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Harry Potter's 20th anniversary to be magically celebrated at a Laois library

Harry Potter turns 20 years old this month, and a Laois library is pulling out all the stops to celebrate. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published on June 27, the first in a magical series by JK Rowling, that quickly gripped the ...

09 Jun 2017 at 16:11

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School separation anxiety first in free Laois Offaly series for parents with 21st century challenges

Laois Libraries together with Offaly Libraries are delighted to present a series of online talks and workshops for parents. Supported by the Dormant Accounts Fund, this Parenting Support Programme invited experts to discuss a broad range of ...

16 Sept 2021 at 21:23

Arts & Entertainment

New €5m Portlaoise library now in doubt over lack of national funding

The multi million euro library planned for Portlaoise is now in doubt after the construction price rose from €3.7 to €5 million, with local taxpayers to foot most of the cost. Laois County Council CEO John Mulholland has stated that unless ...

30 May 2017 at 11:16

Property

How to be more energy-efficient and cut household costs for free with Laois help

Do you want to become more energy-efficient and reduce household costs but just don’t know where to start? Laois Libraries and EDIC Portlaoise are delighted to welcome energy consultant Colm Ó Áonghusa for a zoom talk on the benefits of ...

09 Apr 2021 at 22:38

Schools

Laois Libraries summer reading challenge - here's another chance to see your picture!

The Laois Library service-run Summer Reading Challenge was a phenomenal success with children from all over Laois participating in 2017. At the end of the summer special certificates were presented to all the young readers who took ...

22 Dec 2017 at 19:52

Local News

Mad Times opening for creative young scribes at Laois Libraries

Laois Libraries are delighted to welcome Maeve Devoy for a unique creative writing experience for those aged between 11 and 14 years. Due to the pandemic, the course will be given remotely but a lot of fun is promised "This ...

02 Feb 2021 at 21:30

What's On

Seachtain na Gaeilge in Laois

There are a number of events taking place around Laois this month as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, celebrating Irish language culture. Laois Arthouse in Stradbally presents Photography is fun trí Gaeilge on Wednesday, ...

05 Mar 2020 at 09:30

Local News

Cocooning Laois elderly to benefit from new funding for Laois Libraries

Laois libraries are getting more than €16,000 to help elderly people impacted by Covid-19, the Traveller Community, those with disabilities and people living in Direct Provision. The Laois Library service is to spend ...

07 Oct 2020 at 13:00

Local News

RTÉ sports presenter to visit Portlaoise library

RTÉ sports presenter and author Paul O’Flynn will visit Portlaoise library later this month for a discussion on children’s books. Paul will be talking about his latest publication 'Josh the Flyer' which is about ...

18 Feb 2024 at 09:00

Local News

Lifesaving support for Laois parents

Laois parents are promised advice on first aid that could save a child's life in an emergency as part of a new set of talks run by the Laois and Offaly library services. The organisers say the Paediatric First ...

01 Oct 2022 at 10:53

Arts & Entertainment

Laois Library Service about to take set to spread its wings after Covid-19 lockdown

Laois County Library Service is offering more library services next week. The first phase will be a “Call and Collect” service in some of the major branches from Monday, June 8 next. Library customers must ...

05 Jun 2020 at 20:26

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Local politicians in Laois urged to act on their vote against staffless libraries by blocking budget

The campaign against staffless libraries has put it up to politicians in Laois to act on their words by voting against the spending budget for 2017. The Staff our Libraries campaign says that next week's ...

10 Nov 2016 at 10:14

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