Many people browsed through the stock and borrowed the brand new books, talking books, music cds and language courses. The 10 internet PC's available free of charge were a big hit with customers.

Children were enthralled by the mural in the junior library which depicts agricultural scenes around Bunclody. A weekly story-time for parents and young children and summer activities for school-going children will begin over the next few weeks.

The large Polish community in the area is being served by a collection of fiction and non-fiction books in Polish as well as Polish children’s books.

Booking has already begun for learning programmes and internet familiarisation sessions

For further information please call 053 9375466 or visit Facebook or www.wexford.ie/library.

Opening hours are:

• Monday 10.30am-5.30pm (Closed for lunch 1-2)
• Tuesday 10.30am-9pm
• Wednesday 10.30am-5.30pm
• Thursday 10.30am-9pm
• Friday 10.30am-5.30pm
• Saturday 10.30am-5.30pm (Closed for lunch 1-2)

Membership of all Wexford County Council Library Services is free.

At The Foot of Mount Leinster

Traditional Singing Initiative
Call for Participants!

Traditional singer Aileen Lambert would like to invite you to a
Traditional Singing Session and Project Information Session in Bunclody
Library on Thursday February 2nd at 7.00. Come along and hear a few
songs and Aileen will provide more details on an upcoming Traditional
Singing project which you may be interested in getting involved in. The
session will be followed by tea and coffee and all are welcome.

At the Foot of Mount Leinster is a traditional singing initiative
devised and facilitated by traditional singer Aileen Lambert. A series
of workshops will take place in Bunclody Library from February to May
for children, young people and adults. Monthly Open House Singing
Sessions will also be open to the public who will be invited to come
along and hear a range of traditional songs and singers, and sing a song
themselves should they so choose.

Children from 4th - 6th class are invited to take part in the series of
six traditional song workshops which will begin on February 2nd.
Participants will be introduced to a broad repertoire of traditional
songs: love songs, working songs, songs of war and songs of complete
nonsense! Discussion will revolve around lyrics, stories, and background
to the songs. A number of songs are also accompanied by actions, and are
guaranteed to have everyone singing at the top of their voices!

This is also a great opportunity for young people between the ages of
thirteen and eighteen with an interest in traditional song. Aileen hopes
to attract 4-5 young people who are interested in learning more about
traditional song and finding songs that they would like to sing,
exploring various styles and types of songs from tragic love songs, to
murder ballads to comic songs. If you think you might be interested give
Aileen a call for a chat and more information.

For those adults who like traditional singing and sing a few songs, but
are always meaning to learn another - this is for you! There exists a
wonderful wealth of traditional songs, singers, and styles which get
little exposure and airplay, except on specialist programmes. Aileen
will help you to find and learn new songs to your liking based on the
types of songs you like to sing, and topics you are interested in. The
workshops will provide an informal relaxed atmosphere to discuss songs
with other participants and listen to various recordings of singers and
songs. Workshops will take place in Bunclody Library on a number of
dates (Thursday evenings) from February to June, giving you plenty of
time to learn a few new songs!

A Monthly Open House Singing Session, which will provide a platform for
participants to perform, and for the general public to come along and
listen, or participate, will be held from March to June.

The project will be documented throughout and a project website will
feature details of the Singing Sessions, individual research, video and
photos of the project.

To get a better of idea of what might be in store for you should you
sign up for this project, Aileen is hosting a Traditional Singing and
Information Session in Bunclody Library on Thursday February 2nd at
7.00. Come along and hear a few songs and Aileen will provide more
details on the project, followed by tea and coffee. All are welcome.

Aileen, from Ballindaggin, is a singer of traditional Irish songs. She
performs regularly at traditional singing events and festivals
throughout the country and beyond. Also an experienced arts practitioner
www.aileenlambert.com with many participatory and public art
projects under her belt, she has been delivering workshops in
traditional song to children for the past six years. With Michael
Fortune she also initiated and co-ordinated The Wild Bees' Nest, a
traditional song project featuring eleven singers who composed new songs
in the traditional style and performed them in The National Library as
part of Bealtaine 2011. For more information see www.thewildbeesnest.ie

For more information on the workshops for children, young people and
adults contact Aileen on 087 7552593 or aileenlambert@gmail.com. At the Foot of Mount Leinster is supported by funding under the Deis Programme from the Arts Council and Wexford County Council Library Services.
 

Regular events on-going
* An English conversation group will meet each Tuesday, please
contact Karyn for details.
* Story time for under 7s - every Wednesday at 4.00pm.
* The photographic collection on display is refreshed monthly, so
call in to see another selection of the photographs taken in 2008 by
David Snelling.
* Junior board games club every Friday from 3pm
* Internet / computer classes for adults Tuesday evenings and
Thursday mornings. Booking essential.
* Monthly reading circle for adults is taking a break for August -
contact Aoife for further details; both of the children's reading
circles will also take a break for August - contact Yvonne for further
details.
All events are free of charge unless stated otherwise and all are
welcome, please note events which must be booked in advance. Should you
require additional supports to enable you to fully participate in these
events please contact the Librarian.

 For more information please contact:
Staff at Bunclody Library on 053 9375466
Or email: bunclodylib@wexfordcoco.ie
Website  www.Wexford.ie/library  
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