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Introduction

Scroll down this page to find:

  • Services for Kids
  • What's On For Kids
  • Colouring Competitions
  • Book of the Month
  • New Kids Books
  • Services for Teens
  • Teen Book of the Month
  • New Teen Books

For a more comprehensive list of our favourite books for kids and teens visit our Take 5 - We Recommend page.


Services for Kids

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  • Books
  • Magazines
  • Music CDs
  • DVDs
  • Audio books on CD
  • Public computers
  • Colouring Competitions
  • Kids Library Club
  • Festivals and events


What's On For Kids

Horrid Henry Month in Hollyhill LibraryHorrid Henry

Every Wednesday in February at 3.30p.m.:
Horrid Henry Stories and Puzzles

Every Saturday in February at 10.00a.m.:
Horrid Henry Colouring Competition!

Saturday, 6 February at 12.00 p.m.:
Make Horrid Henry Fridge Magnets

Saturday, 20 February at 12.00p.m.:
Make Horrid Henry Masks

All events are free of charge. Call 021 4924928 for details.

Ongoing events:

  • Colouring Competitions every Saturday morning between 10.00am and 12.00 noon. Weekly prizes and one overall monthly prize.
  • New! Saturday Quiz for Kids! Every Saturday at 2.00p.m. Free internet sessions to be won!
  • Kids! Sign up for your Library Loyalty Card and win free internet sessions.

For details of any of the above events or to make bookings contact Hollyhill Library at 021 4924928 or hollyhill_library@corkcity.ie.


Colouring Competitions

Click the link to download our Colouring Competition for February. Print and post to Hollyhill Library, Foyle Avenue, Knocknaheeny, Cork. Closing date for entries: Saturday, 27th February.

horrid henry colouring thumb Horrid Henry Colouring Competition (PDF document, 261 KB)

Book of the Month

Our book of the month for February is Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse by Francesca Simon

Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse

Perfect Peter wins a "Curse of the Mummy" kit, but Henry really wants to play with it...

francesca simonAbout the author: (Source: www.amazon.co.uk)

Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her family. She has written over 45 books and won the Children's Book of the Year in 2008 at the Galaxy British Book Awards for 'Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman'.

Visit Horrid henry's website at www.horridhenry.co.uk.



New Kids' Books

eating things on sticks  Eating Things on Sticks by Anne Fine 
feilefever   Féile Fever by Joe O'Brien
hettie feather   Hettie Feather by Jacqueline Wilson
Justin and the big fight   Justin and the Big Fight by Bernard Ashley
Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo   Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
skeleton key   Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz (graphic novel)
odyssey flight   The Odyssey of Flight 33 by Mark Kneece (graphic novel)

For Recommended Reading for Kids visit our Take 5 - We Recommend page.


Services for Teens

  • Teen reads
  • Manga
  • Music CDs
  • DVDs
  • Public Computers
  • Teen Book Club starting September 2009
  • Festival and events

New Teen Books

enemy higson  The Enemy by Charlie Higson 
just jealous  Just Jealous by Anne Cassidy 
recipe for rebellion   Recipe for Rebellion by Cathy Hopkins
Revolver   Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
whitehorsetrick   The White Horse Trick by Kate Thompson

For our favourite teen reads visit our Take 5 - We Recommend page.


Teen Book of the Month

Our Teen Book of the Month for February is The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

the london eye mysteryFrom the cover:

Monday 24 May, 11.32 a.m.
Ted and Kar watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye.
He turns and waves and the pod rises from the ground.

Monday 24 May, 12.02 pm
The pod lands and the doors open.
People exit in all shapes and sizes - but where is Salim?


About the author:siobhan dowd

Siobhan lived in Oxford with her husband, Geoff, before she died in August 2007, aged 47. Her first novel, A Swift Pure Cry, won the Branford Boase Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and Booktrust Teenage Prize. Her second novel, The London Eye Mystery, won the 2007 NASEN & TES Special Educational Needs Children's Book Award. Bog Child is Siobhan's third published novel. 

Find out more about Siobhan and her books at www.siobhandowd.co.uk.