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Gramophone Recitals

Our next recital will be on Tuesday, 14th February at 11.00a.m. Presented by Dan Murphy. All Welcome.


Kids Library Club

A book club and more! Let's Read, Let's Talk!

Next meeting tbc. Membership open to boys and girls aged 10 - 13 years. New members welcome! Call 021 4924928 for details.


Junior Chess Club

Every Saturday 2.30p.m. - 3.30p.m. Contact Tom at 021 4924928 or at hollyhill_library@corkcity.ie for details, or just call in!


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For a complete list of all the clubs and groups that meet in all the branches of Cork City Libraries, download our Clubs, Groups, Events 2011 brochure in PDF format:

Clubs Groups Events 2011 (PDF file 1153 KB)

Note: As meeting times can occasionally change, please ring the library involved for the most up to date meeting times.


Hollyhill Readers Book Club

Hollyhill Readers Book Club meets every two months on the dates listed below. New members welcome, or just come on the day.

charliestcloud 
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood

Tuesday, 20 March 2012 at 2.15p.m.

 sistersbrothers
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 at 2.15p.m.

Previous titles read by Hollyhill Readers include:

callofthewild
Call of the Wild by Jack London 
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Dracula by Bram Stoker
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Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron
 love and summer thumb
Love and Summer by William Trevor
 black cat window thumb
Black Cat In the Window by Liam Ó Murchú
 peace thumb
Peace by Richard Bausch
 to kill a mockingbird thumb
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
 the help thumb
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
 eating scenery
Eating Scenery: West Cork, The People and The Place by Alannah Hopkin
 road home
The Road Home by Rose Tremain
 Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
 The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Secret Scripture  by Sebastian Barry
no 1 detective 
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency  by Alexander McCall Smith
baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles  by Arthur Conan Doyle
gathering
The Gathering  by Anne Enright 
country girls 
The Country Girls  by Edna O'Brien
striped pyjamas
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas  by John Boyne 
godfather
The Godfather  by Mario Puzo 
chocolat
Chocolat  by Joanne Harris 
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses  by Per Petterson 
back from the brink
Back From The Brink  by Paul McGrath 
atonement
Atonement  by Ian McEwan 
 Bluesman
Bluesman  by Andre Dubus III
 mill floss
The Mill on the Floss  by George Eliot
andes
Eight Feet in the Andes  by Dervla Murphy
 star sea
Star of the Sea  by Joseph O'Connor
 morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie  by Mitch Albom
 an only child
An Only Child  by Frank O'Connor