Get children reading this Summer with Meath Library Service

Meath Library Service is delighted to be running the Summer Stars Reading Programme 2023 from Monday, June 12 to Saturday, August 26. This free nationwide children’s reading programme takes place in all the public libraries and online each summer.

Children throughout the county are invited to join the reading adventure and to enjoy the fun and pleasure of reading over their summerbreak.

Summer Stars is noncompetitive and every child who signs up receives a reader’s registration pack and will be awarded a certificate of participation at the end of the programme. It’s all completelyfree!

This year we are introducing our Golden Ticket. Each child returning with books and their reader’s cardforstampingwillgeta GoldenTicketontheirsecondandfollowingvisits.

All the tickets will be entered into a fantastic prize draw on Thursday, August 31. There are two prize bundles for every library so a greater chance to win!

Included in the prize bundles for younger and older children are Kindle Fires, reading buddies, books, games, book tokens and mini-craft sets. We will also have a lucky dip box for a surprise treat on the second and subsequent library visits, so keep on reading.

Themoretimesyouvisit, pick up a read, get your reader’s card stamped, the their concerns with me about meeting these costs.

“This survey by the Irish League Of Credit Unions highlights the huge pressures families are under here in Meath West and acrossthestate.”

“The results find that a thirdoffamiliesareunable to buy new shoes for their children when they go back to school in September. The figures also show that 72 per cent of parents are finding back to school costs to be a financial bur-

“Sinn Féin have a plan to cut back-to-school costs and to end this financial pressure on families. We would introduce affordable school uniforms, expand the school transport scheme, ensure every child has access to a hot meal in school and stop families being pressured into paying voluntary contributions.”

Teachta Guirke concluded by saying “Sinn Féinwouldensurefamilies get a break from back-toschool costs now. This would help families in Meath West by ensuring that they get the support theyneed.”

New exclusive drive-thru café in Ashbourne adds 15 new jobs, bringing the total to 75 employed by Applegreen locally

Established in 2020, Braeburn coffee is already a favourite of many when ontheroadwhilestopping atApplegreen.

Continuing to meet consumer demand, Braeburn is now excited to announce the grand opening of its first-ever drive-thru café in Ashbourne Retail Park.

The newly opened drivethru café has created an additional 15 very wel- come new jobs bringing the total number employed in the existing ApplegreenoperationinAshbourneto75. more Golden Tickets you earn.Callintoyournearest library and register from Monday,June12.

The investment extends Applegreen’s footprint in the local community and adds to the recently openedBurgerKingdrivethruonthebackofamultimillion investment to enhance the Applegreen business within the Ashbournecommunity.

Registrations will continue throughout the summer. Further details of this and our Summer Events Programme can be found by logging on to our website on www.meathlibraries.ie.