All are welcome to a choral performance at Mayfield Library on Thursday, 2 May, at 2 pm, by Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari. 🎵✨

This Italian choir hail from Putifigari, Sardinia, and are visiting Cork for the International Choral Festival.

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Join the Choral Trail at libraries across the city! 🎵✨

The Aurora Chamber Choir from Costa Rica will be performing in Tory Top Library on Friday 03 May at 3.00 pm as part of the Cork Choral International Festival. All welcome.

Find out more here 👇
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Join us for an Intentional Breathing Workshop at the City Library, Grand Parade on Tuesday 07 May at 11.00 am.
Come along to this free one-hour workshop and learn how to incorporate a simple yet effective form of ‘stress response’ management into your day-to-day life.

Blarney Library has now introduced an Age Friendly collection, consisting of both films and books – including large print – specially selected for our more mature borrowers. 👍

Please drop in and relax with a read at your leisure. 🙂📖

Evie, Dylan, Indie, and Esmay were the winners of this week's colouring competition at Tory Top Library! 🎨🥳

Come along to Storytime at Tory Top Library every Saturday at 2.15 p.m. Alice entertains with enchanting stories, followed by the ever-popular Colouring Competition.

On Thursday, 2 May, at 12 pm, Blarney Library will host Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigariay, a beautiful Italian choir that specialises in traditional Sardinian singing. 🎵

Why not come along and experience the joys and high notes of the Cork International Choral Festival. 🙂👍

The Cork City Council Heritage Week Event Grant Scheme is currently welcoming applications.

This grant scheme provides funding for local, community-based non-profit Heritage and Biodiversity groups to organise a Heritage Week event in Cork City.

Closing date 5pm, 1 May.

Hollyhill Library is pleased to introduce Neu-Words, a Neurodiverse Creative Writing Group for Adults.

The group will meet on the first and third Friday of each month, from 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm, beginning on 17 May.

For any queries, contact Hollyhill Library at 021- 492 4928. 🙂

New Stock...Cork World Book Fest edition!📚✨

Our Bibliographic Dept are busy making sure we have plenty copies of Cork Stories available to borrow following the official launch on Sunday 28 April at 3.00 pm at St Peter's.

Reserve your copy here 👇
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Update regarding Cork World Book Fest’s event in the Triskel tomorrow, 27 April, at 3 pm, entitled ‘Soul Feast: Breaking the Heart Open - Psychology and Literature’:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Neil Astley will no longer be able to attend this event.

Don’t miss our free POP Arts event on Sunday 28 April at Elizabeth Fort! 😀

Pop-up poetry is on at 1.30 pm, 2 pm, 2.20 pm and 3 pm featuring award-winning poets from Cork and beyond.

At 5.15 pm, treat yourself to ‘Lifting the Gate’ by Ben MacCaoilte! 🙂

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To celebrate Cork World Book Fest, join Alice at Tory Top Library on Saturday 27 April for French and English Storytime 📖😀

Dress up as your favourite book character and be in with a chance to win a great prize! 🎉

We’ll see you there at 2:15 pm ✨

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The winners of this week's colouring competition at Tory Top Library were Zach, Grace, and Aoife! 🎨🖌️

Come along to Storytime at Tory Top Library every Saturday at 2.15 p.m. Alice entertains with enchanting stories, followed by the ever-popular Colouring Competition.

Calling all book lovers!📚❤️

The Book Market is making a very welcome return during the Cork World Book Fest tomorrow, Saturday 27 April from 10 am - 4 pm, Grand Parade. Expect a showcase of some of the best booksellers from across the city, delicious food and family fun!

Cork World Book Fest is celebrating Poetry Day Ireland! 📚✨📖

Join Poets Jo Burns and Emily Cooper for The Conversation featuring readings from the poets. Moderated by Keith Payne.

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Do you love BorrowBox? Well, you’re about to love it even more! From May 1st you’ll also be able to get magazines and newspapers on there too – keep an eye out for the new ePress section.

Today is #PoetryDayIRL ! 📘🥳

What better to celebrate poetry than discovering this year's One City One Book title? Readers across the city are talking about Theo Dorgan's poetry collection Once was a Boy. Pick up a copy from your local branch of Cork City Libraries and join in!

Today is Poetry Day Ireland! 📚🥳

To celebrate we will be giving away FREE copies of Parallel Universe in the City Library, Grand Parade! 🎉

Limited copies available, so be sure to get yours early!

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A tribute to Alf McCarthy, from Yvonne and the team at Douglas Library. Thank you for your charming, funny, tearful, and utterly memorable performances at our Down Memory Lane concerts over the last two years. You will be sadly missed, Alf.
“We’ll meet again, some sunny day…”

The City Library is ready for day 2 of the Cork World Book Fest! 📚🥳

What events are you looking forward to?

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