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Christmas in the Library

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Ms. Claus and kids enjoy Christmas stories and crafts

Children's Book Festival 2009

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Enjoying Glitter na Gig Puppet Theatre


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Children make scary Halloween mummies.

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A winner in our Astrosaurs Colouring Competition

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Fun at the Fancy Dress

Sarah Rees Brennan

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Sarah Rees Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon, reading to students at Terence MacSwiney Community College 2 October 2009

Super Quiz
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 Monique Laing (third from right) represents Hollyhill Library at the Super Quiz in Central Libary, Grand Parade on 28th August 2009

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Monique, right, during the Super Quiz.

Our new library      

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Hollyhill reader enjoying storytime in the library

Past Events

Designs on Reading logo

See the winning entries for our Designs on Reading Book Illustration competition here.

Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

6 years and under

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7 - 9 years

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10 years and over

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The FAI Cup visits the library

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The children of the library meet Cork City FC star player John O'Flynn and get their photographs taken with the FAI Cup. 12 February 2008.   Thanks to Cork City FC for visiting our library.

Chess Tournament

Chess Tournament Winners
Winners of the recent inter-branch chess tournament, 17 November 2007.  
Left to right: Emmet Cat, Jack Kirby, Stephen O'Brien and David Goldsmith.

Caring For Your Animals

Albert Kleyn of the Animal Care Society visits Hollyhill Library
Albert Kleyn of the Animal Care Society speaks to children in Hollyhill Library on Friday, 2 November 2007,
as part of Children's Book Festival activities.

Animal Roadshow

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A young reader enjoying the Animal Roadshow in Hollyhill Library, 11 October 2007

Bel Mooney


Bel Mooney reads to children in Hollyhill Library

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Children's writer Bel Mooney reads from one of her Kitty and Friends book for children at Hollyhill Library, 5 October 2007.

Cork City FC


Cork City players visit Hollyhill Library

Cork City players visit Hollyhill Library

Cork City FC players Neal Horgan and Sean Kelly visit Hollyhill Library during Soccer Crazy Week in August 2007. 

Dervla Murphy

Author Dervla Murphy with Thomas McCarthy in Hollyhill Library
Renowned travel writer Dervla Murphy visits Hollyhill Library in May 2007. Pictured with writer, Thomas McCarthy. Photograph by kind permission of Ken Lynch.

GMC

hip hop artist GMC performing in Hollyhill Library
Hip-hop artist GMC launches teen music section in Hollyhill Library to celebrate Teen Day on 19 April 2007.
He performed five tracks to a lucky limited audience of local teenagers.

Oisín McGann

Author Oisin McGann at Hollyhill Library
Children's writer and illustrator, Oisin McGann, visits Hollyhill Library

Chess

Chess Tournament winner Aoife Cat 

Recent chess tournament winner, Aoife Cat. For chess club information, click here.

Paul Tubb

Poet Paul Tubb at Hollyhill Library
Poet Paul Tubb visits Hollyhill Library for Roald Dahl Day.

Music

Hollyhill teens buy CDs for the library 

Hollyhill teenagers spend €4,000 on music CDs on behalf of the library.

Having fun in the Library

Children enjoying Hollyhill Library

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