collaboration with St Patrick’s Festival supported the well -being of the public and poets alike. The installations are a testament to the vibrant literary life of our city, Cork a City of Writers, a City of readers. As part of the St Patrick’s Festival Hollyhill, Mayfield and Tory Top libraries were greened for the week as lighting was placed within the buildings brightening up the communities to celebrate our national holiday.
#dailydoseofgaeilge saw sayings, phrases and translations of placenames linked to our branch libraries posted every day as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge.
The national Spring into Storytime was presented online this year. Authors Debbie Thomas, Liz Weir and Carmel Uí Cheallaigh brought families together to celebrate reading throughout the city and beyond. A collaboration with Wicklow Willow Arts and crafts saw children throughout the city make giant shamrocks through foraging and creativity which were facilitated online through Cork City Li braries’ Facebook page. Continuing with the theme of commemoration, this year’s History Road Show in the City Library comprised three lectures followed by question-and-answer sessions. The three lectures, hosted by City Library staff were delivered online by well- known historians Myles Dungan and Sinead McCoole. The lectures included What Did You Do in The War of Independence, Grandad? In this lecture Myles Dungan detailed the bloody narrative of his extended family during the War of Independence and he explained, based on his own experience, how to research the revolutionary era activities of your own ancestors. The War in the Shadows explored the conduct of military intelligence operations on both sides in the Anglo-Irish conflict from 1919-1921. This fascinating lecture used the words of the intelligence operatives at the time taken from Witness Statements from the Military Archives. The Eyes & Ears - Women’s Role in the Campaign of Independence (Sinead McCoole) Focused on Cork and using the Military Pension Records. Sinead McCoole tells the riveting story of women’s involvement in the Campaign for Independence. Writer in Residence Tina Pisco continues to engage with the public on creativity and climate change through online workshops, blogs and podcasts, the online programming of her tenure has proved extremely popular and a wonderful contribution to Cork City Libraries online programming.
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