Sessions will feature
Irish authors and Irish published books and with
this in mind the Library Service is excited that
author Malachy Doyle will read his book
Collywobble on Saturday, 9th May, at 10:30am.
Donna Cavanagh, Senior Executive Librarian with
Donegal County Council Library Service said, “Spring
into Storytime is a great opportunity to relax as a
family and enjoy some wonderful music and story
sessions. We are so lucky here in Donegal to have
local artists working with us. ‘Spring into
Storytime’ is further affirmation that we want to
encourage a more family focused approach to reading
with children.”
All sessions will be entirely digital and featured
on
Donegal Library’s Facebook page and will
include:
Bernie Doherty from Boogie Bugs will showcase
a series of 10 minute pre school music sessions. It
will include some of Boogie Bugs own songs and
traditional ones we all know and love. The dates and
content are as follows:
Saturday 16th May at 10:30am
Hello Boogie Bugs, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Busy
Buzzy Bee, Hands Up If You Like Watermelon, ABC, You
Are My Sunshine and Until Next Time
Saturday 23rd May at 10:30am
Hello Boogie Bugs, Row Row Row Your Boat, I Love
Green, Humpty Dumpty, Silly Shape Song, I’m Taking
Some Time To Look At The Stars, Freeze Song and
Until Next Time.
Saturday 30th May at 10:30am
Hello Boogie Bugs, Incy Wincy Spider, I Was Walking
Round the Farm, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Mary Had a
Little Lamb, I’d Like to be Your Friend and Until
Next Time.
Karen Edwards is a storyteller and musician
and has a charming delivery style where she often
combines storytelling with a little bit of music on
her flute or tin whistle! Karen will read two
stories as follows:
Wednesday 13th May at 10:30am
Rabbit and the magic Apple Tree’ tells of how Rabbit
discovers the secret password for the door in the
magic apple tree and saves the tree from the evil
spirit of the wicked wolf.
Wednesday 27th May at 10:30am
‘How the Midgies came to be’ which tells of how the
people of Inverness in Scotland defeated the
Ice-giant Threim and how the Midgies came to
Ireland.
For more information please visit the What’s On page
at
www.donegallibrary.ie or follow Donegal County
Library on Facebook or Twitter.
Libraries are currently closed to the public,
however, the library offers a wide range of online
resources including e-books, e-audiobooks, e-comics,
e-magazines and a huge range of online courses
including online courses to help build children’s
confidence and reading skills.
For more information on these support services please see
Inspiring Young Readers .
Best of all it’s all completely free. If you have
any general queries please contact us on 074 91
53900 or email
central@donegallibrary.ie . |
