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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...

Online Creative Writing Classes at Meath Library 31st August 2021: Meath County Council Library Service is today announcing a programme of events for readers and budding writers, to be delivered by Meath Writer-In-Residence, Fiona Sherlock. Edit and Pitch Masterclass, Tuesday 7th September @ 7.30pm: With the return of publishing book...

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...

Meath County Council is pleased to announce that local author Fiona Sherlock has been appointed as Writer in Residence for 2021. The residency runs from April to December and will be managed by Meath County Council Library Service. The Writer in Residence programme is a key element of Meath’s Creative...

Curraghtown, July 1922 forms part of Meath County Council’s Decade of Centenaries 2013-2023 programme. The book will be available to purchase from all Meath County Libraries and from Antonia's Bookshop in Trim from July 1, 2022.

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...

Meath County Council Library Service published Paddy Smith’s Cocooner: A Lockdown Diary in November, 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. A recorded...

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...