One Click Digital online audiobooks

• Interested in downloading free Audiobooks?
• Sligo Library Service hopes to launch this service soon.
• Please leave your name and contact details with staff or email them to sligolib@sligococo.ie and you will be contacted in due course for a brief introduction on how to use this facility.

CBI Ballymote Book Club

Ballymote CBI bookclub

The Children’s Books Ireland Shadowing Scheme is a unique programme for schools and libraries, designed to encourage awareness and enjoyment of the CBI Ireland Book of the Year Awards.


6th Class Children from Scoil Muire Gan Smal, Ballymote participated and Bookclub meetings were held in Ballymote Community Library during April and May. The children and librarians read each of the books shortlisted for the Awards, using a specially devised activity pack to guide them in their reading. At the end of this process the children agreed on their favourite book and their vote was sent to CBI. The shadowing verdict followed by the official prize ceremony will take place at the end of May.

Shannon Scanlon (pictured) showing her favourite title "Bruised" of the shortlisted awards list.

Sligo Libraries Mobile Service May 2012

Next dates for the Pilot Mobile Library Service are:

Wednesday 9th May 2012

Dromore West 11.30 – 12.15

Skreen/Dromard Community Centre 12.45 – 1.30

Coolaney 2.30 – 4.00

Thursday 10th May 2012

Benwiskin Centre 9.00 – 10.00

Mullaghmore 10.30 – 11.15

Cliffoney 11.30 – 12.15

Grange 12.30 – 1.15

Wednesday 30th May 2012

Dromore West 11.30 – 12.15

Skreen/Dromard Community Centre 12.45 – 1.30

Coolaney 2.30 – 4.00

Thursday 31st May 2012

Benwiskin Centre 9.00 – 10.00

Mullaghmore 10.30 – 11.15

Cliffoney 11.30 – 12.15

Grange 12.30 – 1.15

For further details please contact sligolib@sligococo.ie  or 071 9111856/9111675

New opening hours for selected branches!

In an effort to improve our services to the public, Sligo Libraries intend to change the opening hours of the Local Studies Library (now located on Stephen Street) and Enniscrone Branch Library.
From July 2nd 2012 it is envisaged that Local Studies will mirror the opening hours of Central Library - remaining open on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays. Enniscrone will also increase its opening hours on Wednesdays by 2 hours. Both services will close on Mondays dovetailing with the other branch libraries throughout the County. These changes should benefit the users of both specific services by utilising staff to its maximum effect.

Art of Sound Exhibition

On loan from the Contemporary Music Centre, The Art of Sound Exhibition: A Glimpse into the creativity of Irish Composers
will be on display in Ballymote Community Library, Teeling Street, Ballymote, for the month of May 2012.

This is a photographic multi-media exhibition offering insight into the creative process of our contemporary composers.
With photography by Eugene Langan and audio voice-over by Éamonn Lawlor the exhibition “is aimed at the layperson with no specialist knowledge of contemporary music or music notation.”

For further details on this exhibition please click here
Ballymote Community Library Opening Hours - click here
Tel: 071 9111669 Email: ballymotelibrary@sligococo.ie
For other music events in May see http://www.musicindrumcliffe.ie/