laois library

Laois County Council are delighted to officially open new County Library on  Main Street, Portlaoise .The new library will offer an  enhanced and expanded library service for all of the county and its citizens .The new  library is not only a place to borrow books, study or perform a task,  […]

Cruinniú na nÓg Laois takes place on Saturday the 10th of June 2023 and  is a day of creativity for children and young people under the age of 18 which celebrates and encourages participation in culture and creativity through ‘doing’, ‘making’, and ‘creating’ from visual and performing arts to workshops […]

Laois Libraries are delighted to host an evening of mindfulness and poetry with Orlaith O’Sullivan on Wednesday 23rd March at 7 p.m. over Zoom. Join us for an evening of mindfulness practice devoted to beautiful silence and words. Email mountmellicklibrary@laoiscoco.ie to book your space.

Work Matters is a national initiative which aims to support small businesses and employment online and at your local library.  The library is a place to explore, learn and connect. Work Matters is a partnership between Libraries Ireland, Intreo, Citizens Information, Employment Training Boards and Local Enterprise Offices  If you […]

Laois County  Library Service will begin to  offer  more  library services to the public as outlined in Phase 2 of the Government’s Roadmap for re-opening society and  business from week commencing the 8th of June 2020 .   The first phase of these services will be a “Contact and Collect” […]

Laois County Library Service are running a  Create your own “Comic Strip” book mark competition. There are 2 age categories-Closing date 15th  of May 2020.   Winners will have their designs printed as bookmarks for use in all Laois Libraries . Forms and templates are available to download here  

Although Laois Libraries are closed, we still have plenty of online resources to help you through this time. We have both adult and children’s  audio books, e-books and e-magazines. If you are not a library member you can now join online and access these ebooks straight  away here at : […]

Laois  County Library Service has closed all public libraries in Laois  as a precautionary measure following public health advice relating to the Covid-19 outbreak and cancelled all upcoming library events. Libraries will be closed from Friday 13th of March to Sunday 29th, inclusive. Updates will be posted on the library […]

Laois County Library Service in association with Local Creative Youth Partnership / LOETB and supported by Creative Ireland Laois is establishing a FIGHTING WORDs programme in Laois. The aim is to help children, young people, and adults to discover and harness the power of their imaginations and creative writing skills.  […]

Laois County Library Service with the support of Creative Ireland seeks to award a contract for services for a Reader- in -Residence .  Reading  and literacy is at the heart of the public library service in Laois  and the new public library strategy,” Our Public Libraries 2022 – Inspiring, Connecting and Empowering Communities”.  Laois […]