Childrens Books Ireland

Library of the Month and WBD!

Aoife — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:23:43 +0000

A very belated congratulations to Kilfinaghty Library, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare for winning our facebook Library of the Month competition for January. What do you mean you haven’t nominated your favourite library yet? All you have to do is head over to our facebook page, upload a picture of the…

Childhood, Ireland and Fiction

Aoife — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:51:23 +0000

Wednesday 15th February saw CBI head to the National Library of Ireland for Dr Pádraic Whyte’s lecture ‘It’s Not the Past that Matters, it’s the Way you See it’: Childhood, Ireland and Children’s Fiction. This lecture was organised in conjunction with the photographic exhibition Small Lives- Photographs of Irish Childhood 1880…

Nominate your next Laureate na nÓg!

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:48:44 +0000

The deadline for nominations for the next Laureate na nÓg is fast approaching.

This important initiative was instigated in 2010 with the inauguration of Siobhán Parkinson as Ireland’s first ever children’s laureate. Siobhán will complete her imaginative and successful term in May 2012, so the time has come to nominate…

Giddy Studios Art Camps

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:41:36 +0000

Giddy Studios have some great art camps coming up to keep the kids occupied during midterm and easter breaks! Each day the kids will leave with fantastic spring-themed works of art. Activities covered include pottery painting, keyring making, paper crafts, clay and fabric work and beading work.

February mid-term camp:…

And The Nation’s All-Time Favourite is:

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:32:55 +0000

Voters across Ireland have chosen John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as their all-time favourite of the 21 books which have won the annual Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Award since the awards began in 1990!

The Bisto Ballot was launched in March 2011 to mark the 21st…

Felicity McCall’s got the X Factor!

Aoife — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:10:20 +0000

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…

The Blogosphere is Alive…

Aoife — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:45:45 +0000

…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…

Upcoming Events

Aoife — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:24:50 +0000

Children’s Laureate Siobhán Parkinson will be taking part in family activities at IMMA this Sunday January 29th. Come along to hear her read from her personal guide to the collection located in the museum’s grounds.

Don’t forget to sign your team up for the CBI table quiz! Its…

January is Nearly Over!

Aoife — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:08:26 +0000

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…

Children Save Dublin!

Aoife — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:30:32 +0000

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…