For information on
each of our library branches please visit:
 Branch
Libraries Clare County Library
See also: Clare Arts Office Events
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Wednesday, 6th April 2022
Parkinson’s awareness talk: Kilrush Library
In Branch event at 2.30pm
To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Week, Kilrush Library are hosting a talk
by Nicola Thompson, Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist. Nicola has a wide experience
and knowledge of the condition, which she is delighted to share with people
either living with Parkinson’s or their carers, family members and friends.
This talk will be followed by a Q+A. There is also an open invitation for a
patient to come and tell their story on the day. Tea and coffee will be served.
A Healthy Ireland at Your Library event.
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Friday, 8th April 2022
Uplifting Chair Yoga class, for happiness & wellbeing.
A Healthy Ireland at Your Library Event: Killaloe Library
In Branch event at 11.30am
Join yoga teacher Trish Cleary for a taster chair yoga class in Killaloe Public
Library. Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can be done sitting on a
chair or standing on the ground, while using the chair for support and can
keep the body supple and healthy, reduce stress and improve mental health.
Free event for ages 18+, places are limited and booking essential. For booking
and information, contact Killaloe Library on 061 376062
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Tuesday, 12th April 2022
Killaloe Library: Spring into Storytime – Children’s
Easter Storytime and craft session
In Branch Event at 3.30pm
We’ll be reading Five Little Easter Bunnies by
Martha Mumford and Oscar The Hungry Unicorn Eats Easter by
Lou Carter and singing some seasonal rhymes. This will be followed
by a craft session. Suitable for 3 to 6 year olds. Free event, places
are limited and booking is necessary. Contact Killaloe Library at
(061) 376062 or email killaloe@clarelibrary.ie
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Tuesday, 14th April 2022
Uplifting Chair Yoga class, for happiness & wellbeing.
A Healthy Ireland at Your Library Event.
Newmarket on Fergus Library
In Branch event at 11am
Join yoga teacher Trish Cleary for a taster chair yoga class in Newmarket on
Fergus Public Library. Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can be done
sitting on a chair or standing on the ground, while using the chair for support
and can keep the body supple and healthy, reduce stress and improve mental
health. Free event for ages 18+, places are limited and booking essential.
For booking and information, contact Newmarket on Fergus Library on 061 368411.
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Thursday, 21st April 2022
Book Launch: ‘A Requiem for Hania’ by Greg
Dinner
Scariff Public Library
In Branch Event 6.30pm – 8pm
Join us for the launch of the paperback edition of the novel of ‘A
Requiem for Hania’ by local writer Greg Dinner. ‘A Requiem
for Hania’ is a story of identity, of loss, and of rediscovery.
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It is a story about friendship, about music that illuminates our
common humanity, about the pain of the past and the potential for
the present and for the future to heal. It is finally a story of
where we have all come from and just perhaps where we are going’ www.gregdinner.com
This is a free event and all are welcome. Please contact Scariff
Library for more information on 061 -922893 or scarriff_library@clarecoco.ie
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Tuesday, 26th April 2022
Killaloe Library: Spring into Storytime – Children’s
Storytime and craft session
In Branch Event at 3.30pm
Storytime and rhymes will be followed by a craft session. Suitable
for 3 to 6 year olds. Free event, places are limited and booking
is necessary. Contact Killaloe Library at (061) 376062 or email killaloe@clarelibrary.ie
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Tuesday, 26th April 2022
Kilrush Library Adult Fiction Book Club Meeting
In Branch Event at 6pm
This month we are reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. New members
are always welcome. Copies of the book are available for collection at Kilrush
Library. Contact Kilrush Library on 065 9051504 or email kilrush@clarelibrary.ie
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Thursday, 28th April 2022
Killaloe Library Bookclub Meeting
In Branch Event at 10.30am
Killaloe Library Bookclub’s April meeting will take place in the library
at 10.30am on Thursday 28th April. We will be reading Skin Deep by
Liz Nugent. New members to the bookclub are always welcome. Spaces limited
and booking essential. For more information contact contact Killaloe Library
on 061 376062 or email killaloe@clarelibrary.ie
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Thursday 28th April
Poetry Ireland Day – Scariff Community College
Book Launch.
In Branch event at 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Poetry
Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 28th and this year’s
theme is ‘Written in the Stars’.Scariff
Community College Transition Year Students will host the launch
of their recent publication ‘Dear Reader: A Collection
of Letters from People in Our Community on their Favourite Books
and Poems’ in Scariff Library on Thursday 28th April. The
students have writte to people in their community, asking them
to write back sharing reflections on their favourite books and
poems. The result is a beautiful collection of letters and reading
recommendations. Contributors to the book will read an extract
from their choices at the launch. This is a free event and all
are welcome. Booking is recommended by emailing favouritebookandpoems@gmail.com
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