During the months of October and November 2020, dlr LexIcon has planned a series entitled Plays in the Park, supported by Creative Ireland funding. The plays will be performed in Moran Park for the most part, beside the Library. We will be collaborating with artistes who have worked with us before so we know that audiences will be entertained and stimulated. It is an important step towards providing a measure of confidence for community audiences and opportunities for artistes to perform for live audiences again. Some of the performances will also be live-streamed.

Performances are advertised

CBI website

This mid-term break why not joins dlr Libraries online for some wonderful Halloween themed events. We have Creepy Creatures art making workshops with artist Kim Jenkinson, Spooky Stories from storyteller Helena Byrne with tales connected to the pooka, the banshee and Halloween traditions. Aoife Munn is on hand to help little ones make potions and wands and to help older children make pumpkin carving creations.

All of these sessions will be delivered online via zoom.

Please email librarybookings@dlrcoco.ie to book your child’s place.

Note:

• please specify event and event time you wish them to attend

As part of Children’s Book Festival 2020, dlr libraries are delighted to announce the launch of dlr Scéal Trail a brand new, exciting outdoor reading initiative launching Thursday 22 October, and supported by the Creative Ireland Programme.

What is dlr Scéal Trail?

dlr Scéal Trail is an outside story walk that everyone can enjoy! A scéal trail or story walk is a book delivered in an exhibition format that you can follow, from beginning to end, as you walk with your family or friends.

What’s the story?

Our very first Scéal Trail is a beautiful book written by Sadhbh Devlin, the dlr Writer in

As part of Children’s Book Festival 2020, dlr libraries are delighted to announce the launch of dlr Scéal Trail a brand new, exciting outdoor reading initiative launching Thursday 22 October, and supported by the Creative Ireland Programme.

What is dlr Scéal Trail?

dlr Scéal Trail is an outside story walk that everyone can enjoy! A scéal trail or story walk is a book delivered in an exhibition format that you can follow, from beginning to end, as you walk with your family or friends.

What’s the story?

Our very first Scéal Trail is a beautiful book written by Sadhbh Devlin, the dlr Writer in

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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council marked the Decade of Centenaries Programme in 2019 with a celebration of The Oratory of the Sacred Heart, built on the grounds of St. Mary's Dominican Convent in 1919. The Oratory was hand-painted by Sister Concepta Lynch over a period of 16 years from 1920-1936 and the result is a stunning example of the Celtic Revival style. The celebrations in 2019 included a large exhibition at dlr LexIcon, a new book entitled Divine Illumination published by New Island Books, a redesigned exhibition at the Oratory on Library Road

Keep warm, busy and connected over the coming months with some wonderful winter events from dlr Libraries!

All of these sessions will be delivered online via Zoom. Places are free but limited, so please email librarybookings@dlrcoco.ie to book your place.

Mindful Chair Yoga with Sally Dunne (YTI)

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 November, 2.00-3.15pm. Max 12.

Sally takes the class through simple but thorough warm-up movements, adapted poses, a centring practice and breath-work and finishes each session with a guided relaxation.

Open to everyone, each session builds on the previous one, please be available

Cuairt agus Cultúr is a cultural programme run by dlr Libraries and Arts Office in Residential Care settings for older people in the County. This is the third year that Cuairt agus Cultúr has run, for 2020 our programme of events has moved online. We have over 40 online sessions scheduled for 2020, running in 5 nursing homes.

In addition to this dedicated programme we are delighted to offer a selection of recorded cultural activity sessions, that all nursing homes in the county can avail of during winter 2020. There are dancing, storytelling, singing, music and art recordinngs, so plenty for

Join dlr libraries online for some wonderful events connected to our new outdoor reading initiative dlr Scéal Trail. Have you discovered the lovely story walk project located outside dlr LexIcon yet? dlr Scéal Trail is an outdoor story reading project that can be enjoyed by young and old alike, and ideally together as a family unit. Read more about dlr Scéal Trail here.

For those lucky enough to be within the 5km restrictions you can visit dlr LexIcon. For those in other parts of the County the Scéal Trail will be on display up to Christmas and beyond.

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Summer may seem like a long time ago but we hope to brighten up this winter's day with the smiles of this year's Summer Stars reading challenge prize-winners!

We are delighted to announce this year's prize-winners:

5 annual passes to Dublin Zoo:

• William Dong
• Erin Duggan
• Daisy Hooper
• Lily-Rose O'Dowd
• Elliot Wright

35 x €30 vouchers for local retailers - Easons, the Art & Hobby Shop, Nimble Fingers:

• Bhavya Arora
• Aisha Asarap Ali
• Dylan Beirne
• Sienna Blowers
• Mark Byrne
• Alice Dong
• Jude Dunne
• Aoife Ferry
• Annie Fitzgerald
• Vanisha Gajjala
• Isla Graham
• Indie Gray
• Cara Greevy
• Siddharth Sundar Karthikeyan
• Denise Liu
• Wenle Liu
• Ya