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Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts and takes place on the 3rd Friday of September. From 5pm onwards, cultural venues across the country stay open for everyone to come enjoy the unique experience of Culture Night, a free night of fun, entertainment and discovery.

Monaghan has a vibrant rich cultural community, and this is a great opportunity to sample the area’s cultural and creative offerings for free throughout the evening. The programme has been developing year on year and that is due to the cultural and creative community who partner with us.

For 2021, we were once again challenged with putting together a programme within the health and safety guidelines of Covid19. And our partnering organisations have truly stepped up to the mark and put together a programme which we hope everyone will safely enjoy. Due to current health guidelines, admission to events is limited and most require bookings in advance.

We are delighted to have so many organisations involved this year again and we hope you enjoy exploring the rich cultural landscape of County Monaghan.

Note: Culture Night programme is subject to change/cancellation due to current health guidelines. We are committed to the health and safety of our participants and audience and appreciate your understanding of this matter.

For more information on Culture Night across Ireland go to https://culturenight.ie/

For further information contact culturenight@monaghancoco.ie

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Now that we’ve settled back into the rhythm of having customers through our doors again and are satisfied that we can provide a safe browsing experience, we are happy to announce that both Monaghan Branch & Carrickmacross Branch will now be opening on Saturday mornings from 10am – 1pm.  We are also reinstating our Wednesday evening opening from 6-8pm in Monaghan & Carrickmacross Branches.  We look forward to seeing you!

Monaghan County Council invites applications for a Writer in Residence, under the Creative Ireland Monaghan programme.  The residency runs for the period September – November 2021 and will be managed by Monaghan County Council Library Service.

The residency is open to experienced Writers in any genre who have significant experience in delivering high quality creative experiences for people of all ages.

Further information available from kmccague@monaghancoco.ie

Empathy is our ability to understand and share someone else’s feelings. It builds stronger, kinder communities. It’s a crucial life skill that we need to learn, thrive and contribute. We’re not born with a fixed quantity of empathy – it’s a skill we can all learn. As we begin to re-open society again, developing Empathy for each other and the varying experiences we have had over the past year will held us build stronger communities. To mark Empathy Day we have teamed up with Mental Health Ireland to learn more about how empathy supports our wellbeing. This will also include a guided meditation.

This event is Free to attend but booking is required to obtain the link. Reserve your place now at http://bit.ly/empathylibrary

We are also encouraging Child to read for Empathy.  Excitingly, research shows that books are a powerful tool to develop it. When children identify with book characters, they learn to see things from others’ points of view. As they read, they are building their empathy skills. There are lots of beautiful books on this years Empathy Day Reading List. You’ll find them all at your local library.

Browse & Borrow is back today We are absolutely delighted to let you know that Carrickmacross, Clones & Monaghan branch Libraries are re-opening today for browsing & borrowing. (Unfortunately we are not yet able to offer access to study spaces or public PCs. Visits are also limited to a max of 30 mins). Our smaller libraries in Castleblayney and Ballybay will resume their ‘Contact & Collect’. Carrickmacross, Clones & Monaghan branches will be open as follows: Monday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm & 6pm – 8pm Tuesday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm Wednesday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm Thursday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm Friday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm Please Note: Lunchtime closing required to complete additional cleaning. Castleblayney Library phonelines will be open to arrange Contact & Collect on Tuesday, Wednesdays & Fridays from 10am – 1pm. Contact (042) 9740281 Ballybay Library phonelines will be open to arrange Contact & Collect on Wednesday & Thursdays from 10am – 1pm. Contact (042) 974 1256 In line with Government guidelines, masks must be worn inside our library buildings. We have also limited the capacity in our branches so please follow queue markers during busy periods. We really appreciate your co-operation as we continue to strive to keep both staff & customers as safe as possible. We are aware that not everybody will be comfortable visiting our libraries so we are happy to continue to provide our Home Delivery if needed. Just contact your local library to discuss your reading preferences and we’ll arrange a delivery.

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Although Libraries are closed, we’ve been busy developing projects & activities to encourage creativity during Covid.  You can browse through just some of the activities since January 2021 below…