Dublin City Libraries is delighted to partner with the Irish Deaf Society in the ISL StorySign Project, a national project to produce filmed stories for children, signed in Irish Sign Language.
Animal Crackers by Sarah Webb and Alan Nolan (The O’Brien Press) as the 2021 Citywide Reading for Children choice.Multiple copies of the book will be available in all Dublin City Libraries as well as in all good bookshops
4,500 Early Learning and Care settings, including registered childminders, to receive free book bags under the First 5 Little Library Initiative. The project aims to support the development of little libraries in early learning and care settings and encourage a love of books and reading among our youngest children.
Storytime with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu
As a special treat, the Lord Mayor will read one of Alex’s favourite books for everyone. It’s called, A Dublin Fairytale, written and beautifully illustrated by Nicola Colton and published by The O’Brien Press. Watch out for famous Dublin landmarks and some dodgy Dublin characters in this re-telling of a familiar fairy tale.
We are pleased to offer a wide range of children’s books as Gaeilge in our Cúinne Gaeilge in Cabra Library. I would like to give you a snapshot of the kinds of children’s books that are available for borrowing from the libraries.
As we're heading into the winter months and colder weather is approaching, it's the perfect time to cosy up with a sweet story. Our first choice, Lewis Cardinal's First Winter, follows a red cardinal as he sees his woodland friends preparing for winter for the first time.
There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘Mama, Do You Love Me?’ written by Barbara M. Joosse and illustrated by Barbara Lavallee. A child asks her mother if she would still love her if she did thigs like dropping things and even turning into animals.
There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘The Mystery of Eatum Hall’, written by John Kelly and illustrated by Cathy Tincknell. Glenda and Horace are invited to dinner at Eatum Hall but it’s not what they expect.
There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘Pet Peeves’, written by Sarah Wilson and illustrated by John Nez. Dennis comes up with a plan to make money, but he needs his older brother’s help.