Events

For Earth Day on April 22nd, Fingal Libraries created two craft videos. They're a great way for kids to use recycled items from around the house to stay busy. 

Though the physical libraries are closed, storytime is still taking place virtually. Spring Into Storytime is a national initiative that takes place during the months of April and May 2020 and celebrates the importance of sharing stories and reading together as a family. Stories are read both by library staff and by Irish authors and can be found on Fingal Libraries' YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_6CWbONIz0-YxDP1aTnGiA

If you've always wanted to learn how to take better pictures, now is your chance. Barry from Fingal Libraries has created a 3-part photography series covering the exposure triangle, composition, and light.

While events are postponed why not look back at these great events available online or check activities you can try at home.

The winning entries were read by poet and library staff member Máighréad Medbh and can be seen on Fingal Libraries' YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h1iDzhUvdU

These videos can be found on Fingal Libraries' YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_6CWbONIz0-YxDP1aTnGiA.

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For Europe Day on the 9th of May 2020, Barry from Europe Direct Information Centre at Blanchardstown Library asked some of our European friends to answer some questions about their country, including food, culture, and more.

As part of Healthy Ireland At Your Library, Enda from Fingal Libraries shares a Kundalini yoga meditation for calm emotions. Enda recently trained as a Kundalini yoga and meditation teacher, and she hopes this video will help calm your mind in these stressful times.

Six years ago, Fingal County Council and MarathonKids Ireland worked together to develop the MarathonKids programme which last year saw 3,300 primary school children in Fingal run a marathon (42Km) in school over an 8-week period. MarathonKids is becoming MarathonFamiles and can be completed within a 5km radius of home beginning Monday May 11th. 

In this first part of a four-part series about resilience, Barry from Blanchardstown Library speaks to Jill Barrett, Executive Performance and Leadership Coach, about the different types of resilience, and gives some practical tips on how to build up your own resilience.

In this video, mindfulness teacher Rita O'Donovan talks about minding our mental health in these difficult times and shows us a mindfulness exercise to help us become more aware of what our bodies are telling us.

In the second part of this series, mindfulness teacher Rita O'Donovan talks about minding our mental health in these difficult times and shows us a body scan mindfulness exercise to help us become more aware of what our bodies are telling us.