|
|
|
|
|
Monday 21 December at 8pm via our YouTube channel
Join us online, whether at home or abroad and take a well-earned break from all your Christmas preparations. Sit back, relax and listen to a selection of popular, classical and festive music favourites.
On the Winter Solstice, we invite you to light a candle to reflect on the past year, but most importantly to look ahead with hope to the coming year.
Stay well, stay warm and stay connected with dlr Libraries.
|
|
|
|
Talks and Videos in December
|
|
|
During the month of December a series of talks and short videos tying in with What’s in a Name? will be made available on dlr’s YouTube channel.
If you missed Séamus Cannon’s excellent talk on Placenames in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, check it out here.
We will be hearing from architectural historian, author/artist and all-round expert on the history of Dún Laoghaire Peter Pearson, as he provides a walking tour of the People’s Park, the East Pier, County Hall and George’s Street. We will also include videos with dlr Heritage Officer Deirdre Black and dlr LexIcon Archivist David Gunning. Enjoy the series!
Keep an eye out for banners up in the town promoting the centenary of the name change and thanks to shop owners and our colleagues in County Hall for installing the colourful postcard images of the town some 100 years or more ago in a variety of show windows.
|
|
|
Thursday 17 December, 4-5pm
with Storyteller Helena Byrne via Zoom
The winter evenings are now long & chilly, but never fear! Just as in days gone by when stories were told by the open fire, you can join local storyteller Helena Byrne as she shares stories and songs from across the island of Ireland. Some heartwarming, some funny, some downright spooky, these stories are sure to brighten even the darkest of evenings. So wrap yourself up with a hot cuppa of choice and enjoy these wonderful winter tales from the comfort of your home.
This programme of live online events via Zoom has been supported by the Creative Ireland Programme.
Email librarybookings@dlrcoco.ie to reserve your place.
|
|
Happy 6th Birthday dlr LexIcon!
|
|
|
Congratulations to all at dlr LexIcon as they celebrate 6 years since opening on 8 December 2014. In that time, over 3 million of you have visited; to browse the collection, attend an event or exhibition, study for exams or simply to admire the beautiful views throughout. We’re delighted to be open again and to welcome you back. Our thanks to you all.
|
|
|
|
Design a Postcard Competition
|
|
|
dlr Libraries are delighted to announce a Design a Postcard competition! It’s all part of the What’s in a Name? series of events celebrating the centenary of the name change in 1920 from Kingstown to Dún Laoghaire. This competition is open to all age groups and we have excellent prizes. See full details in link below.
We want you to showcase your favourite spot in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown with a colourful design that would entice people to visit. We've acquired nearly 700 postcards of this area for our Local Studies Collection and we’ve created a book and exhibition to share with you. Now it’s YOUR turn to share your favourite parts of the County with us!
Closing date for this competition is Friday 15 January 2021 and we plan on printing a limited number of the winning entries.
|
|
Reading Together: Zoom Baby Book Club
|
|
|
Monday 14 December, 11.30am
Online via Zoom
Join dlr Libraries staff and ReCreate Ireland for our first online Baby Book Club. This event will include a sensory craft appropriate for babies 0-3yrs by ReCreate and stories by dlr Libraries staff and will run for one hour on Zoom.
Many thanks to the Dormant Accounts Fund for making this event possible.
For more information or to register your interest please email deansgrangelib@dlrcoco.ie
|
|
It's Christmas at Scéal Trail!
|
|
|
Scéal Trail has got all Christmassy here at dlr LexIcon!
If you haven't already seen our beautiful outdoor story walk, now is the perfect time to visit; the trees, the characters, the windows are all decorated beautifully for Christmas!
Wrap up warm and wander through the fairy-lit tree grove. Don't forget if you send libraryculture@dlrcoco.ie an email with you or your family member pictured at the dlr Scéal Trail, you are in with a chance to win your very own forever copy of Geansaí Ottó. This competition closes on Sunday 13 December. We have 10 copies up for grabs! More info on dlr Scéal Trail here.
You may even have spotted Geansaí Ottó on the The Late Late Toy Show special! Ottó is so special he deserves to be famous! With many thanks to all involved especially author and illustrator, Sadhbh Devlin and Róisín Hahessy and to Pauline Gallagher of The Knitting Class for yarnbombing and to Susie at White Doodle Art for decorating our windows with the Ottó family!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
