Connecting Laois generations in Portlaoise
Portlaoise Library hosts a range of activities
Energy saving at home, yoga, art and intergenerational fun are among the activities to feature in Portlaoise during Positive Ageing Week 2026 at the Laois county town’s library.
Positive Ageing Week runs from September 25 to October 2, and this year’s theme is Connecting Generations. Portlaoise Library will be a hub of activities.
In keeping with this year’s theme, the venue hosts a day of intergenerational activities - Saturday, October 3 from 10:30 am -12:30 pm.
The organisers invite you to join in on some intergenerational activities such as board games, jigsaws, Lego, and colouring.
“There is something for all the family to build connections between older adults and young people, such as grandparents and grandchildren. Light Refreshments will be served. All are welcome,” say the organising team at the library.
There will be practical advice on saving money and climate actions at an event called Think Energy - Home Energy Saving Kit Workshop/Demonstration on Wednesday, September 23 at 11am
“Join us at Portlaoise Library and meet our host Laurence O’Reilly from The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland who will demonstrate to you how the award-winning Home Energy Saving Kit works,” say the organisers.
They add that the kit contains five tools to help you measure how your home is using energy, where energy might be escaping and how you can make easy changes to start saving right away. The kit is available to borrow, free of charge, from Laois Libraries. There is also an additional exercise to measure your water flow rate. If you are a library member, you can borrow the kit in much the same way as you borrow a book.
A Chair Yoga course commences on Tuesday, September 29 at 2 pm. Running over four weeks to October 20, the organisers describe this course as a “gentle, accessible, yoga practice” that will help improve flexibility, strength and relaxation.
An art class for beginners takes place on Thursday, October 1 at 10:30 am. LOETB and Portlaoise Library invite you to express your creativity with an Art class for beginners.
Booking is advised for all of the activities. To register your interest for any of the Positive Ageing Week events, you can contact the library on 057 8622333 or email: [email protected]