News

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...

In response to an idea put forward by Meath County Library, Meath people have been keeping diaries during the Covid-19 pandemic. Trim man Paddy Smith is one of the Diarists and we asked him to share another extract of his work with Meath Matters readers. Paddy is anxious to stress...

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...

Meath County Council is pleased to announce that author Nicola Cassidy has been appointed as Writer in Residence for 2020. The residency runs from June-December and will be managed by Meath County Council Library Service. Nicola Cassidy writes historical fiction and has published three novels. She is also a script...

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...

Meath County Council invites applications for a Writer in Residence, under the Creative Ireland Meath programme.

1. Did you know that you can now access thousands of FREE e-books and e-audiobooks with your library card? All you need to do is create a free Borrow Box Account using your library card. No reason to pay a monthly subscription when you can get in for FREE through...

Download the latest issue of Library Times, our bi-monthly newsletter and read the highlights of what's been happening in Meath Libraries between July and December 2019.

Looking for a story to read to the children on Christmas Eve? Here's one created by our Writer-in-Residence author/illustrator Oisín McGann and the children who attended the Christmas Story sessions in Meath Libraries earlier this month.

We are looking for children to help decorate the Christmas Tree in Navan Library this year.