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"A World of Colour": The art of Beatrice Alemagna and Chris Haughton
Chris Haughton is an Irish designer and picturebook maker. His first book, A Bit Lost has been translated into 20 languages and has won awards in 7 countries including the Dutch Picture Book of the Year. Other award-winning books include Shh! We have a Plan, Oh no, George! and most recently Goodnight Everyone. He co-founded NODE, a fair trade social business based in Nepal in 2012 and one of his fair trade rugs ‘Fish’ is on display at the exhibition.
Beatrice and Chris will be participating in this year’s Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival on Sunday 26 March, with talks, storytime and an
When are you going to write a proper book?
dlr Writer in Residence, Sarah Webb, in association with Children’s Books Ireland and supported by Words Ireland organised a great event on Saturday 4 February 2017 in dlr LexIcon, on writing and illustrating books for children.
The day examined and asked questions such as: How much do children’s writers get paid? How important are events and social media? What are publishers and agents looking for in 2017 and beyond?
The event was completely sold out (120 capacity) with over 70 on the waiting list. Due to the interest in this event, we recorded the sessions, and you can listen back on each
Health Awareness Week at dlr LexIcon
Health Awareness Mornings at dlr LexIcon in association with St. Michael’s Hospital Dún Laoghaire
All talks and sessions free and open to all.
With other information stands also!
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.