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Discover Irish Children’s Books Campaign

Irish author Sarah Webb has launched a new campaign called Discover Irish Children’s Books in recent weeks. This campaign and accompanying website aims to highlight and celebrate Irish children’s books. For more information on this campaign, to view resources and other information relating to Irish children’s books, please visit their website: Discover Irish Kids Books.ContinueContinue reading “Discover Irish Children’s Books Campaign”

Irish Examiner features article on School Libraries in Ireland

On Monday June 5th, Jess Casey, the Irish Examiner’s Education Correspondent, profiled the research of Breege O’Brien (retired English and French teacher) and her sister Dr Shivaun O’Brien (Dublin City University Institure of Education). Both sisters researched school library provision in Connaught and found it to be lacking in quantity and quality. The article highlightedContinueContinue reading “Irish Examiner features article on School Libraries in Ireland”

Statement on expansion of DEIS

Statement from the School Libraries Group: The School Library Group of the Library Association of Ireland notes with disappointment that the March 9th announcement by the Minister for Education on the expansion of DEIS supports to further schools has once again failed to deliver on the 2005 DEIS Action Plan commitment to expand the JCSPContinueContinue reading “Statement on expansion of DEIS”

Welcome to new Chair, Kathleen Moran!

It’s certainly been a year of change for the School Libraries Group. Our SLARI Chair, Hazel Scanlon retired from the helm at the time we changed over from SLARI to the School Libraries Group. Doreen Lundon became the first Chair of the SLG when we became official, having previously held the position of SLARI Secretary.ContinueContinue reading “Welcome to new Chair, Kathleen Moran!”