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Loughboy Library Weekly Online Clinic

Tuesday 18th November from 2.30 – 3.30 pm
Would you like to learn more about the wealth of online resources available from Kilkenny Libraries?
Pop in to see us at our weekly online clinic and we can demonstrate to you how to use such fabulous online resources as Borrowbox, Universal Class and more!
No booking required. Just drop in!

Ciorcal Comhrá Gaeilge / Irish Conversation Group

Wednesday 19th November from 11.00 – 11.30am
This is an enthusiastic gathering, seeking to use their cúpla focail. It is open to all levels of fluency, beginners, improvers and advanced.
Just come along any Wednesday agus beidh fáilte romhat!

Lady Louisa Tighe of Woodstock: A Life Well Spent – a talk by John Kirwan

Thursday 20th November from 11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Learn about the fascinating life of Lady Louisa Tighe. Born in 1803, a daughter of the 4th Duke of Richmond, she married William Tighe of Woodstock in 1825. They created the High Victorian gardens at Woodstock. During and after the famine they provided help and support to locals & tenants through various schemes. Her husband established the Woodstock Agricultural School in an effort to improve farming methods. She died in 1900.
John Kirwan is a retired archivist. 
Places are limited. Phone 056 7794176 or email to book a place.

One-to-One Tech Support in Loughboy Library

Friday 21st  November from 11.00 am -1.00 pm
Do you need assistance with your mobile phone, tablet or laptop, or other digital devices and services?
One-to-One Tech Support will be available in Loughboy Library on Friday 21st November from 11.00 am -1.00 pm.
We are grateful to the Transition Year students from Presentation Secondary School Kilkenny for their support.
No booking required. Just drop in!

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