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On Thursday 24th September 2020, Meath County Council held its first virtual event to launch the publication of ‘Trim, September 1920’ in Trim Library. The Chief Executive Jackie Maguire was joined by the Cathaoirleach Cllr David Gilroy and by the authors of the book, Cllr. Noel French and Tom French...

Meath County Council Library Service is delighted to have received the Right to Read Award for 2019 in recognition of the implementation of the core programme of Right to Read literacy support services as coordinated by the library service and delivered with the support of the Right to Read Network...

We are living in extraordinary times - a moment in history that will be remembered forever. Just as historians and scientists today have learnt from the contemporary accounts kept during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, we can ensure that the experience of COVID-19 is documented for future researchers. How can...

1. Did you know that you can now access thousands of FREE e-books and e-audiobooks with your library card? All you need to do is create a free Borrow Box Account using your library card. No reason to pay a monthly subscription when you can get in for FREE through...

Download the latest issue of Library Times, our bi-monthly newsletter and read the highlights of what's been happening in Meath Libraries between July and December 2019.

Looking for a story to read to the children on Christmas Eve? Here's one created by our Writer-in-Residence author/illustrator Oisín McGann and the children who attended the Christmas Story sessions in Meath Libraries earlier this month.

The shortlists have been announced for this year's awards and voting is open. Vote for your favourite books of the year and you could win €100 of National Book Tokens.

Mr Seán Canney TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, presented Maedhbh Rogan McGann, Senior Executive Librarian, Meath County Council, with the Right to Read Champion Award at a ceremony in Dublin on 17 October.

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Congratulations to Senan McCabe, the winner of our “Create an eBook Competition”. Senan’s entry was a graphic novel called “The Big Snow”. Our Writer-in-Residence, Oisín McGann who judged the competition said that Senan’s story was “a quirky, funny and well observed story told with character-filled illustrations; a great combination of...

New online course to explore the history of Ireland through one of the world's most famous medieval manuscripts