World Book Day is a celebration of reading, authors, illustrators and books. It’s designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world and this year will take place in Ireland and UK on 4th March. It's mission is to help change children’s lives by making reading together and reading for pleasure a habit for life. So of course we're going to get involved! To mark the day we will be sending out a special message from library staff and a storytime to all pupils in Jnr Infants - 2nd Class. Teachers...watch out for details arriving by email or just find links on our Events page!
Discover all the brilliant free events, resources and activities offered on www.worldbookday.com and join us as we celebrate this fabulous day!
Calling all parents! Brona Connolly of Calm Nights Child Sleep Consulting will present two workshops Managing Sleep Issues for Toddlers at 11.00am on Sat 6th March and Managing Sleep Issues for Children 4+ at 11.00am on Sat 13th March. Both of events are free of charge and delivered via Zoom. Limited spaces - tickets available on www.eventbrite.ie. Book early to avoid disappointment!
Cavan Library Service has a host of great online events planned for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021. You can join us for an amazing celebration on St. Patrick's Eve with Irish music, song, and dance. Club na nÓg returns with fun for children and there is Ranganna Gaeige do daoine fásta, Irish Classes for adults and much more. Click through to download the full programme.
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The Keep Well campaign aims to show people of all ages how we can mind our own physical and mental health and wellbeing by adding healthy and helpful habits to our daily and weekly routines. It provides guidelines, information, and tips on how we can make a plan to do things that will help us keep well through the coming months. A full range of supports is available online at gov.ie/healthyireland
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The ‘Mind Yourself’ reading guide contains reviews and recommendations of over 400 books for children and young people from birth to age eighteen and is designed as a ‘first-aid kit’ for worries, sadness, loneliness, anxiety and any number of feelings that a young person may want to explore during these anxious times of COVID 19!
The guide contains mental health and wellbeing information from Jigsaw and ISPCC Childline, including tips and coping strategies for young people and advice for adults on supporting children to build resilience.
The guide is available free of charge at your local library, and may be picked up free of charge when libraries re-open. In the meantime it may be downloaded HERE
Take a look at the CBI BOOKS MAKE THINGS BETTER guide too!
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Cavan Library Service publishes 'The Bookmark', a monthly newsletter which features up-to-date information on all Cavan libraries, our events and general library news.
View this months issue of The Bookmark here
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A great way to keep in touch with Cavan Library Service during the COVID-19 restrictions is to follow us on Facebook.
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