New Kinnegad Library open from Tuesday

The new Kinnegad Library opens to the public on Tuesday, October 28, Westmeath Libraries have confirmed. The hope is that the midterm break will allow many families the opportunity to drop in, check out the facilities and join up with free library membership.

Staff will be present to help new members find out how to book study spaces, use the print, scan and copy service, pick up free Little Library Bags for children who started national school in September or just sit and read.

Meeting rooms will be available to view and expressions of interest in their use can be left with staff.

Everyone is encouraged to take a moment to check out the ‘The Glass Room Misinformation Edition’ exhibition, available to view as part of Global Media and Information Literacy Week and the Skills for Life Programme.

In order to ensure smooth opening and operations, and to allow staff to finalise new systems, the library will open with limited hours during its first week. Members of the public will be welcome to call in 10am-5pm Tuesday October 28 to Friday October 31.

Regular staffed hours will come into operation from 9.40am on Monday November 3.

Visit westmeathcoco.ie/library for further information or contact staff via kngdlib@westmeathcoco.ie or 044 9338995.

The opening of Kinnegad Library is the first element to open in the new Kinnegad Community Library and Education and Training Centre. Westmeath Libraries look forward to working with Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board in the future. The LWETB’s purpose-built facilities will allow them to develop educational programmes in line with their academic termtime.

The reimagination of the Old School House into a modern library, community hub and centre of culture and education has been made possible through funding through Project Ireland 2040 and the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) from the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.