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Wednesday 1October
Eve McDonnell
Wishprint Workshops
CarrickmacrossLibrary 10am,11:30am&1pm
Ellen Ryan
Mythology&Magic withMonstersandGods
MonaghanBranchlibrary 10am,11:30am&1pm
Joinusforaninspiringandempoweringsessionwith journalistandbestsellingauthorEllenRyan,whosebooks bringancientIrishmythstolifeforanewgeneration.
InGirlsWhoSlayMonsters,Ellenreimaginestheforgotten goddessesofIreland fierce,magical,anddiverseheroines whochallengestereotypesandinspirecourage.Herfollowup,GodsDon’tCry,flipsthescriptontraditionalheroism, spotlightingancientIrishgodswhoembracevulnerability, empathy,andemotionalstrength.
Ellen’svisitwillinclude:
Readingsfromherbooks
Insightsintoherresearch
WhichGodareyouQuiz
Q&Awiththeaudience
Friday3October
Holly Webb
AnimalStories
Time:11:30
Joinbestsellingchildren’sauthorHollyWebbforaspecial onlineeventcelebratinghermuch-lovedAnimalStories series.Withover50titlesfeaturingbravepuppies,curious kittens,andunforgettableanimaladventures,Holly’sbooks havecapturedtheheartsofyoungreadersaroundtheworld. Inthisinteractivesession,Hollywillsharethereal-life inspirationsbehindheranimalcharacters,readfromoneof herfavouritestoriesandanswerquestionsfromthe audience. Perfectforanimalloversaged6–10,thisevent promisestobeacosy,creative,andinspiringexperience. Don’tmissthechancetomeettheauthor who’smadetailswagandwhiskers twitchinbookshelveseverywhere!
Serena Molloy
Thetreethatsangtome
CastleblayneyLibrary 10am,11:30am&1pm
Wednesday8October
Guy Bass
AnimalStories
Time:11:30am
TheinimitableGuyBassistheaward-winningauthorofa hugevarietyofseriesforKS2pupils.Titlesincludethe SKELETONKEYSbooks,DINKINDINS,STITCHHEAD,SPYNOSAUR andATOMIC.Guy’svirtualsessionswillbesureto demonstratehowmuchfunbooksandreadingcanbeforall students–eveniftheyarenotkeenreaders.
Guy’sonlineeventisafast-pacedcombinationofstand-up (well,sitdown),storiesandsilliness.Hisperformanceexplores hischildhoodaspirationsandinspirationsandincludes poetry,writingtips,on-screenpicturesandartworkand animatedreadingsfromhisbooks.
Friday10October
John Devolle
Bigsciencefor littleminds
Agerange4-7
Schoolvisit
JohnDevollehaswrittenandillustratedaseriesofbooks exploringthebigsciencearoundgerms,atoms,planets, brainsandhumans.
Johnaimistosparkanearlyinterestinscienceinkidsby gettingthemtowonderabouttheseamazingthingsgoingon allaround-andinside-them. Hecombinesimpletextwith boldplayfulillustrationstoenticethemintothesubject.
JoinJohnashetakesusthroughsomeofhisbooksfollowed byagroupcollageactivity.
Sadhbh Rosenstock
TeachTeídí
Agerange4-7
ClonesLibrary Thursday16thOctober
10am,11:30am&1pm
Ashwin Chacko
WildCity: Storyreading &drawalong
Agerange7-9
Schoolvisit
Tuesday21October
Sheena Wilkinson
Frompasttopage
Agerange10-12
MonaghanLibrary 10am,11:30am&1pm
Joinaward-winningauthorSheenaWilkinsonforaninspiring sessionthatbringsreading,writing,andhistorytolife.Known forherpowerfulandengagingstories,Sheenawillshareher journeyasawriter,explorethethemesbehindherbooks,and encouragepupilstodiscoverthejoyofstorytelling. SheenaWilkinsonisoneofIreland’smostrespectedwriters foryoungpeople.Hernovels,includingTakingFlight, Grounded,StreetSong,andherhistoricalfictiontitlesStarby Star,HopeagainstHope,andTilltheCowsComeHome,have wonmultipleawardsandcriticalacclaim.Sheena’swork oftenexploresidentity,resilience,andsocialjustice,weaving togethercompellingcharacterswith realhistoricalevents.
Steve Cole
Agerange7-9 ReadingRocks
Time:11:30am
The Rossmore Giants
TheDrumlinGiantsofRossmoreParkeachhaveastory, andallofthesestorieswillsoonbepublishedinabook butinthemeantime,PaulBond,oneofthecreative thinkersbehindthegiantsismakinghimselfavailable foranumberofschoolvisits.
IfyouareinterestedinhostingPaultohearthestories relatingtoeachofthegiantspleasegetintouch.
TheGiantscan'tdrawverywell,asnoonemakes Sharpiesandcrayonsbigenoughforthem.Sotheyare askingforyourhelp.
Keepaneyeoutforagiganticartcompetitioncoming soon.....
The Big Book Quiz 2025
Fastestfingerfirst
Worktogetherasaclassteam
Thursday23 October@11:30am rd Thursday23October
Thebigbookquizisbackfor2025!
Thinkyouknowyourbooks?Putyourreadingknowledge tothetestinTheBigBookQuiz–thefast,fun,online challengewhereeverysecondcounts!Withpoints awardedforfastestfingerfirst,it’sallaboutquick thinking,teamwork,andaloveofstories. Wholeclassroomscanplaytogetherasonebigteam, competingagainstothersintheirschool oreventaking onclassesfromacrossthecounty!Packedwith excitement,friendlyrivalry,andplentyofbookishfun, thisistheultimatewaytocelebratereadingandshow offyourliterarysuperpowers.