Events

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.

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.

In this video, Jill Barrett, Executive Performance and Leadership Coach, talks about the difference between reacting and responding to a stimulus, and the importance of pausing and giving ourselves some space between stimulus and response. Part two of a four-part resilience series.

Barry from Blanchardstown Library has created a 4-part photography series covering the exposure triangle, composition, light and that decisive moment.

As part of Healthy Ireland At Your Library, Enda from Fingal Libraries has created a third yoga meditation video focusing on right nostril breathing for energy.

Is éard atá sa chéad fhíseán ná cleachtadh aireachais gairid darb ainm “froglessness,” agus is féidir é a fháil anseo: https://youtu.be/MOYsf_rEoi4. Is éard atá sa dara físeán ná cleachtadh gairid darb ainm “Catch happy,” agus is féidir é a fháil anseo: https://youtu.be/j3r8MMYdVWE

Build a bug hotel with Barry from Blanchardstown Library

Learn how to make invisible ink in this science-themed craft from the book Crafty Science by Jane Bull

Make an airplane using recycled materials with Rasa and Danielius