Meath County Library

Join us for a fun-filled Back to School Story & Craft Session in Bettystown Library designed for children aged 4 and up!

We'll enjoy a story or two all about school adventures, making new friends, and exciting new beginnings, followed by a creative craft activity for little hands to make and take home.

It's the perfect way to celebrate the start of the school year in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

📍Bettystown Library
📅Saturday, 22nd August
🕒3.00 - 4.00 pm

Book a place now at https://ow.ly/UgKi50ZBpSa

Our budding archaeologists in Ashbourne Library gave Indiana Jones a run for his money during The Big Dig as part of our Heritage Week celebrations! Big thanks to the School of Irish Archaeology for bringing history to life and teaching us how to excavate for Viking treasures and artefacts.

There are still spaces left for Bettystown Library's special 'Starting School' storytime and craft tomorrow, Tuesday. 🎒

Children starting Junior Infants this Autumn are invited to come along and meet new friends, enjoy some starting school stories, and spend some time crafting together! 😍 If you haven't alredy picked up your free Little Library Book Bag for starting school, you can do so on the evening!

Booking is essential, please click here to register or for more information: https://meath.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=26874415

Is your little one starting big school in the coming weeks? Join us for a special Starting School Storytime and Craft in Bettystown Library on Tuesday, August 18th at 6:15pm. 🤩

A great opportunity for this year's Junior Infants to meet new friends before stepping into the classroom, the event will include some great 'Starting School' stories and a themed craft. 🖍️

What's more; if you haven't already picked up your free Little Library Book Bag for starting school, they'll be available for collection on the evening!

Booking is essential at the following link: https://meath.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=26874415

There are still several places available for the 'How to Trace Your Family Tree with Claire Bradley' event in Navan Library on this Tuesday, 18th August.

Bookings can be made at - https://meath.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=26785941
or by contacting Navan Library on 046 909 7361.

A Dunboyne borrower kindly returned a book her family borrowed back in 1972. They believe it must’ve been borrowed from the mobile library that visited the school in Ratoath because they weren’t members of a library until later in life.

The staff in Dunboyne have crunched the numbers and worked out that the book was 19,394 days late - luckliy enough, Libraries Ireland removed all late fees a number of years ago!



Meath County Council

Starting Tuesday, September 8th, at 10:20am, Ashbourne Library will be launching a peer support group, “Different Minds”, for neurodivergent adults. This is a warm, welcoming group for anyone who is neurodivergent or is curious about neurodivergence. Different Minds will meet every Tuesday from September 8th and encourage people to share experiences, support each other through active and empathetic listening, and learn from each other's experiences. This is a drop-in event, no booking required.

Have you got a child who is always saying "come look what I built!" in Minecraft?

This one is for them!

🎮 Our Summer Stars 'Minecraft Build Challenge' is open and we want young builders to use their imagination to create their Dream Summer Holiday Village.

It can be big or small; sensible or completely bonkers... there’s no right or wrong way to build it. They can enter on their own or team up with friends or siblings to build.

🏆 And yes - there are prizes to be won!

Already have a Minecraft fan in the house? Give them the nudge and get them building!

Entries close 22 August.

👇Full details and how to enter below.
https://www.meath.ie/council/events/minecraft-build-challenge-summer-stars-2026

Between 6pm and 7pm this evening Ireland will experience a solar eclipse. For details on the eclipse and see how to make your own eclipse viewer, click on the following link https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0811/1587315-solar-eclipse-ireland/

Eli and Ivy were blown away by the windmill arts and crafts as part of our Summer Stars programme