Baby Book Club
Baby Book Club caters for library members age 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers. Baby Book Club models the combination of singing, talking, reading, writing and playing to parents. This combination has been shown to aid general development as well as help develop prereading skills including a family habit of reading.
Baby Book Clubs are currently running in Portlaoise, Portarlington, Mountmellick and Abbeyleix Libraries - contact the branches directly for more information.
My Little Library
My Little Library is a book gifting scheme where ‘Little Library Book Bags’ are made available to children who are due to start school in September. The bags can be collected for free by families and carers from their nearest library. Each bag contains a book for children who are starting school to help them prepare for this big step. Each child will also get their first library card, along with a special wallet to hold it, when they collect the bag.
Contact your nearest library for more information.
Library contact details
- Abbeyleix Library: Call 057 873 0020 or email abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie
- Durrow Library: Call 057 873 6090 or email durrowlibrary@laoiscoco.ie
- Mountmellick Library: Call 057 868 9382 or email mountmellicklibrary@laoiscoco.ie
- Mountrath Library: Call 057 875 6378 or email mountrathlibrary@laoiscoco.ie
- Portlaoise Library: Call 057 862 2333 or email portlaoiselibrary@laoiscoco.ie
- Portarlington Library: Call 057 864 3751 or email portarlingtonlibrary@laoiscoco.ie
- Rathdowney Library: Call 0505 46852 or email rathdowneylibrary@laoiscoco.ie
- Stradbally Library: Call 057 864 1673 or email stradballylibrary@laoiscoco.ie
Further information
For further information, email library@laoiscoco.ie or call 057 8689338.