Bookville is Kilkenny’s exciting book festival for children & families!
The Kilkenny Library Service and Kilkenny Arts Office are working together to celebrate books, writing, animation, illustration, comedy and all those magical things that come together to create a good story!
Kilkenny County Council Library Service The Kilkenny County Council Library Service operates a branch network of 8 library branches across the county of Kilkenny and is supported by a mobile library service which travels the length and breadth of the county. Library Branches are located in:-, Callan, Castlecomer, Ferrybank, Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny City, Loughboy, Thomastown and Urlingford.
The service aims to provide safe and trusted spaces at the heart of the local community which are accessible to everyone.
All library branches have dedicated children’s spaces as well as rich and varied collections of children’s books, film, music and multimedia material. Along with our physical collections, we offer a wide range of online services accessible 24/7 from home, from eBooks to eAudiobooks, and eMagazines to online courses and Music streaming. Regular children’s event programming is provided throughout the year for all age groups.
A major aspect of service delivery in Kilkenny Library Service is to provide opportunities for children to use their imagination and experience the excitement of discovery by using one of the best free resources for children that they have right on their doorsteps – their local library.
www.kilkennylibrary.ie
Kilkenny County Council’s Arts Office The Arts Office works to develop, co-ordinate, motivate, inspire and empower artistic activity throughout the city and county. We promote the arts as a worthwhile activity for all, providing advice and support for groups and individuals.
The Arts Office works to further strengthen Kilkenny’s position as a centre of excellence for the arts and ensure a successful and prosperous arts environment within the region. At the core of our work is the practitioner and we fully believe in prioritising them by enabling and affording them the time, space and skills to develop their practice.
We have a strong commitment to community arts practice and participation. We are very cognisant of the impact and benefits of these programmes on both the artists and the participants. Collaborative and partnership based approaches feature highly in the execution of our work as we recognise, understand and appreciate the benefits of these approaches in developing and sustaining long term programmes.
www.kilkennycoco.ie
The Arts Office and Library Services are part of the Cultural Services Section of Kilkenny County Council; Creating and Sustaining Great Communities and Places
The Kilkenny Library Service and Kilkenny Arts Office are working together to celebrate books, writing, animation, illustration, comedy and all those magical things that come together to create a good story!
Kilkenny County Council Library Service The Kilkenny County Council Library Service operates a branch network of 8 library branches across the county of Kilkenny and is supported by a mobile library service which travels the length and breadth of the county. Library Branches are located in:-, Callan, Castlecomer, Ferrybank, Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny City, Loughboy, Thomastown and Urlingford.
The service aims to provide safe and trusted spaces at the heart of the local community which are accessible to everyone.
All library branches have dedicated children’s spaces as well as rich and varied collections of children’s books, film, music and multimedia material. Along with our physical collections, we offer a wide range of online services accessible 24/7 from home, from eBooks to eAudiobooks, and eMagazines to online courses and Music streaming. Regular children’s event programming is provided throughout the year for all age groups.
A major aspect of service delivery in Kilkenny Library Service is to provide opportunities for children to use their imagination and experience the excitement of discovery by using one of the best free resources for children that they have right on their doorsteps – their local library.
www.kilkennylibrary.ie
Kilkenny County Council’s Arts Office The Arts Office works to develop, co-ordinate, motivate, inspire and empower artistic activity throughout the city and county. We promote the arts as a worthwhile activity for all, providing advice and support for groups and individuals.
The Arts Office works to further strengthen Kilkenny’s position as a centre of excellence for the arts and ensure a successful and prosperous arts environment within the region. At the core of our work is the practitioner and we fully believe in prioritising them by enabling and affording them the time, space and skills to develop their practice.
We have a strong commitment to community arts practice and participation. We are very cognisant of the impact and benefits of these programmes on both the artists and the participants. Collaborative and partnership based approaches feature highly in the execution of our work as we recognise, understand and appreciate the benefits of these approaches in developing and sustaining long term programmes.
www.kilkennycoco.ie
The Arts Office and Library Services are part of the Cultural Services Section of Kilkenny County Council; Creating and Sustaining Great Communities and Places
Feedback From Parents and Teachers about Bookville Events:
“The variety of workshops offered has been great. The boys have loved the creativity and the intimate nature of the sessions, it has been great for their learning and promoting curiosity in discovering new things.”
“My daughter Muireann attend the notebook making and story writing workshop. She loved it and said that she wished she could have stayed even longer. She said the facilitators were excellent.”
“the show was brilliant, we all loved it and it was very well organised. Also the venue was beautiful.”
"The children loved the opportunity to take part in the workshop. They enjoyed examining the real life specimens such as the bats and the deer antlers. They also loved the guessing game with the stuffed animals. Juanita was great with the class and it was a very informative workshop. She made it appropriate and relevant to the age of the pupils and in return they were able to interact fully. The library staff were very helpful and welcoming and the room the workshop took place in was ideal."
“The variety of workshops offered has been great. The boys have loved the creativity and the intimate nature of the sessions, it has been great for their learning and promoting curiosity in discovering new things.”
“My daughter Muireann attend the notebook making and story writing workshop. She loved it and said that she wished she could have stayed even longer. She said the facilitators were excellent.”
“the show was brilliant, we all loved it and it was very well organised. Also the venue was beautiful.”
"The children loved the opportunity to take part in the workshop. They enjoyed examining the real life specimens such as the bats and the deer antlers. They also loved the guessing game with the stuffed animals. Juanita was great with the class and it was a very informative workshop. She made it appropriate and relevant to the age of the pupils and in return they were able to interact fully. The library staff were very helpful and welcoming and the room the workshop took place in was ideal."
