Schools' Programme

The Golden Hare – BOOKED OUT Workshop with Paddy Donnelly
Monday 04th November @ 10:30 am
  • Schools' Programme
Join award-winning picture book author-illustrator Paddy Donnelly for a reading and live draw-along based on his new book, The Golden Hare (The O’Brien Press), as Paddy teaches children how to draw their very own magical hare. Paddy tells us about the real-life golden hare of Rathlin Island, and the inspiration for the book. Learn about […]

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Think Like a Writer – BOOKED OUT James Butler
Wednesday 06th November @ 11:15 am
Kevin St Library
  • Schools' Programme
James Butler will read from his new book Crying Wolf (Little Island Books), and then introduce the group to thinking like a writer as he gets you to answer three important questions. Are you a good liar. Can you complicate your characters’ lives and wreck their heads? Can you be bothered to hold true values […]

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The Destroyer of Worlds – BOOKED OUT Rod Smith
Thursday 07th November @ 10:30 am
Central Library
  • Schools' Programme
The Destroyer of Worlds – Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb (Poolbeg) tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who warned the world about the danger of nuclear weapons after he helped to create the atomic bombs that destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in 1945. Join author Rod Smith for this interactive […]

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Black Gables – BOOKED OUT Eibhlís Carcione
Thursday 07th November @ 10:30 am
Finglas Library
  • Schools' Programme
Join author Eibhlís Carcione for an interactive plunge into all things spooky and gothic, exploring her books including Black Gables (Everything with Words). She will guide you into a world of ghosts and her favourite characters from myth and folklore to help you write your own creepy poems and stories. Plus you’ll have the chance […]

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An Fia sa Choill – BOOKED OUT Sadhbh Devlin
Thursday 07th November @ 10:30 am
Raheny Library
  • Irish Language
  • Schools' Programme
Tá rud éigin speisialta faoin bhfia a mbuaileann Fionn Mac Cumhaill léi sa choill. Ní bhíonn súile glasa ag an ainmhí sin de ghnáth… Éist le leagan úrnua den scéal draíochtúil seo ón bhFiannaíocht, An Fia sa Choill (Futa Fata), scríofa ag Sadhbh Devlin agus maisithe ag Anastasia Melnykova, agus samhlaigh go bhfuil tú féin […]

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Fia and the Last Snow Deer – BOOKED OUT Eilish Fisher
Thursday 07th November @ 10:30 am
Inchicore Library
  • Schools' Programme
When a seemingly eternal winter puts Fia’s snow deer Solas in danger, they leave their village and set out into the wilderness, seeking out the Deer Mother who may be their only hope. Set in snowy, pre-historic Ireland, Fia and the Last Snow Deer (Puffin) by Eilish Fisher is a powerful and beautiful tale about […]

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Sally and the Lost Photograph – BOOKED OUT Judi Curtin
Thursday 07th November @ 11:00 am
Cabra Library
  • Schools' Programme
Join award-winning author Judi Curtin for a talk and reading from her new book Sally and the Lost Photograph (The O’Brien Press). Sally and her sister Bridget are New Yorkers now – they feel at home in the bustling city. One day the girls discover an old photograph of a young man, who might be […]

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The Forest Yet to Come – BOOKED OUT Writing Workshop with Sam Thompson
Thursday 07th November @ 11:30 am
Ballymun Library
  • Schools' Programme
What do you think the future will be like? Can you imagine how our world might change – and how we might change with it? Join author Sam Thompson as he reads from his new book The Forest Yet to Come (Little Island), talks about how human beings shape the natural environment, and provides tips […]

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Alien Adventures – BOOKED OUT John Hearne
Thursday 07th November @ 12:00 pm
Walkinstown Library
  • Schools' Programme
Join author John Hearne as he reads from his new book Someone’s Been Messing with Reality (Little Island Books), and talks about why alien stories continue to capture our imaginations. Then have a go at writing your own sci-fi adventure story! Develop your own sci-fi setting, dream up visitors from outer space, and give them […]

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Braids Take A Day – BOOKED OUT Zainab Boladale
Friday 08th November @ 10:00 am
Chester Beatty
  • Schools' Programme
Abidemi can’t wait for summer, her last one at home in Ennistymon before she goes to college. She’s ready to say goodbye to school, spend time learning new braids and hairstyles – and see where things go with her friend Jack. But then secrets start to unravel … Join journalist & TV presenter Zainab Boladale […]

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The Weather Girls – Bringing History Alive – BOOKED OUT Sarah Webb
Friday 08th November @ 10:00 am
Pearse St Library
  • Schools' Programme
Join award-winning children’s author, Sarah Webb, to hear a remarkable tale of friendship, bravery and adventure, inspired by true events from World War 2. Dive into the real-life history of Maureen Sweeney, the Blacksod woman whose D-Day weather readings would impact the entire trajectory of the war. Inspired by Maureen’s incredible true story, Sarah’s new […]

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Dinosaur Pie – BOOKED OUT Creative Writing Workshop with Jen Wallace
Friday 08th November @ 10:15 am
The Ark, Temple Bar
  • Schools' Programme
Come along and enjoy a fun-filled creative imagination workshop with author and facilitator Jen Wallace inspired by her hilarious new book Dinosaur Pie (Little Island). In the book, there’s a boy called Rory. He and his mum have ADHD, but the book isn’t about that. It’s about way weirder stuff like being turned into a […]

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