Ongoing Library Events and Activities

Kildare Library and Arts Services offer a wide and varied programme of events for children. These range from arts and crafts, dance, workshops, music, film, quizzes and visual art worshops.

Ongoing annual events for children include:

Annual Children’s Book Festival
Annual Summer Reading Clubs
Ongoing Parent & Toddler Groups
Ongoing Storytelling Sessions

To find out more about library events check our Whats on Around the County, or Riverbank Arts Centre

There are also some groups and activities that occur on an ongoing basis such as:

Library	Event	Description	Age Group		Date	Time	Open to new members?
Athy Library Ann Kearney 059-8631144 athylib@kildarecoco.ie	Beezers Bookclub	Bookclub	7-11yrs		2^nd Wednesday of the month	3.30pm	Yes Note: Off for the summer
Athy Library Any staff member 059-8631144 athylib@kildarecoco.ie	Kiddies Chess Club	Chess Club	Under 12s		Every Thursday	6.00-8.00pm	Yes Note: Off for the Summer
Ballitore Library 059-8623344 or ballitorelib@kildarecoco.ie
Celbridge Library Meabh Ni Mhathuna 01-6272207 celbridgelib@kildarecoco.ie	Story telling with Meabh	Storytelling for preschool children	2 – 3 and half years		Every Friday morning during school term	10.00 -10.50 am
Aisling Donnelly 01-6272207 celbridgelib@kildarecoco.ie	Children’s Bookclub	Bookclub	9 – 12 years		Last Thursday of every month	3.30 pm – 4.14pm	Yes
Clocha Rince Library Orla Ryan at 0469553428 clocharince@kildare.ie	Mother & Toddler Group	Informal games, chat and a cup of tea.	Accompanied preschoolers and babies		Every Monday	9.30- 10.30am	Yes
Kilcullen Library Julie O’Donoghue 045-482193 kilcullenlib@kildarecoco.ie	Family Hour	Informal group with a focus on parents/carers interacting with their pre-school children	Pre-schoolers		Every Tuesday	11.30 am – 12.30 pm	Yes
Kildare Town Library Carmel Hester 045-530626 045-520235 kildarelib@kildarecoco.ie	Storytelling with Carmel	Storytelling for pre-school children	0-5 years		Every Friday	11.00 –11.30 am	Yes
Leixlip Library Rosarie Dineen or Fionnuala Murphy 01-6060050 or leixliplib@kildarecoco.ie	Parent & Toddler Group	Informal group for parents and pre-schoolers	Pre-schoolers		Friday mornings every fortnight	10.30am – 12.00pm	Yes
Fionnuala Murphy 01-6060050 leixliplib@kildarecoco.ie	Children’s Book Club	Reads 1 book per month and meets to discuss	10 – 12 years		Last Friday of every month	3.15pm – 3.45pm	Taking names for Waiting List
Leixlip Library Gillian Allen 01-6060050 leixliplib@kildarecoco.ie	Xbox 360 Club	A Gaming Club for Kids, run by volunteers from INTEL	7 – 14 years		Friday afternoons, every fortnight	3.30pm – 4.30pm	Taking names for Waiting List
Gillian Allen 01-6060050 leixliplib@kildarecoco.ie or Úna Barrett, PRO for Junior Arch Club 086 4084857	Junior Arch Club	Social group for children with disabilities, learning difficulties or special needs and their parents and siblings.	Under 14 years		3^rd Tuesday of the month in Leixlip Library Every other Tuesday in Leixlip Youth Centre	7.00pm -8.00pm	Yes
Maynooth Library Lorraine Daly or June Branigan 01-6285530 maynoothlib@kildarecoco.ie	Parent and Toddler Storytime	Aimed at pre-schoolers	Parents and pre-schoolers		Every Wednesday	10.00am – 10.45am	Yes Note: Off for the summer
Lorraine Daly or June Branigan 01-6285530 maynoothlib@kildarecoco.ie	Storytime in Polish	Facilitated by Agnieszka, a local member of the Polish Community	Open to all ages		Every Tuesday	10.00 am – 10.45am	Yes
Lorraine Daly or June Branigan 01-6285530 maynoothlib@kildarecoco.ie	Children's Bookclub		8 – 12 years		1^st Tuesday of every month	3.00 pm	Yes Note: Off for the summer
Monasterevin Library 045-529239 monasterevinlib@kildarecoco.ie
Naas Library 045-879111 naaslib@kildarecoco.ie	Children’s Book Club	Bookclub	8 – 12 years	2^nd Friday each month		3.30pm	Yes


Suzanne Brosnan 045-448353 newbridgelib@kildarecoco.ie	Parent & Toddler Group	Informal group for parents and pre-schoolers	Preschoolers	Every 2nd Friday		10.00 am- 11.00 am	Note: Off for the summer
Rathangan Library 045-528078 rathanganlib@kildarecoco.ie