1916 Heather Humpries TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Kildare Decade of Commemorations

Teachers and pupils from Patrician Primary School, Newbridge (who formed a guard of honour

Minister Heather Humpries, Mayor Fiona O'Loughlin,

 Eric Hennelly-Flanagan, Riverbank Arts centre and author Mario Corrigan Local Studies.

Heather Humpries 

TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht inspecting Shackleton graphic novel work in progress.

Heather Humpries 

TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht inspecting Shackleton graphic novel work in progress.

On Thursday 11 June Minister Heather Humpries 

TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht  and John Concannon Director Ireland 2016, visited Aras Chill Dara to meet the Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee. Also present were Mayor Fiona O'Loughlin, teachers and pupils from Patrician Primary School, Newbridge (who formed a guard of honour, representing those men from Newbridge who died in WWI); pupils and teachers from Gaescoil Collaiste Chill Dara, Naas; Naas Local History Group; Marian Higgins, Acting Co. Librarian; James Durney, Historian in Residence; Mario Corrigan, Local Studies; artist Dave Butler; Eric Hennelly-Flanagan, Riverbank Arts centre; Peter Carey and Peter Minnock, KCC. Photos by Tony Keane.

Shackleton The Greatest Antartic rescue of all time

Our Shackleton Comic is now available through the Kildare Libray ebook section.

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Maynooth Library 30 years.

In December 2013 Maynooth Library celebrated 30 years

The Team behind Do Fish Wear Pyjamas were invited to workshop 2 group's of 6th Class students from Maynooth about what the Library meant to them. The boys made up "The right destination" and the girls made up "Shanquilla - the Slinky, Slanky, Slumpy Sloth". This project was used as a bit of fun and focused on the weird and wonderful places Books and reading take us.

The  Poem workshops were facilitated by Mario Corrigan 

and the final poems were illustrated by David Butler.

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Colouring pages.