If you’re in Derry this Thursday you should make an effort to head along to the launch of Large Mammals, Stick Insects and Other Social Misfits by Felicity McCall at Little Acorns Bookstore from 6pm. Guess whose going to be there- Janet Devlin, X Factor runner up!!

Email elaina.oneill@littleisland.ie to …

…With the sound of Laureates! Thanks a million to everyone who blogged about the Laureates in Conversation event last week, we’re so glad you all enjoyed it so much! Many thanks to

Michelle Moloney King

Maeve of Yellow Brick Reads

Sadie Cramer- she of the fabulous Laureate bus image…

Here on North Great Georges Street we cannot believe January is almost behind us! Our first big event of the year is over and what an event it was- Laureates in Conversation, with Siobhán Parkinson and Julia Donaldson joining forces! It was an honour to welcome Julia to Dublin in …

Today sees Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature launch Children Save Dublin, the city’s first ever Children’s Citywide Reading Project.

Similar to the highly successful Dublin: One City One Book festival, but aimed at children from 4th – 5th class, children across Dublin will be encouraged …

Have you heard about the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award 2013? Well, let us tell you about it!

Frances Lincoln Ltd, the award winning publisher, and Seven Stories, the national centre for children’s books, are proud to announce the Diverse Voices Award 2013 in memory …

More news from Kildare County Council Arts Office:

Kildare County Council Arts Service, acting on behalf of a number of primary and secondary schools in Co Kildare, invite applications from Artists working in various art forms to apply for Per Cent for Art commissions, associated with recent capital programmes for the Department for Education …

To keep you amused on this mild Tuesday morning, here is a cute video with MOVING BOOKS! Nearly as good as David Maybury’s Christmas tree!

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If you haven’t done so yet, don’t forget to book your place at the upcoming Laureates in Conversation event by emailing info@childrenslaureate.ie. It promises to be a fascinating look at the role of laureate in children’s books but seats are filling up fast!…

Kildare County Council Arts Service have let us know about an interesting opportunity for arts facilitators. They are currently seeking expressions of interest from enthusiastic, motivated and skilled artists to join their primary school ‘If I had an Artist for a Day …’ Arts in Education Programme 2012

The Arts Service will consider …