Heritage Week: Science of Sound and Music

In this workshop with Anyone4Science, children will investigate the origin of sound and sound waves, and how these are eventually interpreted as sound by the brain Please Select for more info and link.

Purls of Wisdom

Knitting Group Meeting every Tuesday 11am – 1pm. Accepting members

Ciorcal Comhrá / Conversation Circle Maynooth

Fáilte roimh chách chun do Gaeilge a chleachtadh gach Dé Máirt ó 11:00am - 12:00pm. All are welcome to practice their Irish every Tuesday from 11:00am - 12:00pm.

Knitting Group (Kilcock)

Bring your project to our casual knitting group.

Local Folklore Stories for all the family with Storyteller Michelle

Local Folklore Stories for all the family with Storyteller Michelle T

Phoenix Foróige Youth Club: August

Volunteer-led youth club for young people aged 12 - 18

Autumn/Winter Gardening and Biodiversity Workshop

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. Children attending this workshop must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Future Tapestry VR exhibition: Celbridge Library (Wed)

Future Tapestry is a virtual reality (VR) experience and an artistic response to the history, legacy and contemporary currency of Irish wool production.

Build and Create Lego Drop in: August

We provide the Lego, you provide the ideas!

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+

Baby and Toddler Stay & Play Group

If you have a young baby or toddler and would like to meet other parents in the area, come to our stay and play group every Thursday morning at 10am. Bring a coffee and chat to other parents while your babies play with the toys and books provided. No need to book, just drop in!

Early Years Workshop with Music Generation Kildare in Celbridge Library

Music Generation workshop for 3-5 year olds in Celbridge Library

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

Creating a Mandala

Creating a Mandala Workshop for children aged 8 - 12years

Storytime Special with Carmel for Heritage Week!

Storytime for children aged 0 - 5 years

Carmel's Storytime!

As part of ‘Heritage Week’ Carmel will host a heritage themed story time. Song, dance and stories for the 0 – 5-year old’s

Ciorcal Comhrá

Caint agus Comhrá le Leabharlann Baile Chill Dara

Storytime with Lorraine

Join Lorraine for a fun-filled storytime at Leixlip Library! Please Select for link.

Get Crafty - Kildare Town Library

Adult craft group

Employ Ability Services

Free Employ Ability Services

Little Makers Morning

Let their imaginations run wild! Join us for a morning of making for 1 - 4-year-olds. Practice fine motor skills while having fun! Build amazing creations using construction toys such as Magna-Tiles, Duplo, Mega Bloks, Blockaroo, puzzles and more. While not all activities will be suitable for all ages – there will be something for everyone! 

Future Tapestry VR exhibition: Celbridge Library (Fri)

Future Tapestry is a virtual reality (VR) experience and an artistic response to the history, legacy and contemporary currency of Irish wool production.

Carmel's Storytime!

Carmel’s Storytime - Song, dance and stories for the 0 – 5-year old’s

Family Friendly 80s Classic Movie Morning in Celbridge Library

Classic 80s Movie Morning upstairs on the Mezzanine

Age Friendly Coffee & Conversation Morning at Leixlip Library

Join us every Friday morning at 11am for tea/coffee and a chat! Make a friend, read the papers......drop in and say hello. Everyone is welcome! No Booking required

Heritage Week Magic Wand felted Pencil Workshop

In this fun felt session, children will learn the basics of wet felting, the world’s oldest form of textile making. This is a fabulous introduction to a very sensory craft, suitable for beginners. There will be plenty of soapy bubbles and soft fibres. Roll up your sleeves and rub a dub dub! Children under the age of 8 attending this workshop must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Mindful Mosaics and Zentangles

Mindful Mosaics and Zentangles

Ciorcal Comhrá / Conversation Circle

Irish language conversation circle

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

LEGO Freeplay

Pop in to Leixlip Library and become a ‘Master Builder’! Suitable for all the family.

Natural dyeing Spindle Spinning Workshop

In this workshop participants will learn how plants, roots, lichens and trees were used in the dyeing of fibre in ancient Ireland, plus introducing plants that can be used today from our own home. Each participant will be given the opportunity to dye fibre using mason jars.

Family Library Movie Screening

We welcome you to join us for a surprise screening of a family friendly film rated PG on the BIG screen in Leixlip Library. No Booking Required.

Board Games Session: August

Board Games on the mezzanine