Library Events
Percy French Summer School: 14th-21st July 2010
Roscommon County Council: Library Services provides for the cultural, education, recreation, information and learning needs of people of all ages throughout the county and continues to develop its profile.
A comprehensive calendar of events is coordinated and organised each year to promote and raise awareness of library activities. The programme reflects the wide ranging involvement, collaborations and participation of the Library Services in both local and national projects to enhance its cultural role.
This year, we are delighted to be involved again with Castlecoote House and the Percy French Summer School as we see this as another avenue for the service to support and engage with other historical, heritage, tourism, community and projects that brings benefits to all involved.
The County Library has been developing collection material in relation to Percy French and has recently acquired one of French's paintings, which will be part of the planned exhibition this year. The Library Services will also be developing further educational and learning opportunities in hosting a number of themed art, poetry and music workshops for children as part of the Library Services Summer Events Programme, running in parallel with the Summer School. Online content in relation to Percy French is also currently being developed for the Library website as an aid for study and research of Percy French.
Links
- Percy French Summer School Brochure (PDF Document,
Size: 476KB).
- www.percyfrench.ie
- www.percyfrenchsummerschool.com
- www.castlecootehouse.com
Roscommon Healthy Reading Scheme
The Scheme entitled Books Can Help is a joint initiative between the Health Service Executive Roscommon Psychology Department and Roscommon County Council Library Services. Its aim is to make high quality self-help books more accessible to families and adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The scheme involves GPs and other health professionals recommending specific books to their clients from a list of recommended books available through any of the Roscommon Libraries service network.
For further details contact County Library at 090-66-37277.
