Four local authority public library services are included in the shortlist for the  2010 Excellence in Local Government Awards:

Best Library Service
·        Dublin City Council – Open Learning Centre, Online Language Service
·        Galway County Council – Public Library Provision through Public Community Partnerships
·        Leitrim County Council – Leitrim Library Service – Social and Cultural Inclusion
Sustaining the Arts

·        Leixlip Town Council – Platform4 Recording Project @ Leixlip Library read more…

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TCD literature evening lectures focus on leaving cert

August 30, 2010

The School of English at Trinity College, Dublin is offering a series of 9 lectures on authors, playwrights and poets selected from ‘among those prescribed for the Leaving Certificate in 2011′. The full course costs €50 with individual lectures costing €6. More information from  the TCD website at http://www.tcd.ie/English/evening/english-literature/ //

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Vacancies – Information Librarian, University of Limerick

August 26, 2010

Information Librarian, Information Services – University of Limerick. Salary scale: €35,406-€52,087 p.a. Informal enquiries regarding the posts may be directed to: Ms Gobnait O’Riordan, Director, Library and information Services. Applications must be completed online before 12 noon on September 10 2010. Job description Guidelines for applying online – Staff Posts //

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The Public Library and the School Report Launched

August 25, 2010

An Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan T.D launched The Public Library Research Programme Report Number 4 at Bundoran Community Library on 25th August 2010. Entitled, “The Public Library and the School: Policies and Prospects for Library Services to Primary Schools in Ireland” //

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Dublin City Libraries In Conve…

August 25, 2010

Dublin City Libraries In Conversation with Dublin’s Sporting Heroes – http://bit.ly/9VUAfn http://yfrog.com/17qxggj //

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