A vibrant mural was installed on the front of the City Library, Grand Parade to mark the 50th anniversary of Down Syndrome Ireland and to heighten awareness of the Cork based Field of Dreams. Cork’s Lord Mayor Colm Kelleher and Minister Simon Coveney launched the 10ft mural, featuring three people of different generations with Down syndrome, spanning the length of the building. The mural entitled The Upside Wall was created by local artist Paul La Rocque and coincides with Down Syndrome Awareness month in October. The artwork and the wonderful Harry Brassel featured on the front page of The Irish Times on Saturday October16.
Falling was also prominent in Waterstones bookshop, both in the window and inside the store. Over the course of 2021, Danielle called into the bookshop on various occasions to sign copies, which have One City One Book stickers on the cover.
One City One Book final event
The first book launch in The City Library since March 2020 was held on Thursday October 28. This was a double-header of two amazing Cork writers, William Wall, and Madeleine D’Arcy. The literati of the city and beyond attended, everyone over-joyed to be back together in-person celebrating our wonderful literary city. On Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October Hollyhill Library staff launched an appeal for help in rounding up all the ghosts that had been released in the library! Ghosts were hiding all over the building but luckily many local children helped the staff in finding them as they borrowed their books! Certificates were awarded to all these Junior Ghostbusters! The libraries are safe for another month at least!!
Mural to mark the 50 th anniversary of Down Syndrome Ireland at Grand Parade Library
Madeleine D’Arcy from Fiction at the Friary led the conversation with Danielle McLaughlin author of The Art of Falling at the final event of One City One Book 2021 which took place in Waterstones on Tuesday October 19. This year, as in 2020, many of the discussions and fringe events have taken place virtually including the online discussion with Danielle McLaughlin and Alannah Hopkin which was filmed in The Crawford Art Gallery this year. As with other One City One Book titles in recent years, The Art of Falling is the most borrowed book in Cork City Libraries this year to date. Collaboration between Cork City Libraries and Waterstones meant that The Art of
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