Join us for Gruffalo Storytime and make a Gruffalo Mask followed by the wonderful Gruffalo Movie!

An exhibition of new work by The Five Towers Art Group at Gorey Library and Civic Buildings from January 7th to 31st 2019.

Toastmasters is a social and mutually supportive organisation where the members are as happy encouraging as they are when they are learning and developing.

Join us in Bunclody Library for a talk by Senior County Marine Officer and Harbour Master Captain Phil Murphy on his work in County Wexford.

Would you like to find out more about becoming a volunteer with the Samaritans? Come and talk to members of East Coast Samaritans and find out all you need to know.

Wexford Library will be commemorating the centenary of the First Dáil with a half day seminar on Saturday 26th January 2019. Join us on the day for three lectures exploring the events of one hundred years ago. 

Our featured exhibition for the month of January is by Lebam Macaw.

Noel Culleton, author of the new book ‘They Made Great Music: The Literary Inspiration for 33 Giants of Music’ will present an hour of music and stories about the amazing lives of thirty-three great composers.

Wexford Library is proud to announce the official launch of Fighting Words Wexford.

Get creative, let your pen rest upon the page and make 2019 your best year yet!

The Recovery College South East provides free educational courses in recovery and wellness.

Join us in Bunclody Library for a special ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ storytime session.

Join us for a practical course that gives attendees the confidence and basic lifesaving skills to act quickly in the event of a family medical emergency.

Come on a journey as we open the amazing fold-out book Panorama, by author Fani Marceau and illustrator Joelle Joviet.

Parent First Aid are offering a practical course that will give attendees the confidence and basic life-saving skills to act quickly in the event of a medical emergency.

Irish author Orla McAlinden will give a reading and discussion based on her award winning books.

Week 1: Representations of Women in J.M. Synge's ‘The Playboy of the Western World’

If a relative had a cardiac arrest, would you know what to do? 70% of all cardiac arrests happen in the home. CPR is a simple skill but for the best CPR it requires some practice. 

Week 3: Discovering Customer Segments. It’s important to understand who exactly your customers are and when and where to target them.

Join us in Bunclody Library to celebrate Women’s achievements on International Women’s Day with Cllr. Barbara-Anne Murphy.

Join Vanessa and Elaine in Enniscorthy Library for a special St Patrick's Day Storytime!

Tá fáilte roimh chách ag seoladh leabhair nua filíochta de chuid Mháire Ní Bhriain i Leabharlann Loch Garman.

Week 2: Lost Lives in ‘Wife to James Whelan’ by Teresa Deevy

On the centenary of his death, McCall biographer, Liam Gaul traces a fascinating life with some of the songs thrown in for good measure.

Sarah-Jane Vincent, Miss Content Creative and Digital Consultant and Marketing Trainer is delivering this three part course, suitable for start-ups and small business enterprises.

To mark this year’s European Action Week Against Racism, Kurdish families of County Wexford invite the community to an evening at Gorey Library.

Week 4 - Inbound Market Tools: Blogs, Bloggers and Blogging. In today’s world most businesses must invest in a digital strategy to reach, inform and acquire customers.

The theme of this singing workshop is ‘Let’s plant a seed’!

This workshop is exclusively dedicated to the use of Apple iPads.

In this presentation, Dr Mary O’Kane gives parents some practical advice on how to support children's self-esteem, confidence and resilience.

The objective of this workshop is to enable participants to understand the importance of optimised content, and to learn what tools to use to continuously build and improve their search engine rankings.

Bunclody Library will host yet another wonderful musical evening, packed with various styles of music from traditional to international.

Join Margaret to make a lovely flower arrangement gift for the special day.

Come along to Enniscorthy Library for storytime and then make a ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ card for your mam, gran, aunt or a favourite female in your life!

Images of Autism: an exhibition of photographs from a project run by the Cottage Autism Network and the WWETB Adult and Community Education, will run until 30th April.

Learn how to use email marketing to promote your business. Booking is through Wexford Local Enterprise Office.

This talk will give information about the development of early attention, play attention, play and communication skills.

This Lego workshop is designed for children (ages 6-12) with ASD and their families, as part of the Parenting Today series of talks.

This workshop is exclusively dedicated to the use of Android smartphones e.g. Samsung, Huawei, Lenovo etc. Participants must bring their own smartphone.

Join us for the official launch of the 2019 Festival of Choirs.

Join us for a yoga session with Catherine Callaghan, Croi Yoga.

This parenting talk will cover the role parents play in our lives - at all stages.

Bring along your favourite teddy or stuffed toy and join Joanne for a Teddy Bears' Picnic and storytime.

Learn how to make the most of your iPhone at our workshop.

Whether you're a keen gardener or interested in becoming one, then book your place for this popular event and learn the tips and tricks you'll need to Grow It Yourself!

As the library is closed on Good Friday join us on Wednesday 17th April for a special Easter storytime with rhymes and songs.

Gorey library staff are on-hand to help you to sign-up to their range of new e-resources.

Parents play an important role in helping their child to both understand and to manage their anxiety. Find out more with Dr Mary O'Kane.

Learn how Facebook can help you promote your business. Booking is through Wexford Local Enterprise Office.

TJ will take you on a visual journey as he guides you through the seasons at Patthana Garden.

The Written Word. Celebrate Poetry Ireland Day.

The Gorey Writer's group will honour the spirit Poetry Ireland Day 2019 by taking poetry out of the confines of the library and having a twilight poetry walk through Gorey.

Meeting at the new Kate Kos mural at 7pm the group will do a staged walk reading a selection of poems at each stop and a group chorus of The Lake Isle of Innisfree.

Join us at Bunclody Library for a talk by Kieran from The Irish Wildlife Trust. The topic is Ocean Biodiversity. For a long time the significance of biological diversity in the world’s oceans was unclear. It is now known to play a vital role in maintaining the functionality and productivity of ecosystems.

Library staff will be on hand to help you with our amazing range of e-resources.

The aim of these meetups is to help local entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs to get together, network, share knowledge, advice and ideas.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the award of the Victory Cross to CSM Martin Doyle - New Ross Library will host a lecture given by Irish Times journalist, author, editor and presenter Ronan McGreevy. Martin Doyle won the Victoria Cross and the Military Medal fighting for Britain in the First World War.

We are delighted to welcome Irish author, Anne Griffin, whose critically acclaimed debut novel ‘When All is Said’ is topping the charts.

Breast Cancer Ireland offers a free Breast Health Education and Awareness talk with the aim of educating women about breast health so that if an abnormality occurs it will be identified early hopefully leading to a more positive treatment outcome.

Join Amanda Nugent in Enniscorthy library for one of our two sessions of Yama yoga for kids.

Session one 11.30am - 12.00 noon

Session two 12.15pm - 12.45pm

 Join TEKcentral for a Minecraft Coding Class in Bunclody Library. Minecraft is the modern, digital equivalent of Lego. You take these digital cubes and build anything your heart desires. While Minecraft is addictive in nature, it is addictive for all the right reasons.

The first of Parenting Today Talks in May, join Fidelma Brady the National Education Officer with Down Syndrome Ireland in Gorey library.  

Are you interested in borrowing free e-books, e-magazines, e-talking books? Would you like to try a free e-learning course or learn a language from the comfort of your own home? Then, why not come along to our free e-Services clinic in Gorey Library, on Thursday 16th May anytime between 10.30am and 1.00pm. 

Citizen Science: Discover how you can record and monitor the wildlife found in your back garden and beyond.

Join us for a special craft workshop with Sarah where you will design your own t-shirt with Celtic symbols.

Teenage Book Club for 13 - 16 year olds, Monday 20th May at 4.15pm. Why not join us for a lively chat about young adult books, and make new friends?

If you love gardening and you love wildlife, this event is for you. The Irish Wildlife Trust will tell you how to make your garden a haven for wildlife, with practical advice on topics such as what plants provide the best food and shelter for wild animals.

This exhibition will run from 13 - 24 May and will be launched on Tuesday 21 May at 7pm. All welcome.
 

The second of our free talks in advance of the international Pathways to Clean Cooking conference which is being held on May 30 and 31 in Wexford, features Dr Debbi Stanistreet.

Debbie has recently joined the Epidemiology and Public Health Department of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland as a Senior Lecturer in Public Health after 25 years at the University of Liverpool in a similar role.

Join us for family movie time in Bunclody Library for a special showing of Where The Wild Things Are. Suitable for 7-12 Year Olds.

Gorey Library's Junior Book Club meets every month.
New members are always welcome.
For more details call Gorey Library 053 9421481

This talk will give information about the development of early attention, play attention, play and communication skills, with a CORU registered Speech & Language Therapist with HSE Community Services, Co. Wexford.

Affordable Childcare Options for All Parents with speaker Deirdre Power, CEO Wexford County Childcare Committee.

All you need to know about the 3Ms: Marketing, Mentoring, Money. 

This month we are delighted to welcome Helen McCormack, CEO of HMC Marketing Consultancy.

Helen is involved with Enterprise Ireland and H2020 technology funding programmes and has worked for companies such as Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Toshiba Medical Systems, GE Healthcare and Fannin Distribution Europe.

Helen has a wealth of business acumen, knowledge and experience that spans over 15 years. We are delighted that she will be in Gorey Library to share her knowledge and help local entrepreneurs and businesses.

An examination of the settlement patterns, trade and religious practices of the time should give us an appreciation for the development of domestic and political life in Ireland in the early years following the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in 1169.

This programme looks at cyberbullying and how children use the Internet. Parents will be introduced to strategies to help their children be responsible, effective and safer Internet users.

This is part of a series of free talks in Wexford County Council Public Libraries. Read more:
Booking Recommended. Tel: 053 9236055

#ParentingTalks

A fun music workshop for parents and their babies from 0 to 2.5 years.

Booking essential: 053-9196760

Shake, Rattle & Roll is a fun music workshop for 3-6 year olds and their parents.

"Eight weeks after Robert Fitzstephen's landing in Bannow Bay, we are delighted to welcome Baya Salmon-Hawk, a storyteller from the Aquitaine, who travelled with the three boats. She will tell of her experiences as she came over from Normandy with Dermot MacMurrough's party.

Her friendship with the Irish Princess Aoife has given her an interesting insight in this episode of Irish History. She was also able to converse freely with the King of the Welsh, Robert's cousin and learnt much about the history of that troubled time."

To book phone: 051 421877

Join Aodhain Scallan for tips on planning your interior space and layout in a manner that’s both practical and aesthetically pleasing to inhabit.

Award-winning poet, Jane Clark will read from her new collection, All the Home, an illustrated sequence of poems in response to a family archive of First World War photographs and letters held in the Mary Evans Picture Library, London.

This event is in memory of the late Denis Collins.

This is a energising drumming and percussion workshop that gives everybody an opportunity to learn beats, rhythms and patterns on a range of percussion instruments. Suitable for 8-12 year olds.

Caoimhe will help round off our day of creativity with another wonderful workshop, this time participants will get to create their own shadow box theatre and shadow puppet characters. 

This workshop is suitable for 8 – 12 year olds.

The Summer Star Reading Adventure returns for Summer 2019. Register for the Reading Adventure from Saturday 15th June.

The OPW will open a Public Exhibition of the Enniscorthy Flood Defence Scheme (FDS) on the 17th of May at 2.00pm. The exhibition will be on view in Enniscorthy library daily until the 18th of June.

Join us for a talk on the importance of the rose in art, politics and religion.

Learn about the time of Norman Ireland and choose your favourite available Norman Design to print on you own T-Shirt at our craft workshop for 8 - 12 years.

There are many benefits of children practicing yoga. Children’s yoga is hugely beneficial for their growing bodies and more importantly their developing minds.

An bhfuil cúpla focail agat? Would you like to learn more Irish or get some practice to revive the skills you have? 

Anxiety holds many people back and takes away their ability to enjoy life fully.

This workshop will open your mind to the fact that you have the potential to restore calm. 

Danielle from Naturally at the Wren's Nest will talk about how to use what is growing in your garden to make your own soaps, lotions and oils.

Join Mary from Sonny Holistic Therapy for a relaxing and fun morning.

Learn how to help, soothe and relax you and your baby through nurturing touch, using Massage & Reflexology techniques.

Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995) was an author of children's books, novels, plays, poetry and environmental and political writings. 

All are welcome to view this exhibition on the ground floor from Monday 10th June - Saturday 29th June.

Caroline will read to children and show parents how to bring storytime to life for their little ones. 

Part of a series of free talks in Wexford Public Libraries.

Sean Dobbs, Wexford County Council’s Project Liaison Officer for the New Ross Bypass and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, Pierre O’Loughlin of Mott Macdonald, and Christy Hannon of Bam Dragados, will bring us up to the minute on one of the most exciting projects in the New Ross area for many years!

This event is being held with the cooperation of Transport Infastructure Ireland.
 

Join bestselling author Sheila Forsey to find out more about her writing and the road to publication.

Sheila's latest novel Kilbride House (published June 2019) is a story about an American woman who travels to Ireland to trace her roots, but in doing so uncovers her family’s dark past – a past that could unravel their lives. 

Celebrating Wexford Literary Festival, Award winning comic book writer and artist Nick Roche, from Wexford town, will give a workshop.

Celebrating Wexford Literary Festival, magnificent storyteller Joe Brennan will perform two storytelling workshops 

Sesson 1 for  5 - 8 year olds: 10:30. - 11:30 a.m.
Session 2 for 9 - 12 year olds:  12:00 - 1:00p.m.

Claymazing is a fun-packed activity which teaches children to bring their imagination to life. 

Books can be read in paper or e-format.

All welcome.

Should you require any supports to fully participate in this event, please contact the Librarian.

Helen, from Claymazing, will hold 2 workshops with the Toy Story theme.

10:30am - 11:30am for 5 - 8 year olds

12:00pm - 1:00pm for 9 - 12 year olds

All sessions are from 2.30-3.30pm Tuesdays 16, 23, July and 6, 13 & 27 August. Suitable for age 9-12 years.

Should you require any supports to fully participate in this event, please contact the Librarian.

Why not join Gorey Library Scrabble Club. New members always welcome.

Join Helen Fallon for a talk on Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995).

Ken was an author of children’s books, novels, plays, poetry and environmental and political writings.

Children will spend great time learning about selected wild animals and work on refining their drawing skills with Aga Grandowicz, co-creator of 'Dr Hibernica Finch's Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals.’ 

Suitable for ages 5-10yrs. Booking essential. Tel: 051 421877

Should you require additional supports to enable you to fully participate in any library event, please contact the Librarian.

Email: newrosslib@wexfordcoco.ie  

This exhibition by Bridgetown Photography Club consists of five photo books, each one depicting a different event or activity from the local area.

This exhibition will be on display from Monday 15 July - Saturday 20 July

Should you require any supports to fully participate in this event, please contact the Librarian.

#Exhibitions

Learn a few facts about Irish fauna and draw some animals with Aga Grandowicz, co-creator of 'Dr Hibernica Finch's Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals' - winner of the Honour Award for Illustration at CBI Book of The Year Awards 2019.

This fantastic drawing workshop is suitable for children aged 5-10 years.

Parents and Children @ Wexford Library

Join Maeve from Dog's Trust and her education dog Penny for this workshop aimed at building confidence around dogs, promoting safety and responsible dog ownership.

Suitable for ages 7-13 years.

Join us for a screening of this short film and an illustrated talk by James Grannell.

Often called the eighth wonder of the world, Titania’s Palace was a unique re-creation in miniature of Edwardian palatial living, - a home fit for the Fairy Queen.

Join Beau Williams performance poet, writer, organizer & facilitator from the United States for an exclusive poetry workshop in Bunclody Library. 

Listen to the stories about Johnny Magory by the author Emma-Jane Leeson and learn all about Irish heritage and wildlife in this fun, educational session.

Suitable for children 4 - 8 years olds.

This is a fun and creative workshop and you get to take your own designed and printed bag home!

Why not print a bag to carry your books and treasures from the library?

New Ross Library and Sports Active Wexford are offering a fantastic free event to be held on Tuesday 30th of July from 3:15pm to 5:15pm in New Ross Library Park (weather permitting). 

This event will cater for all children aged 6 - 14 years old.

Development officers from Wexford GAA, Leinster Rugby and Sports Active Wexford will lead fun activities on the day. 

The exhibition focusses on a sustainability and biodiversity project facilitated by artist Christine Mackey with Gorey Youth Needs and will run from 19 July to 31 July in Gorey Library foyer.

Come along to Enniscorthy library to hear The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other stories being told. Suitable for 5 to 8 year olds.

As part of our Decade of Centenaries Programme 2019, Stephen Murphy will be here for a wonderful evening of musical entertainment and nostalgia.

Stephen will perform an array of songs including some songs that were written 100 years ago.

Our last DIY Wedding Craft session is on decorating your tables. 

Table runners, candles, flowers, feathers, buttons, so many items to experiment with! 

Join us for our new movie club here in New Ross Library! 

Let’s get Saturday off to a lovely start with the feel-good animated family film Up!

Come join us in Enniscorthy library for storytime and craft to celebrate the dog days of summer!

Enjoy doggy tales before creating your own paper spring puppy! 

Suitable for up to 8 years.

Everyone Welcome.

If you require additional assistance to fully participate in any of our events please contact the Librarian on 053 923 6055
 

Can you design another way for the goats to get from one side of the bridge to the other??

Come along and find out.

No one knows exactly how or when coffee was discovered, though there are many legends about its origin.

Simon Nelson the manager of The Wilds Cafe, Enniscorthy will explore this question and others relating to different coffees in this lecture. 

The workshop includes:

•A touch pool containing live sea creatures, including starfish, shrimp, anemones, crabs, sea snails and lots more. An interactive display with sea shells, whale bones and stunning images of Ireland’s marine life.

•Qualified marine biologists and environmental educators to answer all those curious questions!

•Participation in our citizen science programme and marine conservation projects, eg. The Purse Search, mermaids’ purses, the eggcases of sharks, skates and rays scheme.

Looking at theme patterns & lyric writing tools the children will attempt to use this knowledge to create our own version of lyrics to a well-known song.  

Suitable for age 10 to 12 years
 

Family Movie Now Showing in Enniscorthy library. 

"Barking Good Family Fun!"    

#familytime

#dogdaysofsummer

Join storyteller Steve Lally to hear about Irish Mythology and Fairy stories.

Suitable for children from 6-11 years. 

Please book to secure your place on 053 919 6760.

Should you require any supports to fully participate in this event, please contact the Librarian.

Parents and Children @ Wexford Library

We're excited to have TEKcentral here again for another round of our summer coding program! 

This 4 week program will cover TinkerCAD which is a 3D design tool and Scratch 3.0 interfaced with Micro:bit.

Brian Boydell’s entertaining memoir Rebellious Ferment, focuses on the earlier part of the life and career of one of Ireland’s best-known 20th-century classical composers, broadcaster and often outspoken advocate for music and the arts in Ireland. 

It presents a unique insight into musical and artistic life especially in the early 1940s.

#Heritage Week

We have a 4 week coding course for Children aged 7+ here in Bunclody Library during August.

Coding is a basic literacy in the digital age, and it's important for kids to understand – and be able to innovate with the technology around them.

The Normans are coming!

In this art workshop participants will be creating their own Bayeux Tapestry, one of the Normans’ most famous and prized historical artefacts.

#Heritage Week

The art of the Celts is generally associated with ornamental artistry that is comprised of repetitive patterns, spirals, knots, foliage, and animal forms. 

Celtic art is essentially easy to identify because of these recognizable features. 

The period 1917–1923 was marked by political violence and upheaval in Ireland, ending in partition and independence for 26 of its 32 counties.

In this illustrated talk about books in their various forms Réiltín will discuss book structures from across the world and from the past.

There will also be a discussion of the design and techniques in making books over the past 1000 years and a brief look at Artists' books.

#Heritage Week

Join us on New Ross Library beach where the sun always shines for Susan’s summer beach party storytime!

Stories, games, craft and fun for children aged 7 and under to enjoy.

National Heritage Week 2019 takes place between 17th – 25th August, 2019 

Heritage Week aims to deepen connections between people and heritage.

#Heritage Week

If you enjoy walking and are interested in learning more about the trails in your area and how they have been developed then join Yvonne Byrne and Ann Murphy from Wexford Walking Trails, for this information evening on walking in the country.

An illustrated presentation will centre on Tomás King’s body of work, his style and influences. 

He will concentrate on his oil and water paintings which depict numberous landscape scenes.
 

A big hello and well done to all the young readers who have joined us on our Summer Reading Adventure.

On your next visit why not collect a star and add your name to our Wall of Fame ⭐️

This fun circus skills workshop is suitable for children aged 8-12 years.

Booking is essential, please phone 053 919 6760.

Should you require any supports to fully participate in this event, please contact the Librarian.

Parents and Children @ Wexford Library.

Looking to give your child the chance to dance? 

Then sign up for our taster dance class at Bunclody library.