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Ta club leabhar Gaeilge á bhunú anseo i Leabharlann na hUaimhe agus tá fáilte roimh chách a bheith páirteach ann. Tá an club seo dírithe ar dhaoine a bhfuil Gaeilge labhartha réasúnta maith acu ach ar mian leo feabhas a chur ar a gcuid scileanna teanga agus éirí níos eolaí...

Meath County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr. Sean Drew officially launches this year’s Children’s Book Festival at Kells library. The annual Children’s Book Festival takes place online this October and is organised by Meath County Council Library Service. All through October schools will be online to allow school children to interact with...

A sod turning ceremony to mark the start of the works on Trim Library and Cultural Centre took place on Tuesday afternoon led by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD and supported by Damien English TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Cathaoirleach of...

Meath County Council published Paddy Smith’s Cocooner: A Lockdown Diary in November 2020, with the support of the Creative Ireland Programme, Age Friendly Ireland and Healthy Ireland. The book is available in our libraries throughout the county and can also be purchased (€10) from Antonia’s Bookstore, Trim. The Trim man...

Dr. Tracey Ní Mhaonaigh’s The Life & Legacy of Eoghan Ó Gramhnaigh was first published in Ríocht na Midhe in 2019. Meath County Council is reprinting the work, courtesy of Dr Ní Mhaoinaigh and Cumann Staire & Seandálaíochta na Mí (Meath Archaeological & Historical Society), accompanied by poems and translations...

Did you know that as a member of MCCLS, you can access the Touch-type Read & Spell (TTRS) course for free? TTRS is a multisensory, structured, online typing course which assists students to learn at their own pace. In addition to developing typing skills, TTRS is designed to benefit students...

Don’t miss this weekend’s exciting Guth Gafa International virtual Film Festival – Doc Day Afternoon, Sunday 13th December.

Copies for sale in all Meath Libraries €10

On Thursday 24th September 2020, Meath County Council held its first virtual event to launch the publication of ‘Trim, September 1920’ in Trim Library. The Chief Executive Jackie Maguire was joined by the Cathaoirleach Cllr David Gilroy and by the authors of the book, Cllr. Noel French and Tom French...

Public Libraries are offering more services to the public as outlined in Phase 3 of the Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. The following lists the revised opening hours and services for the libraries at Ashbourne, Athboy, Duleek, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kells, Navan, Nobber, Oldcastle, Slane and Trim. Check out...

Meath County Council Library Service is delighted to have received the Right to Read Award for 2019 in recognition of the implementation of the core programme of Right to Read literacy support services as coordinated by the library service and delivered with the support of the Right to Read Network...

We are living in extraordinary times - a moment in history that will be remembered forever. Just as historians and scientists today have learnt from the contemporary accounts kept during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, we can ensure that the experience of COVID-19 is documented for future researchers. How can...