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Positive Parenting week in dlr LexIcon!
Positive Parenting week in dlr LexIcon, consists of talks Monday 6 March -Thurs 8 March at 6.30pm-7.45pm in dlr LexIcon Studio. Free, all are welcome. (Studio capacity 120, first come first served)
Panel discussion: Happy Kids: Raising Children in the Digital Age
On Wednesday 8 March 2017 dlr Libraries hosted a Panel Discussion as part of our Positive Parenting week in dlr LexIcon Studio on: "Happy Kids: Raising Children in the Digital Age"
This panel discussion was chaired by Jennifer O’Connell, journalist and weekly columnist with The Irish Times and was all about children’s health, reading, activities and screen time with experts in the field, including Stella O’Malley, psychotherapist, writer and public speaker, Sarah Webb, dlr Writer in Residence, Cliona Curley, Programme Director of CyberSafeIreland. and Vita Coleman, dlr LexIcon library staff.
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What's On in dlr LexIcon and dlr Libraries: April-June
dlr LexIcon and dlr Libraries latest programme of events, ‘What's On: April-June 2017’ is available now.
Packed full of fabulous exhibitions, events, talks, author visits, classes, workshops music, theatre and much more, we invite you to pull up a chair, take time to read and mark your diaries!
ALT Futures Hackathon 2017, dlr LexIcon Hackathon on Assisted Living Technologies (ALT)
ALT Futures Hackathon 2017
dlr LexIcon Hackathon on Assisted Living Technologies (ALT)
Friday 5th May: 6.00pm - 8.00pm - Meet, Greet & Team up
Saturday 6th May: 9.30am - 8.00pm - Hackaton with prize giving at 7pm
To Book, click here: www.Eventbrite.ie
Cost: €15.00 (includes lunch and refreshments) Participants must be 18+
Calling on all hackers, technology enthusiasts and assisted living advocates to register and take part in this exciting hackathon, looking to improve people's lives by developing new Assisted Living Technologies (ALTs)
Mind-reading 2017: mental health and the written word
Listen back to some of the speakers at "Mind-reading 2017: mental health and the written word", dlr LexIcon Studio, 10 March 2017.
Dublin One City One Book in dlr Libraries
Dublin: One City, One Book is an award-winning Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Public Libraries, which encourages everyone to read a book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year.
Joe Joyce’s novel Echoland, published by New Island Books, is the twelfth book to be featured as Dublin: One City One Book and joins a list of illustrious and interesting titles. Readers are brought back to experience life in Dublin during the Emergency of the 1940s. This year’s Festival, which runs during the month of April, offers an opportunity for readers to engage
Meet Our Baby Book Club Facilitators in dlr Libraries
We are very lucky to have experienced facilitators who run our Baby Book Clubs in dlr Libraries and share their knowledge about books, literacy and reading with children. You are bound to pick up a few tips at every session. Baby Book Clubs also provides a great chance to meet other parents in a social setting, as well as introduce your child to the library from a young age.
Sarah Webb, dlr Writer in Residence 2016-2017: April-June events
Sarah Webb is the dlr Writer in Residence for 2016-2017. Sarah's residency focuses on children and young people and Sarah has a vibrant programme of events lined for April-June. Pick up a flier of her events schedule and books of the month recommendations in any dlr Library or read them online here.
The Silent Books Exhibition
dlr LexIcon, 2-29 May
In response to the waves of refugees from Africa and the Middle East arriving in the Italian island of Lampedusa, iBbY (International Board on Books for Young People) launched the project ‘Silent Books, from the world to Lampedusa and back’ in 2012. The project involved creating the first library on Lampedusa to be used by local and immigrant children. The second part of the project required creating a collection of silent books (wordless picturebooks) that could be understood and enjoyed by children regardless of language. Over 100 titles from over 20 countries were
Bealtaine Festival 2017
May belongs to the Bealtaine festival, Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age.