whats happening in south dublin libraries

APRIL 2016JUNE

WHAT’SHAPPENINGAT SOUTH DUBLIN LIBRARIES

A BHFUIL AG TARLÚ

I LEABHARLANNA ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS

What’s Happening At a glance!

APRIL/MAY1916 Rising ExhibitionAll DayBallyroan Library

1 April27 May

APRIL South Dublin and the 1916 Rising in Oral Histories Irish Life and Lore7.00pm - 8.00pmLucan Library

4APRIL Palmerstown Library at

Stewarts Book Club5.00pm Palmerstown Library at Stewarts

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Merge Sessions6.30pm - 8.00pmConference Room Tallaght7

APRIL/MAYCastletymon Junior Chess ClubSaturdays 11.15amCastletymon Library

9 April28 May

APRIL South Dublin and the 1916 Rising in Oral Histories Irish Life and Lore7.00pmBallyroan Library

13APRIL The Humpback Whales

of Cape Verde6.00pm - 8.00pmBallyroan Library

14APRIL Two Cities One Book:

Dublin 19167.00pm Lucan Library

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APRIL Songs on Climate Change with Enda Reilly 9.45am - 10.30am; 11.00am - 11.45am Ballyroan Library

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An Evening with Dick Warner6.30pmClondalkin Library19

APRILBronte200 pop-up bookclub7.00pm - 8.00pmTallaght Library21

APRILAuthor visit with Brian Kirk10.00am - 12.30pmBallyroan Library26

APRILYoung Rebels at St Enda’s Park10.00am - 12.30pmPearse Museum at St. Endas Park26/28

APRIL/MAY Basic Internet Skills9.30am - 11.00am or 11.00am - 12.30pm or 12.30pm - 2.00pm Lucan Library

26 April17 May

APRILPoems of 1916 with Jim Ryan7.00pmThe Coach House, Palmerstown28

APRILFind My Past Event11.00am - 4.00pmTallaght Library28

APRILA Concert to RememberDoors open 6.30pmClondalkin Library30

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MAYGardening Talk & Demonstration11.00amBallyroan Library5

MAYCreative Writing Workshops10.00am - 12.30pmTallaght Library5/12

MAYThe Natural Facial11.15amCastletymon Library10

MAY Mill Lane Writers with Roslyn Hickey6.30pmPalmerstown Library at Stewarts

10MAY

Iridology with Jale Egan11.30am - 12.30pm Lucan Library11

MAYThe Great Tallaght Bake-off6.30pmTallaght Library12

MAY Remember Delia MurphyLucan Library • 7.00pm –16 MayBallyroan Library • 7.00pm –17 MayTallaght Library • 11.00am –18 May

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MAY Art Demonstration with Morgan Gibbs11.00amBallyroan Library

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Carer’s Information Fair10.00am - 1.00pmTallaght Library 23

MAYPeter Rabbit Day10.00am - 5.00pmTallaght Library 23

MAY Sean O’Casey’s The Plough & the Stars10.00amLucan Library

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MAY Author Visit: Catherine Dunne11.00am Castletymon Library

24MAY Pain Free Life - my journey to

wellness with Andrea Hayes11.30am - 1.00pm Tallaght Library

24MAY Author Visit:

Catherine Dunne7.00pm Lucan Library

25MAY/JUNE Shakespeare400

24th, 31st May and June 7th3.00pm - 5.00pmTallaght library

24MAY

Creative Writing Workshop11.30amCastletymon Library26

JUNE Roald Dahl’s Amazing Animal Stories10.00am; 11.15am & 12.15am Ballyroan Library

7JUNE

Ruaille Buaille Lucan - Children’s Music FestivalVarious Venues in Lucan8-11

JUNEIllustrators Ireland ExhibitionAll DayBallyroan Library13-30

JUNE Creative Writing Workshops on 1916 Rising with Nicola Pierce10.00am & 11.30amBallyroan Library

14JUNE Creative Writing Workshops on

1916 Rising with Nicola Pierce10.00am & 11.30amTallaght Library

15JUNE Bloomsday . . . A celebration of

James Joyce through Music7.00pm Ballyroan Library

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South Dublin Libraries Your Library: Your WorldWe have lots of activities happening between now and July 2016.

Here are just some of the highlights – Remember that all events are free unless otherwise stated. Please visit www.southdublinlibraries.ie or ask at your local library for a full programme of events. Please book through your local library.

South Dublin County Council have a fantastic Centenary Programme commemorating 1916-2016 and a small selection is included here - check out the full programme at www.sdcc.ie. Centenary events all around Ireland

can be found at www.ireland.ie.

Leabharlanna Átha Cliath Theas Do Leabharlann: Do Dhomhan‘A mBeidh ag Tarlú i Leabharlanna Átha Cliath Theas idir Aibreán agus Meitheamh 2016.

Beidh go leor imeachtaí ar bun againn idir seo agus mí Meithimh 2016.

Níl anseo ach sampla de na cinn is suntasaí. Beidh gach imeacht saor in aisce mura bhfuil a mhalairt luaite. Téigh isteach ar www.southdublinlibraries.ie nó iarr clár iomlán na n-imeachtaí sa leabharlann áitiúil. Cuir d’áit in áirithe tríd an leabharlann áitiúil, le do thoil.

Tá clár iontach ag Comhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas chun an céad bliain 1916-2016 a chomóradh agus tá rogha bheag dá mbeidh ag tarlú tugtha anseo - tá an clár iomlán ar www.sdcc.ie. Gheofar na himeachtaí a bheidh ag tarlú ar fud na tíre don chomóradh ar www.ireland.ie.

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1916 RisingThis exhibition focuses on local involvement in the 1916 Rising. South Dublin is most associated with the Rising through well-known historical figures (Padraic Pearse & Eoin MacNeill) but the exhibition also includes the stories of lesser known participants

Age/suitability: Adults & Children

1st April - 27th May All Day Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

South Dublin and the 1916 Rising in Oral Histories Irish Life and LoreThis presentation features interviews conducted by Maurice O’Keeffe during the past few years and in so doing he has ensured the preservation of information which otherwise would have gone to the grave. These recordings which were compiled with the sons, daughters, grandchildren and other close relatives of those central to events at Easter 1916. Herein are valuable snippets of information which add colour and sometimes extra detail to well- known events in the narrative of the War of Independence and its aftermath

Age/suitability: Adult

Monday 4th April 7.00pm Lucan Library 01 621 6422 [email protected]

Wednesday 13th April 7.00pm Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

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April 2016

Event descriptions

Palmerstown Library at Stewarts Book ClubAuthor Christine Dwyer-Hickey will visit the group. New members welcome.


Tuesday 5th April 5.00pm Palmerstown Library at Stewarts 01 651 8129

Merge SessionsA poetry evening with local poet Kenneth Nolan

Age/suitability: Adults

Thursday 7th April 6.30pm - 8.00pm Conference Room Tallaght 01 462 0073 [email protected]

Castletymon Junior Chess ClubOur Junior Chess Club facilitated by Fred Murphy continues on Saturday mornings.Suitable for children aged 7 and over. New members welcome. Come along and have fun joining in the challenge!

Age/suitability: Children aged 7 and over

Saturdays 9th April – 28th May 11.15am Castletymon Library 01 452 4888 [email protected]

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The Humpback Whales of Cape VerdeCanola Pictures in association with The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) will screen the film The Humpback Whales of Cape Verde as part of a unique collaboration with the libraries of Ireland. It is one of a limited number of screenings in libraries around Ireland. Admission is free but on a first come basis. Shot in Ireland, Cape Verde and Malta, The Humpback Whales of Cape Verde follows Dr Simon Berrow and an international team of marine scientists on an ambitious adventure to prove humpback whales from both the northern and southern hemispheres use the Cape Verde archipelago as a breeding ground. Screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with experts from the IWDG and the film’s director, Tony Whelan.

Age/suitability: Adult/Teens Booking Essential

Thursday 14th April 6.00pm - 8.00pm Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

Two Cities One Book: Dublin 1916A talk by historian Padraig YeatesPadraig will look at the effects of the Rising on the ordinary lives in the city, including new records from Dublin Military Police. This is part of Dublin City’s Two Cities One Book initiative.

Age/suitability: Adult/Teen

Monday 18th April 7.00pm Lucan Library 01 621 6422 [email protected]

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Songs on Climate Change with Enda Reilly In this workshop students learn about the causes of Climate Change. Through listening to Enda’s songs and discussing them the students learn about CO2 emissions, fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect, deforestation, alternative green energy sources, polar melting, temperature rise, methane emissions, carbon footprints and energy efficiency at school and in the home, while expressing what they feel about these topics through drawings and discussion.

Age/suitability: Primary Schools. 6+ Booking Essential

Tuesday 19th April 9.45am - 10.30am; 11.00am - 11.45am Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

An Evening with Dick WarnerDick Warner is a writer, broadcaster, documentary-maker and environmentalist and is probably best-known for the series Waterways. Dick worked as a producer for RTE for over twenty years but is now self-employed and lives, with his wife and two children, on a small-holding in Co Kildare. He grows organic vegetables and keeps poultry and pigs and is partially self-sufficient.

In association with the Environmental Awareness Section, SDCC & the Clondalkin GIY Group

Age/suitability: Adult/Teens

Tuesday 19th April 6.30pm Clondalkin Library 01 459 3315 [email protected]

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Bronte200 pop-up bookclubCelebrate Charlotte Bronte’s 200 anniversary of her birth on 21st April 2016 with a pop-up bookclub and an exhibition of Jane Eyre shawls knitted by the library Hobby Hub members


Thursday 21st April 7.00pm - 8.00pm Tallaght Library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

Author Visit with Brian KirkBrian Kirk is a poet, short story writer, playwright and novelist from Dublin, Ireland. His work has appeared in the Sunday Tribune, Crannog, The Stony Thursday Book, Revival, Boyne Berries, Wordlegs and various anthologies. His First children’s novel is called The Rising Son. In this session Brian will be reading from his book & talking about how he started writing.

Suitable for 5th/6th class Class Booking

Tuesday 26th April 10.00am - 12.30pm Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

Young Rebels at St Enda’s ParkThis unique event gives children the opportunity to meet Morgan Llewellyn, the author of The Young Rebels, in the wonderful setting of the Pearse Museum and St. Enda’s Park, the former home and school of Padraic Pearse. Following the author visit, the children will take a tour of St Enda’s museum and nature centre.

Suitable for 5th/6th class

26th April - 28th April 10.00am - 12.30pm Pearse Museum at St. Endas Park Contact your local library for details

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Basic Internet Skills - with Searsol Computer TrainingTraining in setting up and using email; searching the Internet for information; booking flights or NCT appointments; how to renew a driving licence online and lots more


26th April - 17th May 9.30am - 11.00am or 11.00am - 12.30pm or 12.30pm - 2.00pm Lucan Library 01 621 6422 [email protected]

Poems of 1916 with Jim RyanPoems of 1916 with Jim Ryan on Poetry Ireland Day


Thursday 28th April 7.00pm The Coach House, Palmerstown

Find My Past EventTo mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, family history experts from Findmypast and Eneclann are visiting the County Library, Tallaght, to help you trace your ancestors for FREE! One-to-one genealogy sessions with an Eneclann expert. Talks on finding your roots and the 1916 rising Fiona Fitzsimons will give a talk on the day on Tools & tricks of the trade: The basic of sound genealogy research.

Age/suitability: Adult Booking is essential for one-to-one genealogy sessions

Thursday 28th April 11.00am - 4.00pm Tallaght Library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

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A Concert to RememberA “Grand Irish Concert” was due to take place in Clondalkin Library on 30th April 1916 in aid of the Clondalkin branch of the Gaelic League. It never happened. Three of the performers were either killed or arrested during the Rising a few days previously. Clondalkin Library will honour the memory of these people with a celebratory concert featuring Irish music, dancing and recitations. The event will be hosted by Ferdia MacAnna. It will take place on Saturday 30th April 2016 – exactly 100 years to the day of the original concert.


Saturday 30th April Doors open 6.30pm Clondalkin Library 01 459 3315 [email protected]

Original Posterfor 1916 “Grand Irish Concert”

Event descriptions

Gardening Talk & DemonstrationGet your Garden ready for summer. A talk & practical demonstration by Linda Adams


Thursday 5th May 11.00am Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

Creative Writing WorkshopsAn introduction to creative writing delivered over two sessions in conjunction with author Shauna Gilligan

Age/suitability: Adult Booking is required for this event

Thursday 5th and 12th May 10.00am - 12.30pm Tallaght Library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

The Natural FacialBarbara McAteer will talk about the many benefits of using natural products and show you how to make your own natural skincare products. Barbara will also do a demonstration of a natural facial treatment

Age/suitability: Adult/Teen Booking essential

Tuesday 10th May 11.15am Castletymon Library 01 452 4888 [email protected]

Mill Lane Writers with Roslyn HickeyWill explore The Short Story, incorporating some of Ireland’s great story tellers into the programme - James Joyce, Colm Tóibín, Anne Enright, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, William Trevor, Edna O’Brien, John McGahern,Bernard MacLaverty, Frank O’Connor etc . We will examine short story techniques and hopefully be inspired to write our own short stories.

All welcome but ring to book a place (booking essential)

Starts Tuesday 10th May (runs for 4 weeks) 6.30pm Palmerstown Library at Stewarts 01 651 8129

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Iridology with Jale EganIris (the coloured parts of the eyes) are totally unique and can give important insight into overall health status, constitutional tendencies and metabolic status of a person. This session gives an introduction to Iridology with Jale Egan, an Iridologist and Nutritional Therapist who studied with The Irish School Of Herbal Medicine & continues for her studies further for Herbal Medicine.


Wednesday 11th May 11.30am - 12.30pm Lucan Library All welcome

The Great Tallaght Bake-offCalling all bakers! The County Library Tallaght is holding the ultimate baking competition! Bring your creations to the library by 6.30 pm to be judged by the ICA.

Categories: 1. Cupcakes, muffins and buns; 2. Bread and scones; 3: Biscuits and cookies; 4. Cake.

Application forms available at the library from May 1st.

Age/suitability: Adult competitors; everyone welcome to the judging

Thursday 12th May 6.30pm Tallaght Library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

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Remember Delia Murphy performance and readings by her niece, Carmen Cullen‘A show with live music by Delia’s niece Carmen Cullen and Gerry Anderson. Roll back the years with The Spinning Wheel and other much loved songs. Carmen will also give a dramatised reading from her book about her aunt, Two Sisters Singing. A gentle show to bring you down memory lane, featuring Delia’s well-known songs such as If I were a Blackbird, The Spinning Wheel and Three Lovely Lassies.


Monday 16th May Lucan Library • 7.00pm

Tuesday 17th May Ballyroan Library • 7.00pm

Wednesday 18th May Tallaght Library • 11.00am

Art Demonstration with Morgan GibbsMorgan Gibbs is completely self-taught artist and because of the high quality finish on his pencil drawings received many commissions all by word of mouth. He began using oils in 2008 and never looked back. One of Morgan’s passions and subsequent inspirations for his paintings comes from his love of wildlife. Morgan has been lucky enough to have visited and photographed all seven continents and has seen all of his subjects in their natural habitats, which gives him a unique insight and allows him to capture this in his paintings and drawings. Since exhibiting in 2008 Morgan has received much interest in his work and now his work can be found in collections around Ireland, Europe and the USA


Friday 20th May 11.00am Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

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Carer’s Information FairBeing a carer can be very rewarding but there are times when it can have an impact on your work, social life and family. Finding time for yourself is hard and it’s easy for your own health and well-being to become a low priority.

So come along to our Carer’s Information Fair • Find out what supports are available • What organisations are there to provide support • How can carer’s well-being be supported?


Monday 23rd May 10.00am - 1.00pm Tallaght Library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

Peter Rabbit DayCelebrate Peter Rabbit’s 150th birthday with a day of storytelling and fun!!

Age/suitability: Preschool children Booking is required for this event as there will be three sessions

Monday 23rd May 10.00am - 5.00pm Tallaght Library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

Sean O’Casey’s The Plough & the StarsMe, Mollser will introduce Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars to a younger audience.

Age/suitability: 5th Class to Secondary School Booking Essential

Tuesday 24th May 10.00am Lucan Library 01 621 6422 [email protected]

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Author Visit: Catherine DunneCatherine Dunne, author, recently celebrated the publication of her latest novel, The Years that Followed. She has described how exhilarating she found writing The Years that Followed. A delving into mythology and psychology and the complex relationships that human beings have with each other. Catherine is always a welcome speaker with insights into writing and her love of all things literary.


Tuesday 24th May 11.00am Castletymon Library 01 452 4888 [email protected]

Wednesday 25th May 7.00pm Lucan Library 01 621 6422 [email protected]

Pain Free Life - my journey to wellness with Andrea HayesIrish broadcaster and producer Andrea Hayes is well known to the Irish public for her positive, friendly and down-to-earth persona on television and radio. Hidden behind her smile though, is Andrea’s battle with constant chronic pain. After over 20 years of unanswered questions, mis-diagnosis, failed procedures and despair, the diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder, Chiari Malformation 1, in December 2013 set Andrea on a journey of wellness to become an empowered patient.


Thursday 24th May 11.30am - 1.00pm Tallaght Library [email protected]

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Shakespeare400History of Theatre – Putting Shakespeare into context

Working with children aged 9+ we will examine theatre through the ages. Beginning with Greek Theatre and the use of masks, we will then progress to Medieval Miracle Plays and the impact that the Plague had on entertainment! Reaching the Shakespearean era and studying Shakespeare’s compelling characters, his unique storytelling and his ability to achieve such eloquence in his work we will discover why the man is so important and still relevant in the 21st century.

These workshops will include artwork, reading scripts and discovering the social history of the various ages.

Age/suitability: Aged 9+ 15 children. To attend all sessions. Booking is required.

Tuesday 24th, 31st May and 7th June 3.00pm - 5.00pm Tallaght library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

Creative Writing Workshop“Writing Memoir” is facilitated by Eileen Casey, an award winning poet, fiction writer and journalist. In a relaxed, informal atmosphere, this workshop focuses on YOU. YOUR voice, YOUR experience, YOUR story. No-one can write YOUR story but YOU. Memoir writing is a lovely way of preserving family history and recording YOUR own unique take on life.

Age/suitability: Adult Booking essential

Thursday 26th May 11.30am Castletymon Library 01 452 4888 [email protected]

Wednesday 8th June toSaturday 11th June 2016

Lucan Children’s

Music Festival

VIEW OUR FULL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT:

www.ruaillebuaille.ie • www.southdublinlibraries.ieBOOKING INFORMATION

Library Events and Library Class Visits can be booked through Lucan Library – 01 621 6422 from Monday May 23rd, 2016

General Festival Enquiries and all bookings outside of Lucan Library can be made through festival managers Artscope at 01 505 9582 or email [email protected]

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Ruaille Buaille - Lucan Children’s Music Festival Lucan Library

June 2016

Roald Dahl’s Amazing Animal Stories presented by Vinnie the VultureRoald Dahl’s Amazing Animal Stories with our puppet Vinny and a few new animal puppet. This event focuses on Dahl’s wonderful animal characters and stories, including the Enormous Crocodile and extracts from the Fantastic Mr. Fox, among others.

Age/suitability: Children - School Visit. Booking Essential

Tuesday 7th June 10.00am; 11.15am & 12.15am Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

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Illustrators Ireland Exhibition @ Ballyroan Library 13th June to 30th JuneIllustration: Comics, Covers and Children’s - An exhibition of uniquely imaginative, published illustration from the members of Illustrators Ireland. This creative work focuses on the variety and ingenuity of illustration found in publishing today. The exhibition features the cutting edge of comic book and graphic novel development the delightful interior illustrations for well-loved picturebooks.

Illustrators Ireland is a community of professional illustrators working together to actively promote the craft, the art form, that is illustration. Our members offer a wealth of combined experience and amongst those exhibiting we count such illustrators as Kate Greenaway Medalist PJ Lynch, former Laureate na Nóg Niamh Sharkey, and CBI Book of the Year Nominees Steve Simpson and Tatyana Feeney.

Contributing Illustrators include:Sarah Bowie, Martin Beckett, Alan Clark, Eoin Coveney, Jennifer Farley, Tatyana Feeney, Brian Fitzgerald, Brian Gallagher, Adrienne Geoghegan, Matthew Griffin, Joven Kerekes, PJ Lynch, Alé Mercado, Niall McCormack, Niamh Sharkey, Steve Simpson, Margaret Anne Suggs, Fintan Taite and Eva Widermann

This exhibition is suitable for all ages

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Creative Writing Workshops on 1916 Rising (Based on photographs & images from the time) with Nicola PierceNicola Pierce lives in the town of Drogheda in Ireland. Following her many successful ghostwritten books for adults, Nicola published her first book for children, Spirit of the Titanic. The book received rave reviews, and ran to five printings within its first twelve months. City of Fate is her second book for children and transports the reader deep into the Russian city of Stalingrad during World War II. Her Third novel Behind the Walls is based on 1916 Rising.

Age/suitability: Children, 5th/6th Class Booking Essential

Tuesday 14th June 10.00am & 11.30am Ballyroan Library 01 494 1900 [email protected]

Wednesday 15th June 10.00am & 11.30am Tallaght Library 01 462 0073 [email protected]

Bloomsday . . . A celebration of James Joyce through MusicColm Stride O’ Brien With Eithne and Michael Shanley.

Classically trained Colm O’ Brien specialises in the fields of Ragtime, Stride Paino and Musicals. He regularly performs in the National Concert Hall. Michael and Eithne Shanley are thesbians and lovers of all things Joycean.

Age/suitability: Adult/Teen Booking essential

Thursday 16th June 7.00pm Ballyroan Library

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The more that you READ,the more THINGS you will KNOW.

The more that you LEARN,the more PLACES you’ll GO.

- Dr. Seuss

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June 2016

Ballyroan Library Orchardstown Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 T: 01 494 1900 E: [email protected]

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Castletymon Library Castletymon Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 T: 01 452 4888 E: [email protected]

54a – to Balrothery/Glenview 77A – to the Penny Black- (beside the library)

Clondalkin Library Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 T: 01 459 3315 E: [email protected]

Luas Red Line to Red Cow –Clondalkin Village is a 10min walk

68, 69, 51B/C, 76A/B & 210

County Library Library Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 T: 01 462 0073 E: [email protected]

Luas Red Line to Tallaght

27, 49, 54a, 65b, 75, 76a, 76b, 77a & 210

Lucan Library SuperValu Shopping Centre, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin T: 01 621 6422 E: [email protected]

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Palmerstown Library at Stewarts Mill Lane, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 T: 01 651 8129 E: [email protected]

18 – The library is a 5min walk 66, 67, 25, 26 – 15 min walk

Whitechurch Library Taylor’s Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 T: 01 493 0199

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