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This Week
Monday âYoga at 9:00am in program room; K-5th grade Story Hour held from 3:45pm to 4:30pm.
Wednesday âYoga at 9:00am in program room
Thursday âPreschool Story Hour held from 9:00am-9:30am.
Friday âYoga at 9:00am in program room
Coming Up
Summer Reading Sign up in May âRegistration for the Summer Reading Program will be on May 13th from 3:30pm â 6:00pm. Those who attend our registration event and sign up for the summer reading program will be treated to balloon art, kid tattoos, and free ice cream. This year, the summer reading program will run from July 5th to July 30th for preschool to high school age students.
Writer Kevin Barry on fancy chocolates, Cuchullain’s heroic diet, and naked seething ambition.
Kevin Barry’s novel, City of Bohane, has just been published in the U.S. It was shortlisted for both the Irish Novel of the Year and the Costa First Novel Award in 2011. His debut story collection, There Are Little Kingdoms, was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2007. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, the Granta Book of the Irish Short Story, Best European Fiction 2011, and many other journals and anthologies. He also writes plays and screenplays. He lives in County Sligo.
Updated: 21 Feb 2021, 15:55
RTE star Tommy Tiernan revealed that his wife has one rule for him when it comes to his career - he s not kissing anybody on screen.
The actor has starred in the likes of Derry Girls, Dark Lies the Island, About Adam, to name a few.
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Tommy said that his wife doesn t want him to kiss anyone on screen
He has now revealed that his wife, Yvonne McMahon, is strict about some of the things he does on screen as she said that he isn t allowed to kiss anyone.
Tommy spoke about this on his RTE show last night with fellow actor Helen Behan.
‘Great short stories are artful, beguiling, dangerous or delightful narratives.’ Photograph: SimonSkafar/Getty Images/iStockphoto
‘Great short stories are artful, beguiling, dangerous or delightful narratives.’ Photograph: SimonSkafar/Getty Images/iStockphoto
With many of us set to spend Christmas on Zoom or the phone, author Sarah Hall shares why dark and daring tales are perfect to read to others - and 10 great stories to try
Thu 24 Dec 2020 05.00 EST
As this year of illness, lockdown and loneliness heads towards its bitter end, finding ways to keep connected and our spirits buoyed is crucial. This might have seemed like the year of the writer, because cabin fever, economic precariousness and a climate of dystopia are staples for the profession. It might have been the year of the reader, as the desultory days of furlough and confinement allowed for more leisure activity. Certainly, ebook and classics sales are up.