. Kennedy followed by a brief quetion and answer time on Saturday February 24th from 11am - 12pm. All are welcome to attend.
You can now borrow a set of activator poles from four libraries in Cavan - Johnston Central Library, Cootehill Library, Bailieborough Library and Virginia Library. To get you started on your 'walking with poles' journey we are hosting pole demonstrations in our libraries in the coming weeks. Check out our events pages for more details.
Virginia Library is delighted to announce that regular programming of events for adults begins this January/February! We are planning to start a number of book clubs including - adult book club, audiobook club & baby book club. We are also inviting people to join an Irish Conversation Group/Club Leabhar. We have plans for Craft Group, Bake Club and Reminiscence Group. So would you like to join in? Everyone is welcome to any of these free events. To register your interest please pop in to see us or ring 049 8548456
Delighted to announce that a new collection of Manga, comics and graphic novels will hit library shelves in Johnston Central Library! This will include favourite characters, series and popular titles. Watch this space for details!
All libraries in Co. Cavan will be closed from 4.00pm on Friday 22nd December and will re-open on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. We wish all our customers and friends a happy Christmas and a New Year full of hope and peace.
Family Time at Your Library is the annual reading initiative held every December. Events and activities take place in all libraries during the month which aim to support a family-focused approach to reading and to promote reading as a fun, recreational activity for children. We’re celebrating on Saturday 3rd December with events at Johnston Central Library, Cootehill Library, Bailieborough Library and Virginia Library – so come along and join the fun!
The Bookmark - Our monthy newsletter with all the latest from libraries across the county.
Take a look back at features and photos from previous months and years!
