Events

10:30am-11:15am Blanchardstown Library Makerspace. Suitable for age 7-11 years. Booking essential Add a touch of colour to your life with an art experience that creates joy and brings a smile to everyone. 

07/06/2025 10:30am-11:30am Skerries Library. Suitable for age 0 - 4 years. Booking essential. Join Karen Donnellan from Musical Tots for a fun and lively workshop that your little one will love. 

10:30am-11:30am Swords Library. Suitable for age 7-10 years. Small children must be accompanied by an adult.  Booking essential. Get ready for an exciting event with author and illustrator, Tarsila Krüse, as she hosts a reading and craft session for her brand-new book, A Little Birdie Told Me…

Celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg with Sarah Sparkles!  Visit Blanchardstown Library's Carnival of Curiosity for this special celebration with your baby, toddler or preschooler 11am-12pm

11:00am-12:00pm Balbriggan Library. Suitable for all ages / families. Booking essential. Don't miss this hilarious high-energy Comedy Variety Show! Reuben the Magician will have everyone in stitches with his magic, puppets, funny toys, daft voices and bendy body! 

“Is fearr Gaeilge briste ná Béarla cliste” - seo é an sprioc don cheardlann seo le hÁine Gallagher, aka “the queen of offbeat”. In this fun, family, pop-up event, children will play games, to practice their cúpla focal and turn them into a simple story.

11:00am-12:00pm Rush Library Suitable for age 4 – 10 years. Booking Essential. Join Bits and Bobs Orchestra for a fun and relaxed introduction to the world of classical music. 

11:30am-12:15pm Blanchardstown Library Makerspace. Suitable for age 7-11 years. Booking essential Add a touch of colour to your life with an art experience that creates joy and brings a smile to everyone. 

11:30am-12:30am Malahide Library. Suitable for age 6 months - 6 years. Booking essential.  Each of the destinations of our village represents a real-world scenario, with miniature tools and utensils, to immerse children in that specific role. Here, children and caregivers, are encouraged to learn through play! 

11:30am-12:30pm. Donabate Library. Suitable for age 3 – 8 years / families. Booking essential. Insíonn Seosamh scéalta do pháistí. Tá amhráin agus rannta aige chomh maith. Insíonn sé h-iad i ndhá theanga, i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla. Seosamh tells stories for children. He has songs and verses too. He tells them bilingually, in Irish and in English. 

11:00am-12:00pm  Howth Library. Suitable for age 8 -13 years. Book essential. In this workshop participants will learn how Mister Men make GREAT characters in stories. They will be invited to write a story about a Mister Man (in disguise!) and show their personality by what they SAY and DO! 

Paint a Pooch! Come along to Blanchardstown Library's Carnival of Curiosity 12:00pm-2:00pm and discover new ways to be creative with award-winning author/illustrators Mary Murphy and Jennifer Farley.