Lifelong Learning Festival 2023 Programme

CORK LEARNING CITY

10.00 - 17.30 HRS DAILY Gifts of Books Large and Small Cork City Libraries 57-61 Grand Parade, T12 NT99 HISTORY||LITERATURE ‘Gifts of books, large or small will be gratefully received.’ So wrote Mr James Wilkinson, City Librarian, in his Appeal for Books to rebuild the library from its ashes, after the arson attacks of 1920. This exhibition is a glimpse into the personal libraries and reading habits of the generous donors who donated for the good of the people of Cork.

10.00 - 17.30 HRS DAILY The Slow Camera Exchange Cork City Libraries 57-61 Grand Parade, T12 NT99 CULTURE||CREATIVE ‘Six Months in Motion’ periodical and

50 MAX

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exhibition. The periodical celebrates the artistic contributions of older people who engaged in the project’s 55+ Casual Photography Meetings under the mentorship of Marcin Lewandowski and Artem Trofimenko with the support of Cork City Libraries and Creative Ireland.

10.00 - 17.30 HRS DAILY Ye Mayoral Booke of Thomas Pembrock Cork City Libraries 57-61 Grand Parade, T12 NT99 HISTORY

100 MAX

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‘Ye Mayoral Booke of Thomas Pembrock’ has over four hundred pages of hand-written information that gives a remarkable glimpse into the life of a resident of Cork city in the first half of the eighteenth century.

50 MAX

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10.00 - 17.30 HRS DAILY The Big Days Exhibition Cork City Libraries Children’s Library, 57-61 Grand Parade, T12 NT99 HEALTH / WELLBEING||EDUCATION An exhibition for children and young people of Life Skills Resources and Reading.

10.00 - 17.30 HRS DAILY Traveller History of the Black Ash Cork City Libraries Tory Top Library, T12 WP57 CULTURE||HISTORY An exhibition featuring the history of the Black Ash.

60 MAX

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50 MAX

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CORK LIFELONG LEARNING FESTIVAL MON 27TH MARCH - SUN 2ND APRIL

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