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dlr LexIcon & dlr Libraries October–December 2018
Events at a glance
Booking essential for many events. See page further details can be found. All events free unless
numbers for further details. Those with an * otherwise stated on the relevant page numbers.
refer to events listed on separate leaflets where
October
1 11.30am Dementia-friendly Gallery tour Municipal Gallery P5
2 8.00pm dlr Library Voices: John Boyne in conversation with Eithne Shortall Studio P18
3 3.00pm Read with Sophie the Therapy Dog Children’s Library, Level 4 P15
3 5.30pm VAI Visual Artists Ireland Show & Tell Project Room, Level 3 P4
3 7.00pm Press 1 for Dystopia, Press 2 for Utopia: Julian Gough & Sarah Maria Griffin P10
4 11.00am Live readings for adults with Michelle Read (first of 3 sessions) LexIcon Lab P12
5 3.30pm Children’s Book Club with Kim Harte Room 1 Level 3 P14
5 Blazing a Trail: Irish women who changed the world (exhibition) Level 4 P9
6 10.30am * RMS Leinster events & Family Day @ dlr LexIcon Various Venues P15
10 * RMS Leinster Centenary Various Venues P15
11 10.30am * IMRAM na nÓg: Féile litríochta & ealaíon do phaistí Various Venues P14
13 11.00am Make your mark textile workshop for adults Project Room, Level 3 P5
15 5.45pm Virtual Reality workshop for adults with futureshock.ie LexIcon Lab P22
16 10.30am S Stronger, smarter & safer online: workshop with CyberSafeIreland LexIcon Lab P20
16 2.00pm Shoreline: Choral song & contemporary dance project (6 week project) Studio P13
16 2.30pm Dementia-friendly Gallery tour Municipal Gallery P5
17 6.15pm Writing workshop with dlr Writer in Residence Sarah Maria Griffin Room 4, Level 5 P10
18 10.00am S Hear it for the Heroines! Children’s Library, Level 4 P16
20 10.00am Harpathon: Celebrating National Harp Day / Lá na Cruite Various Venues P16
20 2.00pm Flip-book workshop Project Room, Level 3 P5
20 7.00pm Dinnseanchas: new work by Lorcán Mac Mathúna Studio P6
21 2.00pm [Work]Book: Bookbinding workshop Project Room, Level 3 P5
22 10.00am S New! Virtual Reality workshops with futureshock.ie LexIcon Lab P20
Image: RMS Leinster - City of Dublin Steam Packet Co. Courtesy Ian Lawler Collection
Until 22 Des Branigan: 1918-2016 (exhibition) Level 5 P9
Until 22 The S.S. Hare & S.S. Adela: Dublin Port in time of War 1914-1918 (exhibition) Level 5 P9
23 10.00am Irish legends and folklore with storyteller Róisín Murphy Children’s Library, Level 4 P15
23 7.30pm dlr Library Voices: Nuala O’Connor in conversation with Sarah Maria Griffin Studio P18
25 1.00pm Poetry by the Pond Haigh Terrace P11
25 6.00pm Silver Screen Cinema Studio P11
Until 25 World War I and Ireland’s humanitarian effort (exhibition) Level 3 P8
29 12.00pm New! Virtual Reality workshop for kids LexIcon Lab P21
30 3.30pm Halloween Storytime Children’s Library, Level 4 P13
30 7.00pm Candlelit Tales for Samhain Studio P15
31 International Festival of Interactive & Motion typography (exhibition) Municipal Gallery P4
November
1 Light Keepers by Geraldine O’Sullivan (exhibition) Level 3 P8
3 10.00am Global Children’s Designathon Studio P16
2 What’s On October—December 2018
Events at a glance
Key to colour coding of sections dlr Lexicon Events
dlr Lexicon Exhibitions dlr Lexicon Lab
dlr Lexicon Residencies dlr Branch Libraries’ Events
Until 4 International Festival of Interactive & Motion typography (exhibition) Municipal Gallery P4
5 11.00am Monday morning music with Tim Thurston (first of 6 sessions) Studio P11
5 Charles Stanley Cuthbert: Manuscript of an Irish Soldier (exhibition) Level 5 P9
6 3.30pm Musical Storytime Session Children’s Library, Level 4 P13
6 7.30pm dlr Library Voices: Eoin McNamee in conversation with Paula Shields Studio P19
8 10.00am S Try and instrument with Music Generation dlr Studio P17
8 11.00am Reimagining our place in the world: with Ashleigh Downey Room 2, Level 5 P12
9 7.00pm World premiere of 78 Revolution: Niall Vallely Studio P6
10 10.30am New! Digital sound editing with Camilla Fanning (2-part workshop) LexIcon Lab P23
11 3.00pm Grain-storm: new collaborative work by Ciarán Taylor Studio P6
12 The Kaleidoscopic Child (installation) Project Room, Level 3 P7
13 S Across Africa: Science Week Roadshow LexIcon Lab P21
15 3.30pm Lego Club with Bricks4Kidz Room 1, Level 3 P14
16 7.00pm Fresh Takes: Film screenings Studio P7
17 1.30pm New! Wearable technology workshop for kids LexIcon Lab P21
21 8.00pm dlr Library Voices: Sarah Perry in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson Studio P19
22 6.00pm Silver Screen Cinema Studio P11
23 Peripheries: Patrick Graham, Eddie Kennedy & Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh Municipal Gallery P4
24 11.00am Back to the caves: family drop-in workshop Municipal Gallery/Project Room, Level 3 P5
29 1.00pm Poetry by the Pond Haigh Terrace P11
29 6.30pm New! Create your own app: Programming with Eoin Carroll LexIcon Lab P22
29 8.00pm dlr Library Voices: 100 Poems: a celebration of
Seamus Heaney’s best-loved poems Pavilion Theatre P19
December
3 11.30am Dementia-friendly Gallery tour Municipal Gallery P5
4 3.30pm Musical Storytime Session Children’s Library, Level 4 P13
4 6.30pm Sing for your soul: dlr Workplace Choirs Concert Studio P7
5 10.00am Musical Baby Book Club Children’s Library, Level 4 P13
5 3.30pm Painting as painting can be: early years painting workshop Project Room, Level 3 P5
7 8.00pm CANVAS on Film: film screenings Studio P7
11 3.30pm Christmas Storytime Children’s Library, Level 4 P13
11 2.30pm Dementia-friendly Gallery tour Municipal Gallery P5
12 3.00pm Make Santa Stick Puppets Room 1, Level 3 P17
12 4.30pm Hand-printed Christmas cards workshop Room 1, Level 3 P12
15 10.00am New! T-shirt printing for Kids & Parents with Ryan Paetzold LexIcon Lab P22
20 1.00pm Poetry by the Pond Haigh Terrace P11
Music Generation Event S Schools Event Creative Ireland Event
Children’s Book Festival Event Science Week Event
dlr LexIcon Events at a glance 3
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions The exhibition programme on Pages
4 to 7 is managed by dlr Arts Office.
Municipal Gallery
Exhibition Programme
Level 3:
Sea-change: IADT 21 years of
art, film and animation
Until 21 October 2018
This anniversary exhibition
includes contributions from
alumni in the specialist fields
of art, film and animation. The
works in this exhibition have
been selected by Oonagh
Young to highlight the diversity
of artistic practices that have
been developed over twenty
one years by graduates. The
‘seachange’ signifies a shift away
from the traditional role of the
creative industries, in-line with
advancements in technology
and is evident in the wide
range of exciting and innovative Peripheries: Patrick Graham, Municipal Gallery
professional artistic practices Eddie Kennedy, Sinéad Ni Learning Programme
featured in this exhibition. Mhaonaigh VAI Show & Tell
23 Nov-20 Jan 2019 Wed. 3 October, 5.30-8.00pm
MOTYF 2018 International Curated by John Daly, Hillsboro Project Room
Festival of Interactive & Fine Art, this exhibition brings This is a speed presentation on
Motion Typography: Virtual together, from different current work, areas of interest
Types Exhibition generations, three of Ireland’s or concepts that artists are
31 October-4 November finest contemporary painters- currently exploring in their
This exhibition will showcase Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh (b. 1977), practice. The format is also open
a selection of motion graphics Eddie Kennedy (b. 1960) and to curators, writers, and artistic
films, animation and interactive Patrick Graham (b. 1943). There directors to show their current
works including virtual reality by are many links that make them ideas or modes of engagement
young designers and students complementary neighbours in (maximum 10 minutes per
from Ireland and Europe. It is this gallery, not least their love presentation). To register your
sponsored by dlr LEO. of the sea and connection to Dún interest and for more information
www.2018.motyf-festival.com Laoghaire and its environs. please contact Siobhán Mooney
of Visual Artists Ireland directly
above Patrick Graham; photo courtesy at siobhan@visualartists.ie /
Hillsboro Fine Art Dublin (01) 672 9488.
4 What’s On October—December 2018
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
Make Your Mark, Textile Open Studios in the
Workshop for Adults Project Room
Sat. 13 Oct., 11.00am-1.00pm Adults: Every Friday
Project Room Cost €5 11.00am-1.00pm
Explore the craft of block printing Kids: Tuesdays,
on fabric with textile designer 11.00am-1.00pm
Liz Walsh – from gathering Saturdays: 2.30-4.30pm
inspiration, to creating designs, Project Room
to carving blocks, and finally to Come along and try out our Open
printing. Studios for adults and kids. Make
use of our free space with artists
(Work)book: Bookbinding Flip-book Workshop, on hand to help and encourage
Workshop Sat 20 October, 2.00-4.00pm your artistic projects! Materials
Sun. 21 October, 2.00-4.00pm Ages 12-15 yrs are provided so you can try out
Project Room Cost €5 Project Room lots of different things...
Watch your photos come alive in
this flip-book making workshop Dementia Friendly
with Read That Image. Gallery Tours
Mondays 1 Oct. & 3 Dec.
Back to the Caves - Family 11.30am-1.00pm
Drop-in Workshop Tuesdays 16 Oct. & 11 Dec.
Saturday 24 November, 2.30-4.00pm
11.00am- 12.30pm Project Room
Gallery/Project Room Would you like to try something
Create your own artist’s Join artist Claire Halpin to different with your loved one
workbook with Read That Image. collaboratively create a large living with dementia? Julie
Participants will hand bind their cave painting for the Project Merriman and Bairbre Ann
very own large-format notebook Room. Make your own paints Harkin, trained to support people
for keeping all those creative and brushes and get back to with dementia, will explore and
thoughts and ideas jotted down! basics with some cave painting, discuss a selection of artworks
stencilling and mark making. in these tours. There will also
Children’s Tour of Exhibition be time to enjoy a cup of tea at
Saturday 20 October, Painting as Painting can the end of the tour. The person
11.30am-12.30pm be – Early Years Painting living with dementia must
Gallery Workshop be accompanied by a family
This tour and conversation Wednesday 5 December, member or carer.
about the artworks is designed 3.30-5.00pm, ages 3-5 yrs
specifically for children, drawing Project Room To book the Learning programme
on their fearlessness, inquiring Jane Fogarty introduces this go toeventbrite.ie and search
minds and active imaginations! workshop for younger children for dlr LexIcon Gallery, bookings
Book your child in for a fun and exploring paint as material for for Dementia Friendly Gallery
entertaining morning! play and creation. Tours on (01) 236 2759.
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions 5
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
photo V. van der Holst
material; contemporary music
and traditional music; modern
technology and century-old
technology. Composer Niall
Vallely will be joined by a stellar
cast of musicians including
Zoe Conway (fiddle), Mick
O’Brien (pipes), Mick McAuley
(accordion), Kate Ellis (cello)
and Caoimhín Vallely (piano)
along with a soundscape that
celebrates more than a century
of traditional music.
Bookingeventbrite.ie; search for
Niall Vallely dlr LexIcon.
Grain-storm: new
collaborative work by
above Lorcán Mac Mathúna & Eamonn Galldubh theatre artist Ciarán Taylor
Studio Theatre, Level 1
dlr Arts Office Events the past. Sun. 11 November 3.00pm.
As part of the dlr Arts Office Public New work written and produced Free, booking essential
Art Programme, we are delighted by Lorcán Mac Mathúna, with Grain-storm is a site-specific
to present two traditional music traditional stories selected by performance, created by theatre
performances of specially Seosam O Maolalaí. Performed artist Ciarán Taylor with young
commissioned new work, and a by Eamonn Galldubh and the people at the Grainstore, dlr’s
collaborative performance work musicians of CCÉ na Píobairí youth arts facility. It’s the story
with young people. Uilleann under the direction of of a song from the first chords
Clare Walsh; with spoken word strummed in a bedroom, to a
Dinnseanchas: new work by by Seosamh O Maolalaí. performance for a festival crowd.
Lorcán Mac Mathúna Bookingeventbrite.ie; search for It’s the story of finding a creative
Studio Theatre, Level 1 Lorcán Mac Mathúna dlr LexIcon. path when you don’t know
Saturday 20 October 7.00pm. where you are going. It’s the
Free, booking essential World Premiere of 78 story of the Grainstore. Elements
Dinnseanchas is the stories Revolution by Niall Vallely of the Grainstore (taking place
and music of place-names, and Studio Theatre, Level 1 on Saturday 3 November)
long held traditions. This special Friday 9 November 7.00pm. performance will be presented in
performance of traditional music Free, booking essential the Studio Theatre at dlr LexIcon
and storytelling investigates the 78 Revolution is an hour- so you can see the creative
landscape of Dún Laoghaire- long piece that will explore process in action.
Rathdown; from the mountains the interaction between live Bookingeventbrite.ie; search for
to the sea, from the present and musicians and pre-recorded Grain-storm dlr LexIcon.
6 What’s On October—December 2018
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
Other events
photo Ewa Figaszewska
The Kaleidoscopic Child
12-17 November
Project Room: installation
is open to the public, no
booking required.
Performance Workshops,
suitable for small babies to 5yrs
and under; booking essential
Tues. 13 Nov, 9.30-10.15am
Wed. 14 Nov, 10.00-10.45am Fresh Takes: Film Screenings Ireland’s leading tenors and choral
Thurs. 15 Nov, 10.00-10.45am Studio Theatre, Level 1 practitioners, has been working
(Complex needs only) & Friday 16 November, 7.00pm. with two choirs from workplaces in
Sat. 17 Nov, 10.30-11.15am. Free, booking essential the County – one from Blackrock
‘The Kaleidoscopic Child’ was Filmmaker and visual artist John Further Education Institute and one
created in collaboration with the Conway has been working with from the HSE. Both choirs have
children and early years educators young people in the County been rehearsing hard over the
in Ballyogan Community Childcare over the last two years to create autumn and will come together for
in the Samuel Beckett Civic new short films, supported the first time in this special
Campus. It is a multi-sensory by Dún Laoghaire –Rathdown performance in dlr LexIcon.
interactive installation with and for County Council’s Curious Minds Bookingeventbrite.ie; search for
early years children. Each of the Commission, Grainstore; dlr’s youth sing for your soul dlr LexIcon.
elements within this installation arts facility, and the National
invites both child and adult alike Youth Council of Ireland’s artist in CANVAS on Film
to twist, spin, build, turn, touch, youth work residency scheme. Join Studio Theatre, Level 1
solve, colour and peer into a world us to celebrate this body of work, Friday 7 December, 8.00pm.
created to mirror the inside of a ranging in style from mock doc Free, booking essential
kaleidoscope without getting too to horror; these films reflect the CANVAS, the Grainstore’s youth
dizzy. The installation is open to lives and playful perspectives of arts committee presents their
the public to play and explore in our budding young filmmakers. inaugural film event. They will be
The Project Room. Bookingeventbrite; search for taking their curatorial perspectives
During the run of the ‘The Fresh Takes dlr LexIcon. out of the Grainstore to focus
Kaleidoscopic Child’ artist Helen on young people’s creativity in
Barry will run a number of Sing for your Soul: dlr film. Featuring workshops from
performance-based workshops Workplace Choirs Concert industry professionals and talks
for early years children that Studio Theatre, Level 1 from invited guests, the high point
further turn our world inside Tues 4 Dec., 6.30pm of the evening will be a screening
out and upside down. These Free, booking essential of selected works from young
workshops are suitable for dlr Arts Office presents the first filmmakers aged 16-25 yrs from
children with complex needs. public performance from the new across the County.
Bookingeventbrite.ie; search for county Workplace Choirs Bookingeventbrite.ie; search for
dlr LexIcon Gallery. initiative. Alan Leech, one of CANVAS on film dlr LexIcon.
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions 7
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions The exhibition programme on pages
8 and 9 is managed by dlr Libraries.
Level 3 Light Keepers: An exhibition
by Geraldine O’Sullivan
World War I and Ireland’s 1 Nov 2018-7 Jan 2019
Humanitarian Effort Light Keepers is a collection of Level 4
Curated by Pádraig Allen 25 artworks capturing the unique
5 Sept-25 Oct 2018 world of Irish lighthouses .The Irish Lights 1911-1923:
This exhibition, curated by paintings and lifescapes not only Safety at sea through War
St. John Ambulance Ireland, show the physical structures but and upheaval
tells the stories of the non- also capture the echo of the lives A joint collaboration of the
combatants who volunteered lived by the keepers and their Commissioners of Irish
to provide medical care and families. Where possible, the Lights and the Royal Irish
assistance for World War I artwork is based on narratives Academy
casualties at home and overseas. told by retired light keepers 19 Sept 2018-7 Jan 2019
Over 400 members of the St and their families who once This exhibition highlights the
John Ambulance Brigade and the lived in the most desolate and history of Irish Lights between
British Red Cross Society turned beautiful headlands and offshore 1911 and 1923. Irish Lights’ overall
out when the RMS Leinster was lighthouse stations on the Irish mission of safe navigation at
sunk, treating the injured and coastline. sea, is looked at in the context of
attending to bodies recovered the wider political and economic
from the Irish Sea. This exhibition Gerald Butler Talk developments of the time.
features archives and photos, Tues 20 Nov, 7.00pm The exhibition uses hitherto
some never seen before and Free event, all welcome. unexplored sources from the
forms a centrepiece of the RMS No booking required. Irish Lights’ archive to present
Leinster commemoration events Gerald Butler, author of The a new and distinctive view of
at dlr LexIcon. Also on display Lightkeeper: A Memoir (2013) modern Ireland’s most critical
is a Model T Ford 1915 St John will give a talk beside Geraldine decade.
Ambulance. O’Sullivan’s exhibition.
8 What’s On October—December 2018dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
Level 5
Des Branigan, 1918-2016.
Curated by Joe Ryan,
Irish Coast Guard (retired).
20 Aug-22 Oct 2018
Des Branigan was a seaman who
achieved great things as a trade
unionist, archaeological diver and
maritime historian. His role in
bringing one of the RMS Leinster
anchors to Dún Laoghaire forms Charles Stanley Cuthbert:
part of his fascinating story. Also Manuscript of an Irish soldier
included is the Des Branigan during WWI
Blazing a Trail: Irish Women maritime book collection, 5 Nov 2018-31 Jan 2019
Who Changed the World. donated to dlr LexIcon in 2016. Thanks to the family of Charles
Curated by former dlr Writer Stanley Cuthbert who donated
in Residence, Sarah Webb The S.S. Hare and S.S. Adela: their grandfather’s manuscript,
5 Oct 2018-7 Jan 2019 Dublin Port in time of war we have an original account
The women in this vibrant 1914-1918. by a surviving Irish soldier who
exhibition have excelled in Travelling exhibition fought in WWI. The manuscript
the arts and entertainment, courtesy of David Cotter and has been conserved and digitised
science and medicine, politics, Dublin City Public Libraries and is accompanied by a number
sports, aviation and adventure. 20 Aug-22 Oct 2018 of artefacts, including shrapnel
Find out more about these taken from a wound sustained
remarkable Irish women, from by Charles in 1918.
Dún Laoghaire-born artist Sarah
Purser to ground-breaking Remembered: A Bray Man in
architect Eileen Gray, including the Great War.
plenty of contemporary Curated by dlr Libraries’ staff
trailblazers such as scientist On 14 December 1917, the member Seán Downes.
Norah Patten and footballer S.S. Hare was torpedoed as it 7 Nov 2018-31 Jan 2019
Anne O’Brien. Linked to the new travelled from Manchester into This is the story of Private 21526
book from O’Brien Press of the Dublin Port, with the loss of 12 Cleary, John of ‘D’ Company, 9th
same name by Sarah Webb and lives. On 27 December 1917, the Dublins, but it is also the story
illustrated by Lauren O’Neill, S.S. Adela was torpedoed as of his comrades and includes
this exhibition celebrates the it travelled to Liverpool from extracts from their surviving
centenary of votes for women Dublin Port and 24 lives were letters. John Cleary, like so
in Ireland and the women who lost. This exhibition tells their many others, has no known
fought to change history. story and covers the rise of the grave, and no photograph of him
U-boat threat 1914-18. exists to date. But he is always
remembered…
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions 9dlr LexIcon Residencies
Writer in Residence
dlr Writer in Residence Sarah
Maria Griffin is swiftly moving
towards completing her third
novel. For the rest of the year, she
will be focusing on developing He has also worked with dlr
a workshop that encourages LexIcon management to develop
the writing of personal history a climate-controlled environment
through the language and that will ensure the long-term
metaphor of food. Interested? preservation of the varied material
Book your place now by emailing held in the archive.
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie
Room 4, Level 5 The LexIcon has recently
Wednesdays 6.15-7.45pm Curator Archivist accessioned a number of
17 & 24 Oct & 7, 14, 21, 28 Nov in Residence invaluable archival collections,
& 5 Dec Since David Gunning has joined including the research material
dlr LexIcon, he has identified and of F.M. O’Flanagan; a Dalkey
Sarah is also participating in inventoried archival collections resident and historian, and a
the RMS Leinster event on Wed in the Local Studies Department; collection of nearly 150 glass
10 Oct and will be interviewing is currently creating a series plate photographs collected
Nuala O’Connor on Tues 23 Oct of finding aids to allow for the by Charles Hamilton Oswald.
in dlr LexIcon at 7.30pm as part management of the materials and These important collections
of the dlr Library Voices series their future use by researchers. are currently being catalogued,
and will be digitised and made
photo Juliana Socher
available online in the near future.
Newsflash! Sarah Maria Griffin
will be chatting to author Julian
David is also working with the
Gough, left, at dlr LexIcon on Wed
National Federation of Local
3 Oct at 7.00pm on the following
History Societies to organise a
intriguing topic! Press 1 for
training day in dlr LexIcon on
Dystopia, Press 2 for Utopia: Will
Sunday 7 October. Full details
technology lead us to heaven,
available soon in a separate flier.
or hell? Event free but booking
(Image above from Charles
essential on eventbrite.ie
Hamilton Oswald Collection).
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dlr LexIcon Events
To book for the following events,
please phone 280 1147 or email
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie unless
otherwise stated.
Regular Events for Adults
Fáilte Isteach English classes
Café, Level 1 Silver Screen Cinema
Mondays, 5.45-7.45pm Studio Theatre, Level 1
Enquires: Thursdays 25 Oct & 22 Nov
failteisteachdunlaoghaire@ 6.00 – 8.30pm
gmail.com or Tel:046 955 7766 All welcome, no booking Monday Morning Music
English conversational classes required. with Tim Thurston
aimed at migrants working and Following a successful debut From Darkness to Light: a
living in Ireland on a long-term during the Bealtaine Festival Millennium of Choral Music
basis. back in May, our Silver Screen from All Souls, through
Cinema continues with Advent to Christmas.
Coffee Morning as Gaeilge screenings of popular films. (6-week series)
Café. Level 1 Please enquire at Library desk Studio Theatre, Level 1.
Tuesdays, 11.00am-12.00pm on level 4 for film details. Mondays 5, 12, 1, 26 Nov &
All welcome. Informal 3, 10 Dec., 11.00am-12.30pm
photo Dennis Gilbert
conversational Irish language Admission free but booking
sessions. advisable for each session on
eventbrite.ie
We are delighted to welcome
Tim back this winter for what
promises to be another rich
and wonderful series of choral
music. Tim is a broadcaster,
Poetry by the Pond lecturer and writer on the widest
Haigh Terrace entrance range of music from Gregorian
Thursdays 25 Oct, 29 Nov Chant to Contemporary Jazz. His
& 20 Dec., 1.00-1.45pm programme on sacred music,
All welcome. Gloria, ran for 18 years on RTÉ
Poetry by the Pond brings Lyric FM and he is renowned
like-minded people together for sharing his enthusiasm and
in a very simple accessible deep knowledge of music with
way. Read your own poetry or audiences.
someone else’s, come along to
listen if you prefer.
dlr LexIcon Events 11dlr LexIcon Events
Publications from Courses for adults ‘Reimagining our place in the
dlr Libraries world’ with Ashleigh Downey
We are delighted to announce UCD Adult Room 2, Level 5
that dlr Library staff have Education Courses Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov
been involved with two new 11.00am-1.00pm
publications, both launching Max 15, Booking essential
in the coming weeks and This 4-week course is for those
available in all good libraries and who would like to connect with
bookshops! nature through the visual arts,
through a series of creative
processes, participants will
Enrol online at www.ucd.ie/all examine new ways of engaging
or phone 01 716 7123 or email place. With mindful observation,
adult.education@ucd.ie for playful investigation, and
further information creative mark-making we will
look at the current relationship
Irish Nationalism & Unionism between humans and nature,
– A History of Two Political and explore ways we can
Traditions Michael Doran reimagine our place in the world.
Studio Theatre, Level 1
RMS Leinster; Tuesdays 11.00am-1.00pm Live readings for adults
The Forgotten Tragedy 25 Sept onwards – 10 weeks. with actor and voice artist
by Carmel Uí Cheallaigh, Fee €195. Michelle Read
illustrated by Jimmy Burns. LexIcon Lab, Level 3
Published by Elm Books 2018. Philosophical Issues Thursdays 4 Oct, 1 Nov
Dr. Patrick Quinn & 6 Dec
Room 3, Level 5 11.00am-12.30pm
Wednesdays
10.00am-12.00pm Hand printed Christmas
26 Sept onwards – 10 weeks. cards with Breda Jackson
Fee €195 Room 1, Level 3
Wed 12 Dec, 4.30-5.30pm
Early 20th Century Irish Max 15.
Women Artists Jessica Fahy In this workshop, you will learn
Studio Theatre, Level 1 how to make your own printing
Thursdays 11.00am-1.00pm blocks and print unique and
27 Sept onwards – 10 weeks. stylish Christmas cards. While the
People on the Pier Fee €195. theme is festive, the techniques
by Betty Stenson and Final two sessions take place in you will learn can be used to
Marian Thérèse Keyes. National Gallery and Hugh Lane make cards for any occasion.
Published by New Island Books, Gallery.
2018.
12 What’s On October—December 2018dlr LexIcon Events
Shoreline: Choral Song & Regular Events for Children Musical Storytime sessions
Contemporary Dance Project with Music Generation dlr
Studio Theatre, Level 1 Baby Book Club with Tues 6 Nov & 4 Dec
Tuesdays & Thursdays from Library Staff 3.30-4.15pm
16 Oct-24 Nov. Children’s Library, Level 4 Ages 3-6yrs. All welcome
(6-week project) Wed 3 Oct, 14 Nov, 12 Dec Come along and enjoy Storytime
2.00–4.00pm 10.00-11.00am with a difference; musical
For full details contact All welcome. accompaniment to illustrate
philippa@coisceim.com or Explore books, song and rhyme our weekly storytime. Dance,
book at www.coisceim.com/ with your baby or young child. sing and enjoy our wonderful
shoreline-2018. stories and their musical
Special Musical accompaniment!
Baby Book Club with
Music Generation dlr Christmas Storytime
Wed 5 Dec, 10.00-11.00am Tues 11 Dec
All welcome 3.30-4.00pm
Join library staff for a Christmas-
themed storytime.
Come along in your favourite
Christmas outfit and meet
Lexi & Con, our mischievous
Move, clap, wiggle and dance Christmas elves!
the hour away with music
and song for this very special
musical Baby Book Club. lego
Shoreline invites people aged
50+ from Dún Laoghaire-
Storytime with Library Staff
Children’s Library, Level 4
club
Rathdown to embark on an Tuesdays, 3.30-4.00pm
oceanic journey of discovery. Led Ages 3-6yrs. All welcome. Lego Club with Library Staff
tor
by Philippa Donnellan and Denis Room 1, Level 3
Clohessy, share your experiences Thursdays, 3.30-4.45pm
time
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of sea and shore, and create sea- Ages 7-10 years. Max 12.
themed choreography and song. All Lego provided, bring along
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Come together with a local choir ry s your imagination!
and primary school children to
perform in a special event at dlr Halloween Storytime
LexIcon on 24 November 2018. Tues 30 Oct, 3.30-4.00pm
No dance or singing experience Ages 3-6yrs. All welcome.
necessary. Join library staff for a
spooktacular storytime -
Costumes optional!
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IMRAM na nÓg 2018:
Féile litríochta agus ealaíon
do pháistí / Children’s
literature & Arts Festival
Children’s book club Thurs 11-Sat 13 Oct &
with Kim Harte Sat 10 Nov
Celebrate Science Week with Room 1, Level 3 Various venues, dlr LexIcon
Bricks 4 Kidz at Lego club! 1st Friday of every month, Join us for fun and games
Thurs 15 Nov 3.30-4.30pm through Irish. Events include
Ages 7-10 years. Max 12. Ages 9yrs+. Max 15. bi-lingual workshops on script
Booking essential by emailing To book, parents and filming skills, music &
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or should email Kim at drama workshops, science and
phone 280 1147. lexiconchildrensbookclub@ storytelling sessions.
Dinosaurs may be gone, but gmail.com Pick up a separate flier for full
they are not forgotten! Kidz details or check our website
will discuss some differences Grúpa Spraoi sa LexIcon: libraries.dlrcoco.ie
between plant-eating and meat- Imeachtaí do pháistí trí Bígí linn i gcóir spraoi agus spórt!
eating dinosaurs and explore Ghaelige
possible reasons they no longer Dé Sathairn 6 Deireadh Women and Children of the
walk the earth. Come and build a Fómhair, 10 Samhain, RMS Leinster: Restored to
model of T-Rex, one of the most 8 Nollaig, 2.30-4.00pm History by Philip Lecane.
famous dinosaurs – but watch Áirithintí agus tuilleadh eolais ag Published end September 2018
out for his sharp teeth! We noirin@glornagael.ie by Elm Books.
Learn, We Build, We Play. Tá fáilte roimh chách. Beidh Another excellent publication
na himeachtaí go léir ar siúl trí from RMS Leinster expert Philip
mheán na Gaeilge agus saor Lecane.
in aisce. Arna eagrú ag Grúpa
Spraoi Tuismitheoirí & Leanaí
Ghlór na nGael, Deisceart Átha
Cliath.
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Irish Legends and Folklore
with storyteller
Róisín Murphy
Children’s library, Level 4
Tues 23 Oct (2 sessions)
10.00-11.00am:
Bilingual event
11.15am-12.15pm:
As gaeilge
Celebrate Children’s Book
Festival and come along to
RMS Leinster events & listen to storyteller Róisín Candlelit tales for Samhain
Family Day at dlr LexIcon Murphy delve into much-loved
Various venues, dlr LexIcon, ancient Irish stories. From the Studio Theatre, Level 1
Sat 6 Oct., 10.30am-4.30pm myths of the famous Fianna to Tues 30 Oct, 7.00-8.00pm
Watch out for separate fliers the folklore of magic happenings All welcome. Family event.
with full details, not only of the by the Giant’s Causeway, you’ll N.B. Parental guidance for
RMS Leinster events leading be sure to enjoy the legends under 10s due to violent
into the centenary date on Wed that have been passed down descriptive imagery
10 Oct, but also our Family Day through the generations, ó lámh Queen Medhb of Connaught
events on Sat 6 Oct. The day go lámh, ó glúin go ghlúin. wants something: a prized bull
will include the premiere of the of Ulster. And Queen Medhb
radio play Anchor by Roseanne Read with Sophie the is the sort of person who gets
Lynch, launch of the Irish Lights therapy dog for Children’s what she wants. On Samhain,
exhibition, celebration of the Book Festival when the veil between this
finale of the Summer Stars world and the next is at its
Reading Challenge, workshops Children’s Library, Level 4 thinnest, she will march on
for children and a new exhibition Wednesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 Ulster with the armies of Ireland.
on Irish Women Trailblazers by & 31 Oct, 3.00-4.00pm But as the days grow darker,
Sarah Webb. Sophie, our springer spaniel danger lurking in the shadows
There will be interactive displays therapy dog from Peata (www. grows too.
by the Irish Vintage Radio and peata.ie) just loves being read to! Candlelit Tales presents The
Sound Society, Irish Great War If you know a child that requires Táin. A unique and exciting
Society and WWI Military Living support with their reading and modern retelling of the greatest
History events organized by enjoys the company of dogs, this tale of Irish mythology set to a
Leinster Centenary Committee programme could be for them! pulsating live musical score.
and St. John Ambulance, also All welcome, especially early
WW I memorabilia presented and struggling readers.
by Gerard O’Meara. Plus, many
more workshops and events
throughout the day!
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photo courtesy Barry Cronin.
photo Peter Cavanagh
Designathon Works proudly
presents The Global
Children’s Designathon 2018
Harpathon sculpt the masks using layers of Studio Theatre, Level 1
dlr LexIcon, various venues plaster cloth. You will work with a Sat 3 Nov, 10.00am-4.00pm
Sat 20 Oct, 10.00am-3.00pm friend / family member and create Ages 9-12.
All welcome, no booking masks that fit only your facial Free but booking essential via
required features! Painting and decorating eventbrite.ie
In its second year, National Harp the finished masks is included. On 3 November 2018, 500
Day/Lá na Cruite sees a return of Alternatively, children can choose children in 18 international cities
the harp marathon Harpathon, to make hand sculptures, shaping will work in parallel to design
featuring the cream of young layers of plaster on their hands. solutions that help bring about
harpers as they celebrate all a more sustainable world. This
aspects of the harping tradition. Hear it for the heroines this year the theme is Life on Land
See harpireland.ie for more Children’s Book Festival! and dlr LexIcon is the location for
details . Thurs 18 Oct (2 sessions) the Dublin team.
Children’s Library, Level 4 During the day the children will:
Mask-making workshops 10-11am & 11.15am-12.15pm • Design their future cities
with artist Tunde Toth Schools event for 3rd-5th class • Imagine sustainable solutions
Wed 31 Oct (2 sessions) with writer Debbie Thomas • Build prototypes using
10.00am-12.00pm and Who’s your favourite fictional recycled materials and
1.00-3.00pm heroine? What do you admire electronic parts
Room 1, Level 3 in her – courage, kindness, • Present them to each other
6yrs +. Max 10 smarts, or strength? To mark via a live connection.
Booking essential by emailing the centenary of voting rights The design-based learning
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or for women, come and invent method used in the workshop
phone 280 1147 your own supergirl with teaches children to design
NOT suitable for people with children’s writer Debbie Thomas, solutions for big and small
asthma or severe skin allergies. who’ll also introduce you problems, creatively and
Participants will design and make the megasmart, megabrave, critically use new technology
unique, striking masks on each megastubborn heroine of her and become changemakers for a
other’s faces, taking turns to new book My Secret Dragon. better, more sustainable world.
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photo Barbara Flynn
The Reader in Residence
Programme is aimed at primary
school children and the idea
is to promote the enjoyment
of reading and instil a passion
for books. Sessions include
readings, arts and crafts, creative
writing and time to familiarise
the children with the library
layout and processes, reinforcing
the importance of the library
within the community.
Make Santa Stick Puppets
with Breda Jackson
Room 1, Level 3
Wed 12 Dec, 3.00pm-4.00pm
6yrs+, Max 15
photo Steve Langan
Try an instrument with Booking essential by emailing
Music Generation dlr dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or
Thurs 8 & 22 November phone 280 1147.
Schools sessions: 10.00-
11.00am & 11.15am-
12.15pm. Booking essential
Open session: 3.00-4.00pm.
All welcome
Have you ever wanted to try
an instrument or to figure out
how musical instruments work?
Why not join Music Generation Reader in Residence
dlr and the Royal Irish Academy programme with
of Music to try out a range of Julianne Mooney In this workshop, children will
instruments and learn about Children’s Library, Level 4 love making these cute little
how they work, where the sound Fridays 23, 30 Nov & Santa puppets and can use
comes from and how to make 7, 14 Dec (4 week course) them to retell their favourite
music! 10.15-11.15am & 11.30am- Christmas stories. The Santa can
12.30pm (2 sessions) also be used as a decoration or
Suitable for local primary even a gift tag so the workshop
schools, 2nd to 5th class is suitable for all ages.
Booking essential by emailing
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or
phone 280 1147.
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dlr Library Voices
photo Úna O’Connor
photo Chris Close
We are delighted to announce
that the 2018 series of dlr Library
Voices marks a decade of this
wonderful series, originally
conceived, and curated since
2008 by the inimitable Bert John Boyne Nuala O’Connor
Wright. To highlight the in conversation with in conversation with
astonishing range of remarkable Eithne Shortall dlr Writer in Residence
authors and moderators who Tues 2 Oct, 8.00pm Sarah Maria Griffin
have entertained and stimulated Studio Theatre, Level 1 Tues 23 Oct, 7.30pm
us over the last ten years, we’ve Tickets €12 & €10 Studio Theatre, Level 1
produced a souvenir brochure from eventbrite.ie Tickets €10 & €8
which will be available in all dlr John Boyne’s new novel is a from eventbrite.ie
Libraries from September. Do join seductive psychodrama about Becoming Belle is a witty,
us for this year’s brilliant lineup the boundless ambition of a feminist novel set in Victorian
of dlr Library Voices! brilliantly devious aspiring writer. London, based on the true story
Maurice Swift is handsome, of a woman ahead of her time. In
charming, and hungry for 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest
success. The one thing he of three daughters of a middle-
doesn’t have is talent – but class military family, growing up
he’s not about to let a detail in a small garrison town. By 1891
like that stand in his way. After she is the Countess of Clancarty,
all, a would-be writer can find dubbed “the peasant countess”
stories anywhere. They don’t by the press, and a member
need to be his own. Ladder to of the Irish aristocracy. Nuala
the Sky is at once a pacy thriller O’Connor’s brilliant new novel
and a devastating satire on the is the story of the four years in
contemporary literary landscape. between, of Belle’s rapid ascent
and the people that tried to tear
her down. The novel serves as a
reminder of the author’s uncanny
knack for transmuting the lives
of historical characters into
urgently compelling fiction.
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photo Jamie Drew
Eoin McNamee Sarah Perry 100 Poems: A celebration
in conversation with in conversation with of Seamus Heaney’s
Paula Shields Sinéad Gleeson best-loved poems
Tues 6 Nov, 7.30pm, Wed 21 Nov, 8.00pm Thurs 29 Nov, 8.00pm
Studio Theatre, Level 1 Studio Theatre, Level 1 Pavilion Theatre
Tickets €10 & €8 Tickets €10 & €8 Tickets €25 & €22
from eventbrite.ie from eventbrite.ie (01) 231 2929 or
The Vogue is an unforgettable Melmoth, Sarah Perry’s follow- www.paviliontheatre.ie
novel of ghosts, lies and the up to her wildly-successful Before his death, Seamus
ways in which the past can historical novel, The Essex Heaney had intended to
return with a vengeance. Late Serpent, promises to be one of assemble a personal selection
1944, and two teenagers dance the most talked-about books of of poems as an introduction for
the Vogue in silence on the 2018. Helen Franklin is assailed new readers. He never managed
projectionist’s floor of the with guilt for past misdeeds but to do this himself but now the
Cranfield Aerodrome. Decades her sheltered life is upended project has been completed by
later, a ghost returns to the when a strange manuscript the Heaney family. To celebrate
shifting sands. Names have long comes into her possession. the publication of 100 Poems
since been changed; children Filled with testimonies from an all-star cast including Marie
long since cast out; lies long the darkest chapters of human Heaney, Paula Meehan, Colette
thought forgotten. Set against history, it records sightings of Bryce, Simon Armitage and John
an eerie landscape, awash a tall, silent woman in black - Kelly will read selected Heaney
with secrets, The Vogue is a Melmoth, the loneliest being poems, sure to be amongst your
grimly poetic dance through in the world. Everyone that favourites. Music by Colm Mac
the intertwined stories of a Melmoth seeks out must make a Con Iomaire.
deeply religious community, an choice: to live with what they’ve
abandoned military base, and a done, or be led into the darkness.
long-shuttered children’s Care As her past finally catches up
Home. with her, Helen too must choose
which path to take.
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photo Peter Cavanagh
NEW! Virtual reality for
schools with futureshock.ie
4th class upwards
Mon 22 Oct & Tues 6 Nov
10.00am-12.00pm
Teachers should contact
dlr LexIcon by emailing
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or
phoning 280 1147.
Enter the virtual world and
enjoy mind-bending experiences
that cater for all tastes! For the
adrenaline junkies out there,
walk the plank 100 storeys above
the ground or fly around the city
with your hand-held rockets. For
action lovers, fight off wave after
wave of space invaders with
nothing but your gun and shield.
For nature lovers, explore the
LexIcon Lab for schools Vinyl cutting & design depths of the oceans in one of
workshops for schools our simulated ocean encounters.
3D printing workshops for with Ryan Paetzold
schools with Ryan Paetzold Wednesday 17 Oct NEW! Stronger,
Wednesdays 3 Oct, 7 Nov, 10.00am-12.30pm Smarter & Safer Online:
12 Dec 4th year upwards schools workshop with
10.00 & 11.30am Teachers should contact CyberSafeIreland
(two one-hour sessions) dlr LexIcon by emailing Tues 16 Oct, 10.30-11.30am
3rd class upwards. dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or 3rd class
Teachers should contact phoning 280 1147. Teachers wishing to book should
dlr LexIcon by emailing An introduction to signwriting email: info@cybersafeireland.org
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or and vinyl cutting with Ryan CyberSafeIreland, the Irish
phoning 280 1147. Paetzold. The students will be children’s charity for online
An introduction to 3D printing shown how to use software to safety, will run an interactive
where pupils get to design and design, cut and build up a vinyl workshop for 3rd class children
model up their very own keytag decal using the state of the art to explore their views on what
and print it in 3D. Note: keytags vinyl cutter at the LexIcon. parents and carers need to know
will be available for collection at to support them to be stronger,
an agreed date after the session. smarter and safer online. Topics
include digital etiquette, privacy
and safety settings, online
gaming, screen time, and how
20 What’s On October—December 2018dlr LexIcon LAB
to deal with negative online dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or the ground or fly around the city
behaviour. The children will phoning 280 1147. with your hand held rockets. For
create a series of posters with Catherine McGuiness takes the action lovers, fight off wave after
advice for parents, which will be audience back in time to the wave of space invaders with
featured on the CyberSafeIreland first Irish person to cross Africa. nothing but your gun and shield.
website and social media Catherine will explain the new For nature lovers, explore the
channels. animals they would have seen, depths of the oceans in one of
and the new people they would our simulated ocean encounters.
Science Week 2018 have met on the way. Supported
Go Fly Your Kite by Science Foundation Ireland. Science Week 2018
Mon 12 Nov Further details to be announced. NEW! Wearable technology
Schools: 10.00am, 11.15am & workshop with Make Create
12.30pm (one-hour sessions) Lexicon Lab for kids Innovate
3rd class upwards Gaming Club with Meeting room 1, Level 3
Open session: 3.00pm library staff Sat 17 Nov, 1.30-4.30pm
(one-hour session) Tuesdays 9 & 23 Oct, Ages 9-12. Max 12
Ages 6+yrs. Max 30 6 & 20 Nov, 4 & 18 Dec Booking essential by emailing
Under 8s must be 3.30-5.00pm dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or
accompanied by an adult at Strictly for ages 9-12. Max 8 phoning 280 1147.
open sessions. Booking essential by emailing
Booking essential for both dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or
school and open session via phoning 280 1147.
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or Kids can play with and against
phoning 2801147. each other on Playstation 4 and
Do you want to have your very Xbox One consoles on our 80
own kite? Come along and inch HD screens. They will try out
design your kite, learn how to different games at each session
assemble it and get some tips on and the emphasis will be on fun Would you like to create your
flying your kite and kite and interaction. own wearable technology and
safety from the team at have some fun with electricity
goflyyourkite.com. NEW! Virtual reality for kids and conductive tape? Then
with futureshock.ie try some electronic tailoring!
Across Africa: Science Week Mon 29 Oct, 12.00–2.00pm Learn the basics of circuitry and
Roadshow with SFI Ages 9-12. Max 25 find out how to make human
Tues 13 Nov Booking essential by emailing switches using your bodies, then
Primary schools: dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or progress to design a unique
4th to 6th class phoning 280 1147. wristband or bracelet. You
Secondary schools: Enter the virtual world and will leave with a hand-crafted
1st to 3rd year enjoy mind-bending experiences prototype that incorporates LEDs
Times: TBC that cater for all tastes! For the and switch based on your design.
Teachers should contact adrenaline junkies out there, Please bring a light snack and
dlr LexIcon by emailing walk the plank 100 storeys above drink for a short on-site break.
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photo Peter Cavanagh
NEW! T-shirt printing
for kids and parents with
Ryan Paetzold
Sat 15 Dec, 10.00am-1.00pm
Ages 9-12. Max 12
Booking essential by emailing
dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or
phoning 280 1147.
All children must be
accompanied by a parent or
guardian for the full workshop.
Add some personality to your
t-shirt! A workshop to introduce
you to OpenSource design NEW! Programming at Max 16.
software and the top of the the LexIcon Lab with Eoin Booking essential on
line vinyl cutter at the LexIcon. Carroll: Create your own app! www.eventbrite.ie
Transform your t-shirt from the Thursdays 29 Nov, 6 Dec & Enter the virtual world and
ordinary to the extraordinary. 13 Dec (participants must enjoy mind-bending experiences
T-shirts will be supplied by the attend all three workshops) that cater for all tastes! For the
LexIcon 6.30-8.00pm. Max 15 adrenaline junkies out there,
Booking essential on walk the plank 100 storeys
Lexicon Lab for adults www.eventbrite.ie above the ground or fly around
Drop in maker evenings In this beginners’ course in the city with your handheld
with Dr Jake Rowan Byrne programming and computational rockets. For action lovers, fight
Thurs 4 Oct, Thurs 8 Nov thinking, participants will learn off wave after wave of space
& Tues 4 Dec, 6.00-8.00pm how to develop mobile apps. invaders with nothing but your
Max 16 They will learn how to link gun and shield. For nature lovers,
Have an idea but need some simple actions together to explore the depths of the oceans
help figuring out where to create complex and interesting in one of our simulated ocean
get started or what creative solutions to everyday tasks. encounters.
technologies might help bring Basic knowledge of HTML
the idea to life? Drop in to the and CSS would be helpful but Create your own website
LexIcon Lab and meet other not essential. Laptops will be with Dr Jake Rowan Byrne
“makers” who are keen to help provided but participants must Thurs 11 Oct, Thurs 15 Nov,
out. No booking required but bring their own smartphone with Tues 11 Dec, 6.00-8.00pm
for updates, see https://www. connector cable. Max 16
meetup.com/lexicon-maker/ Booking essential on
Virtual Reality with www.eventbrite.ie
futureshock.ie If you’re interested in setting up
in
Mondays 15 Oct, 12 Nov a personal blog or portfolio or
association & 3 Dec getting your business online, this
with 5.45–6.45pm, 6.50–7.50pm workshop is designed to get you
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photo Peter Cavanagh
Introduction to 3D printing
with Ryan Paetzold
Mondays 8 Oct, 5 Nov &
10 Dec, 6.00-8.00pm, Max 16
Booking essential on
www.eventbrite.ie
This workshop will give you a
basic introduction and get you
started with your first 3D printed
object. For those with little or no
experience of 3D printing and
computer-aided design software.
started. You’ll be introduced to 10.30am-12.30pm 3D printing – Let’s get
several free tools that make it Max 10 technical, with Ryan Paetzold
easy to set up and manage your Booking essential by emailing Mondays 22 Oct, 19 Nov &
own website. dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie or 17 Dec, 6.00-8.00pm, Max 16
phoning 280 1147. Booking essential on
Getting started with Get creative with your own audio www.eventbrite.ie
Raspberry Pi & Arduino recordings! Participants will be This workshop builds on the
with Dr Jake Rowan Byrne introduced to the basic skills of basic introduction course and
Thurs 25 Oct, Thurs 22 Nov & sound editing and mixing using introduces more technical tools
Tues 18 Dec freeware and smartphones. Find for 3D modelling.
6.00-8.00pm. Max 16 out about free online effects and
Booking essential on audio content. The emphasis NEW! Vinyl cutting and
www.eventbrite.ie will be on experimentation and design workshops with
Ever wanted to try your hand at having fun, taking the mystery Ryan Paetzold
programming a robot, controlling out of sound manipulation Wed 14 Nov, 6.00pm-8.00pm
your house from your phone or using digital tools. The skills Max 12.
simply flashing some lights? covered in the workshop can be Booking essential on
This workshop will give you a applied to a variety of projects, www.eventbrite.ie
taste of how inputs and outputs such as adding sound to videos, This workshop introduces sign
on small computers such as the podcasting, or beginning to writing, decal creation and
Raspberry Pi and Arduino can be record songs and music. Great OpenSource software, allowing
used to create smart solutions to for social media! you to bring your creations to
everyday problems. life using the top of the line vinyl
Note: Participants must bring cutter at the LexIcon. Great for
NEW! Digital sound editing a smartphone with connector anyone interested in graphics,
with Camilla Fanning cable, plus their own laptop. The design and technology. No
Sat 10 Nov & 17 Nov LexIcon can also provide laptops experience necessary but basic
or Sat 24 Nov & 1 Dec but this must be specified when computer skills will be helpful.
(Two-part workshop) booking.
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LexIconLibraries’
Exhibitions
Events
Blackrock Library
T 288 8117
E blackrocklib@dlrcoco.ie
Events for Adults
Carnegie Cinema Club
2nd Thursday of the month:
11 Oct, 8 Nov, 13 Dec
6.00-7.45pm
Free event, all welcome
Films are chosen in advance, Carraig Doves Choir use foam printing techniques
please contact the library to Tues 11 Dec to produce a unique Christmas
enquire. 6.00-7.00pm card edition for your friends and
N.B. most films are chosen with All welcome family. So come along and join
an adult audience in mind, check Only established earlier this the fun! All art materials supplied.
with the library for certification. year, the Carraig Doves, above,
are a chamber choir based in Events for Children
Always wanted to write? Blackrock. This Christmas, visit Baby book club
Here’s how to get started Blackrock library for a special with library staff
with Andrea Mara seasonal concert of well-loved 1st Wed of each month from
Tues 9 Oct, 6.30-7.30pm music and carols. 3 October, 10.15-11.15am
All welcome All welcome
The Supertones Due to the popularity of this
children’s choir club, spaces are limited and
Thurs 13 Dec booking is essential.
6.00-7.00pm. All welcome
The Supertones children’s choir New! Teen Bookclub at
was founded by David Brophy in Blackrock Library
2011. Open to boys and girls aged 2nd Thursday, 11 Oct, 8 Nov,
7-12 yrs, the Supertones is led by 13 Dec, 6:15-7.15pm
conductor Julie Shanley. Blackrock Ages 13-15yrs
Library is delighted to have Julie Spaces limited, booking
and her musical group wow young essential.
and old during the festive season. Obsessed with reading? Read
At this talk, Andrea will give way into the night?
advice on how to start a blog, Christmas Card We’re assembling a Motley Crew
how to transition to writing for Printing Workshop of Teen booklovers to pioneer a
newspapers and magazines, and Fri. 14 Dec new Bookclub at Blackrock Library.
how to approach writing fiction. 10.30am-12.00pm. Max 15 Discuss the books YOU want to
Join artist Jason Deans for a read in our comfy Reading Room.
festive card-making workshop, Read, discuss, be inspired, repeat!
24 What’s On October—December 2018dlr Branch
dlr LexIcon
Libraries’
Exhibitions
Events
Junior book club Break the code to retrieve the Musical Imagining –
3rd Thursday, 18 Oct, 15 Nov, Glowies, build a simple circuit to Musical storytime with
20 Dec, 6.15- 7.15pm make them Glow! Put on your Music Generation dlr
Ages 9-12yrs engineering caps and build the Thurs 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov
Places available, contact the strongest bridge, be careful it 3.00-3.30pm
library for further information. doesn’t collapse! Preschool audience
Draw by Hand workshops Lego workshop
with Margaret Anne Suggs with Bricks 4 Kidz
Fri 19 Oct, 10.30-11.30am
Mon 8 October (2 sessions) Class visit: suitable for
10.15 & 11.30am 2nd -5th class Come along and enjoy our
Class visits, suitable for 5-9yrs LEGO® Bricks stimulate storytime with a difference
Artist and illustrator Margaret creativity, inspire the imagination - musical accompaniment to
Anne Suggs will be on hand to and test a child’s logic. Build illustrate our weekly storytime.
explore using ABCs and 123s to awesome motorised models and Dance, sing and enjoy our
instigate imaginative drawings of learning about basic addition wonderful stories and their
animals, monsters and creatures. & subtraction concepts and for musical accompaniment!
This will tie in with her Exhibition the older kidz – Part vs. Whole
on display in the Library for CBF. & Fractions. We Learn, We Build, Group Guitar classes with
We Play! Music Generation dlr
Manga Drawing Workshop Thurs 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov
with John Carpenter Mask-Making workshop (2 sessions)
with artist Tunde Toth 6.30-7.10pm & 7.20-8.00pm
Sat 13 Oct, 10.30am-12.00pm Ages 12-16yrs
Ages 7-12 yrs, Max 12 Tues 30 Oct, 3.00-5.00pm Have you ever wanted to play
Learn how to draw exciting Ages 6yrs+ the guitar? Now is your chance!
manga figures, faces and action Max 12. NOT suitable for Why not join us for our group
figures. Beginners and improvers people with asthma or guitar lessons for the month
welcome. severe skin allergies. of November? All instruments
Participants will design and make are supplied, so just bring along
Be a STEAM worker! unique, striking masks on each yourself and your favourite song!
with Helen Bullock other’s faces, taking turns to
Mon 15 Oct sculpt the masks using layers of
10.00-11.00am & plaster cloth. You will work with a
11.15am-12.15pm friend / family member and create
Class visits: Suitable for masks that fit only your facial
2nd-5th class features! Painting and decorating
the finished masks is included.
Alternatively, children can chose
to make hand sculptures, shaping
layers of plaster on their hands.
dlr Branch
dlr LexIcon
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