Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Arts & Crafts

Valentines Arts & Crafts with D’ink Studio Ages 8-14

Ultimaker 3D printing workshop

Course Duration: 4 x 1.5-hour sessions

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Ultimaker 3D printing workshop

Course Duration: 4 x 1.5-hour sessions

Ultimaker 3D printing workshop

Course Duration: 4 x 1.5-hour sessions

Ultimaker 3D printing workshop

Course Duration: 4 x 1.5-hour sessions

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Let's Talk About Parenting: Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry Presented by Allen O’Donoghue

We are delighted to host author Maria McDonald here in Newbridge Library for the evening, where she will be interviewed and also read from her new novel The Devil’s Own.

We are delighted to host author Maria McDonald here in Newbridge Library for the evening, where she will be interviewed and also read from her new novel The Devil’s Own. This event is supported by the County Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-23 initiative.

Starting February 2023

Exciting new book club in Newbridge Library

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Starting February 2023

Exciting new book club in Newbridge Library

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Childrens Weekly Storytime

Weekly storytime session for under 5's

Starting February 2023

Exciting new book club in Newbridge Library

Starting February 2023

Exciting new book club in Newbridge Library

Pawn to King: Learn to Play Chess

Learn to play chess in this fun, interactive workshop from Red King Chess. Step-by-step, learn the starting position, movement and capture rules for all pieces. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to play a full game of chess

Future Tapestry Exhibition

Future Tapestry is a virtual reality-based art experience exploring the history, legacy, and contemporary currency of Irish wool production. VR experience lasts approximately 5 minutes. Ages 16+

Future Tapestry Exhibition

Future Tapestry is a virtual reality-based art experience exploring the history, legacy, and contemporary currency of Irish wool production. VR experience lasts approximately 5 minutes. Ages 16+

Biodiversity in your Garden: Gardening Workshop for Families

How to prepare your garden for the Autumn & Winter season including crops to grow, ideas to help biodiversity and how to restore the soil for the following year. Suitable for all the family.

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish Join Eibhlín in the library for a fun storytime session as Gaeilge

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish Join Eibhlín in the library for a fun storytime session as Gaeilge Oiriúnach do pháistí 5-7 blian | For ages 5-7

Mini Makers with Laura

Come along to mini makers at Newbridge library! Inviting children from 2-5 years old to engage in creative play-based learning.

Future Tapestry Exhibition

Future Tapestry is a virtual reality-based art experience exploring the history, legacy, and contemporary currency of Irish wool production. VR experience lasts approximately 5 minutes. Ages 16+

Celtic Illuminated Letters for National Heritage Week 2023

Taking inspiration from the ancient illuminated letters and Celtic artwork in the Book of Kells we will draw and paint our own illuminated letter.

Future Tapestry Exhibition

Future Tapestry is a virtual reality-based art experience exploring the history, legacy, and contemporary currency of Irish wool production. VR experience lasts approximately 5 minutes. Ages 16+

Lughnasa Letterpress Family Workshop National Heritage Week 2023

Family workshop. Max. groups of 4, children 8 years old & up. In our Lughnasa Letterpress workshop we create bookmarks, postcards or mini prints with our poetry or words inspired by biodiversity, nature’s lifecycle and heritage week. The workshop is designed around intergenerational groups of 4 working collaboratively on a composition. Using vintage metal type on a mobile 1942 Adana letterpress, we set the type upside down and backwards, to print a short line from a poem, a phase or word or ve

Pop-Up Nature Forest School for Families with Dúlra Forest School

2 Sessions 10:30 - 12:30 Parent & infant (0 - 5 years) 14:00 - 16:00 Parent & child (6 - 12 years) To celebrate National Heritage Week, we are delighted to collaborate with Kate Maher of Dúlra Forest School. Participants will meet in the Library and be brought by Kate to their Forest School in Newbridge Linear Park where they will learn about native flora and fauna through games and interactive resources. They will learn about the food and medicinal uses of native plants, and make some small cr

Future Tapestry Exhibition

Future Tapestry is a virtual reality-based art experience exploring the history, legacy, and contemporary currency of Irish wool production. VR experience lasts approximately 5 minutes. Ages 16+

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish Join Eibhlín in the library for a fun storytime session as Gaeilge

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish Join Eibhlín in the library for a fun storytime session as Gaeilge Oiriúnach do pháistí 5-7 blian | For ages 5-7

Summer Stars 2023 Celebration Party!

Well Done to all our Summer Stars for taking part in our summer reading challenge! We were so impressed with the children of Newbridge, the amount of books read and the wonderful book reviews we received!

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish

What’s in a Hedge?

To celebrate National Hedgerow Week 2023, we are welcoming special guests to share their knowledge and wisdom on all things hedgerow!

Regular storytime session

Stories and rhymes for the under 5's

The Road to a Debut: Writing the First Poetry Collection with Nithy Kasa

Especially designed for beginners and for emerging poets on their way to their first collection. This 3-week The Road to A Debut course will explore the multitudes of new voices in the contemporary Irish poetry community

Regular storytime session

Stories and rhymes for the under 5's

The Road to a Debut: Writing the First Poetry Collection with Nithy Kasa

Especially designed for beginners and for emerging poets on their way to their first collection. This 3-week The Road to A Debut course will explore the multitudes of new voices in the contemporary Irish poetry community

Regular storytime session

Stories and rhymes for the under 5's

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish

Am Scéalaíochta | Storytime in Irish

Autumn Gardening and Saving Seeds with Klaus Laitenberger

Join master Organic Horticulturist Klaus Laitenberger for an informative and enjoyable talk that will cover topics such as seed saving, sowing and planting in Autumn, soil fertility, and preventing pests and diseases.

3D Printing Workshop for children

Learn to make 3D models on our Ultimaker 2+ 3D printer. This will be an introduction to 3D model making and a demonstration of the 3D printing process

Baby Sign Language

Babies already communicate before they can talk, usually it’s only Mum/Dad that can understand them. By teaching them some sign language, they now have the tools to communicate with anyone that understands the signs.

The Substance of Youth - an exploration on substance abuse, vaping and other trends, presented by Steven Joyce

Join us for this informative talk with Steven Joyce for Parents of Tweens and Teens.

Mini Makers with Laura

Come along to mini makers at Newbridge library! Inviting children from 2-5 years old to engage in creative play-based learning.

Baby Sign Language

Babies already communicate before they can talk, usually it’s only Mum/Dad that can understand them. By teaching them some sign language, they now have the tools to communicate with anyone that understands the signs.

Baby Sign Language

Babies already communicate before they can talk, usually it’s only Mum/Dad that can understand them. By teaching them some sign language, they now have the tools to communicate with anyone that understands the signs.

Croí Women’s Heart Health Talk

The latest in a series of talks as part of Newbridge Library's Women's Health Programme 2023

Baby Sign Language

Babies already communicate before they can talk, usually it’s only Mum/Dad that can understand them. By teaching them some sign language, they now have the tools to communicate with anyone that understands the signs.