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Tim Thurston's music choices for the week of April 27th
Renowned music lecturer Tim Thurston, a favourite with dlr Library members, shares with us his music choices in the hopes that music can provide some calming reassurance and will lift our spirits during this worrying time.
Tim Thurston's music choices for the week of May 4th
Renowned music lecturer Tim Thurston, a favourite with dlr Library members, shares with us his music choices in the hopes that music can provide some calming reassurance and will lift our spirits during this worrying time.
Sitting Pretty
Are you an armchair traveller or a couch potato? Odds are that you've been spending a lot more time in your favourite sit-down space over the last few weeks. We want to hear from YOU!
Share your photos of you, your family or your pets as you recline, relax, unwind or curl up with your favourite book, or for a spot of TV or a cup of tea on your couch or armchair.
We're putting together an online exhibition to capture this extraordinary time in our County. Please email your photos of your favourite chillout spot at home to libraryculture@dlrcoco.ie by Monday 25 May at 5.00pm. Give your photo a
Tim Thurston's music choices for the week of May 11th
Renowned music lecturer Tim Thurston, a favourite with dlr Library members, shares with us his music choices in the hopes that music can provide some calming reassurance and will lift our spirits during this worrying time.
Online events for you at home from dlr Libraries this May
We want you to know dlr Libraries are still looking out for you, through our book drop service for those cocooning, as well as through responding to the community call and through our events happening in an online capacity.
We are delighted to be able to deliver some great events via the wonderful world of technology. This Bealtaine if you are looking for mindful chair yoga to stretch and soothe, wonderful storytelling to entertain and enliven the imagination, art workshops to inspire and draw out creativity in a mindful way or simply a community of people interested in books and writing in
Summer Art competition for children 2020
Children from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown are asked to create a piece of art inspired by the title:
'Summertime is for.....'
Be in with a chance to win One4All and Art & Hobby vouchers. Selected entries may also be exhibited or used online/ in social media by dlr Libraries.
Category 1 (5 yrs and under)
1st Prize: One4All voucher €50
2nd Prize: Art & Hobby Shop voucher €30
Category 2 (6-8 yrs)
1st Prize: One4All voucher €100
2nd Prize: Art & Hobby Shop voucher €50
Category 3 (9-12 yrs)
1st Prize: One4All voucher €150
2nd Prize: Art & Hobby Shop voucher €70
Competition closes: Tuesday 30 June 2020 at 5pm
Prepari
Mindful Chair Yoga with Sally Dunne
Mindful Chair Yoga with Sally Dunne, yoga therapist.
4 Fridays: 15, 22, 29 May and 5 June 2020 at 11.30am via Facebook
Join Sally on dlr Libraries Facebook page for a 4 week online course of gentle, mindful Yoga, seated in a chair. The emphasis is on movement done in an attentive, mindful way. The poses in Yoga are easily adapted to being seated, giving the student confidence to bring the body through its full range of movements in a comfortable and safe way. Breathing practices and mindful attention will be used to encourage a letting go of physical and mental tension. Please wear loose
Tim Thurston's music choices for the week of May 18th
Renowned music lecturer Tim Thurston, a favourite with dlr Library members, shares with us his music choices in the hopes that music can provide some calming reassurance and will lift our spirits during this worrying time.
Tim Thurston's music choices for the week of May 25th
Renowned music lecturer Tim Thurston, a favourite with dlr Library members, shares with us his music choices in the hopes that music can provide some calming reassurance and will lift our spirits during this worrying time.
Top Hat online exhibition
What do the Miami, the Capitol, the Nevada and Tony Kenny, roller skates, Doc Marten’s boots, The Clash, The Jam, The Stranglers, U2, Virgin Prunes, Skateboarding and Tony Hawk have in common? Find out at the Top Hat Dún Laoghaire exhibition.
dlr Libraries had planned to host this exhibition in dlr LexIcon in partnership with the Institute of Art, Design and Technology during May and June but you can enjoy it online now instead. Congrats to all the students and staff who worked so hard to make it happen. It is a fascinating account of a much-loved venue in Dún Laoghaire from the 1950s right up