Library users around the country are signing up for free online courses in a collaboration between FÁS, public library services and An Chomhairle Leabharlanna. Under the programme, which is being rolled-out in stages across the country, library users are being offered free online courses at participating elearning libraries, with the support of a dedicated facilitator assigned to each library. Currently there are 89 libraries participating.
Aimed at absolute beginners and those who want to improve their skills, the courses on offer include ECDL; Health & Safety; Basic Photography; Finance Fundamentals; Computer SKills; Office Administration/Reception; Child Development Basics; Gardening and Horticulture, and English as a second language.
Library users can sign up for the courses and access them using the Internet PCs in the library, all at no charge.
Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, in the company of the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin T.D., formally announced Dublin’s designation as UNESCO City of Literature today (Monday July 26 2010). Dublin is one of only four cities in the world with the designation of UNESCO: City of Literature. The sought after accolade was bestowed by the Director General of UNESCO and recognises Dublin’s cultural profile and its international standing as a city of literary excellence.
* Dublin UNESCO City of Literature website; * Read the full press release; * Dublin’s writers tell us why Dublin is a city of literature.
The UNESCO City of Literature award is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network launched in 2004. Dublin joins Iowa City, Melbourne and Edinburgh on the UNESCO list.
View the Video Of Congratulations from Iowa City, USA:
The successful candidate will support learning, teaching and research in designated subject areas. S/he will play an active role in the Information Services as a whole and the wider library team.
For more information and Application procedure please see information booklet
The completed application documents must be forwarded by email to reach the Public Appointments Service no later than Thursday 5th August, 2010. National University of Ireland, Maynooth is an equal opportunities employer.
Criostos Tsiolkas, bestselling author of The Slap will be appearing in the Assembly Room, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire on Wednesday August 4th at 7.30pm. At a suburban barbecue one afternoon,a man slaps an unruly three-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but the slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it. The Slap won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 and has been on Australian bestseller lists since its publication in 2008. It’s now a best seller in Ireland and the UK and is one of the most talked-about novels of the year. Not to be missed!
Tickets €5.00 from Pavilion Box Office. Call (01) 231 2929. www.dlrcoco.ie/library
Library users around the country are signing up for free online courses in a collaboration between FÁS, public library services and An Chomhairle Leabharlanna. Under the programme, which is being rolled-out in stages across the country, library users are being offered free online courses at participating elearning libraries, with the support of a dedicated facilitator assigned to each library. Currently there are 89 libraries participating.
Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, in the company of the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin T.D., formally announced Dublin’s designation as UNESCO City of Literature today (Monday July 26 2010). Dublin is one of only four cities in the world with the designation of 
