BOOKVILLE PUBLIC EVENTS PROGRAMME
The Bookville Programme of FREE public events IS NOW OPEN!
Pre-booking is advised & places are limited, so don't delay! See individual events for booking details.
A gentle reminder that a free place booked and not used is a place wasted. If you book a free place and can't use it, please contact the venue so another child can avail of a place. Thank you!
Pre-booking is advised & places are limited, so don't delay! See individual events for booking details.
A gentle reminder that a free place booked and not used is a place wasted. If you book a free place and can't use it, please contact the venue so another child can avail of a place. Thank you!
FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER
Family comedy show with OLAF FALAFEL
Join comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of really stupid kids' comedy plus a drawing lesson and possibly something that involves fishing, ducks, bumbags and sausages. Family-friendly frivolity that will leave you feeling a lot less intelligent than when you walked in.
Date: Friday 7th October
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Venue: Loughboy Library, Loughboy Shopping Centre, Off Waterford Rd, Kilkenny R95 TD71
Age Group: Families & children from age 2
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794176 Email loughboy@kilkennylibrary.ie
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Venue: Loughboy Library, Loughboy Shopping Centre, Off Waterford Rd, Kilkenny R95 TD71
Age Group: Families & children from age 2
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794176 Email loughboy@kilkennylibrary.ie
Olaf Falafel is surrealist comedian, children’s book author/illustrator and holder of the Funniest Joke of The Edinburgh Festival. As well as being a stand up comedian, Olaf is also the author and illustrator of several kids books and has also enjoyed online fame with his short viral videos. Olaf has been affectionately described as ‘an idiot’ and when he doesn’t have a microphone in his hand you’ll probably find him with a pencil and pad trying to draw something equally idiotic.
SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER
Drawing with AUDREY DOWLING
To celebrate her new illustrated book Croke Park Mice: The Missing Referee, join Audrey for a fun drawing session all about hurling! And mice. And food, because mice love food.
Date: Saturday 8th October
Time: 9.30am t0 10.30am
Venue: Thomastown Library, Marshes St, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny R95 HP26
Age Group: 7 - 12
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794331 Email thomastown@kilkennylibrary.ie
Date: Saturday 8th October
Time: 12 noon to 1pm
Venue: Graiguenamanagh Library, Convent Rd, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny R95 V342
Age Group: 7 - 12
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794178 Email graiguenamanagh@kilkennylibrary.ie
Time: 9.30am t0 10.30am
Venue: Thomastown Library, Marshes St, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny R95 HP26
Age Group: 7 - 12
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794331 Email thomastown@kilkennylibrary.ie
Date: Saturday 8th October
Time: 12 noon to 1pm
Venue: Graiguenamanagh Library, Convent Rd, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny R95 V342
Age Group: 7 - 12
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794178 Email graiguenamanagh@kilkennylibrary.ie
Audrey Dowling is a French artist and illustrator living in County Kilkenny. She initially pursued a career in the fashion industry in Paris but somehow ended up in the Irish countryside. Her surroundings inspire her work, as well as folklore from all cultures, fairy tales and vintage imagery. Her universe is colourful and narrative, often praised as graceful and poetic.
Illustration with TATYANA FEENEY
Following a reading of Eva and the Perfect Rain, join Tatyana to create a monster weather doodle using collage, drawing and printing.
Date: Saturday 8th October
Time: 10am to 11am & 11.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: Ferrybank Library, Ferrybank Shopping Centre, Waterford, X91 D211
Age Group: 4 - 7
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 051 897200 Email ferrybank@kilkennylibrary.ie
Time: 10am to 11am & 11.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: Ferrybank Library, Ferrybank Shopping Centre, Waterford, X91 D211
Age Group: 4 - 7
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 051 897200 Email ferrybank@kilkennylibrary.ie
Tatyana Feeney grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She studied History of Art at the University of North Carolina and Design at the Art Institute of Atlanta before getting a BA in Illustration for Children's Publishing from NEWI in Wales. She has illustrated several books with Irish publishers, including three in the Irish language. Tatyana lives in Trim, County Meath with her husband, two children, and small dog.
Life skills with LIZZY SHORTALL
This fun workshop will introduce children to the themes in Joy's Playground children's book, such as mindfulness, gratitude and self-belief. Good coping skills for life. The characters demonstrate how to be in the moment by using mindful breathing and the five senses all while going on a fun adventure.
Date: Saturday 8th October
Time: 11am to 12 noon
Venue: Urlingford Library, The Courthouse, Urlingford, Co Kilkenny E41 A2X4
Age Group: 5 - 7
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794182 Email urlingford@kilkennylibrary.ie
Time: 11am to 12 noon
Venue: Urlingford Library, The Courthouse, Urlingford, Co Kilkenny E41 A2X4
Age Group: 5 - 7
PRE-BOOK DIRECT WITH LIBRARY Phone 056 7794182 Email urlingford@kilkennylibrary.ie
Lizzy Shortall is a Mindfulness for Wellbeing trainer for children and adults and promotes learning resilience skills in way that are easy to use in everyday life.
Lizzy Shortall is a Mindfulness for Wellbeing trainer for children and adults and promotes learning resilience skills in way that are easy to use in everyday life.
SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER
Puppet show with MOON & SIXPENCE
The festival show is a cheeky version of “Red Riding Hood”, featuring the classic fairy-tale characters and a talking dustbin, who encourages children to pick up litter. This string puppet production includes a moral in the tale, showing the importance of patience and friendship. The show, lasting fifty minutes, is performed live with music and sound effects and draws plenty of audience participation, as much from adults as from children and although it is aimed at children, there is some aside-comedy for parents!
Date: Sunday 9th October
Time: 1.30pm to 2.30pm & 3pm t0 4pm
Venue: Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle Park, The Parade, Kilkenny R95 YRK1
Age Group: Families & children age 2 - 12.
CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN
PRE-BOOK WITH deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie
Time: 1.30pm to 2.30pm & 3pm t0 4pm
Venue: Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle Park, The Parade, Kilkenny R95 YRK1
Age Group: Families & children age 2 - 12.
CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN
PRE-BOOK WITH deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie
The Moon and Sixpence Puppet Theatre is Ireland’s only travelling marionette (string puppet) theatre. Specialising in providing performances to Primary Schools across Ireland, as well as performing in libraries, at festivals and for corporate events.
MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER
Storytelling with TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Tom’s sessions includes live drawing demos, story telling as well as talking about how he overcame dyslexia at school in order to become an author and how it helped inspire his book The Story Machine.
Date: Monday 10th October
Time: 6pm t0 7pm
Venue: Kilkenny CBS Primary School Sports Hall, Stephen St, Kilkenny, R95 EC93
Age Group: 6 and over. CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN
PRE-BOOK WITH deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie
Time: 6pm t0 7pm
Venue: Kilkenny CBS Primary School Sports Hall, Stephen St, Kilkenny, R95 EC93
Age Group: 6 and over. CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN
PRE-BOOK WITH deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie
Tom McLaughlin is an author illustrator from Devon. He has been a political cartoonist, an animation designer for TV shows, as well as an occasional columnist. He started in the world of children’s publishing by illustrating other people’s books before turning his hand to writing. His books have been nominated for countless awards and have been translated into over 10 different languages. He lives in Exeter with his wife and children and can often be found staring out of a window with a cup of tea.
