The National Library has a selection of travelling exhibitions for use in museums, schools and libraries. In February 2016, I borrowed an exhibition ‘The Past from the Press’ and displayed it in the library. Newspapers have played an important role in providing evidence about the past. However, as with all historical evidence, Newspapers cannot always […]

150 Years of Alice in Wonderland To mark the 150th Anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland I showcased an exhibition in the library in September 2015. Alice in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. The story was first told to the three Liddell sisters as […]

To commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1 I showcased an exhibition in the library in September 2014. During my research I found some fascinating information such as copies of old letters from sons writing to their parents from the front. Although 1914 seems so long ago it still is only a […]

Given student’s enthusiasm to reading in this school I thought it would be only fitting to organise a ‘Love to Read’ week in the library. The idea was simply to promote a love of reading among the whole school community. I decorated the library with the usual fanfare. Students were greeted with a floral archway […]

I organised a Numeracy Week in the library from 27th February to the 7th March 2014.  Examples of some of the activities that students could partake in were: calculating basketball stats, estimating the number of sweets in a jar, measuring the size of the school and calculating the cost of a recipe (where the winner […]

In March 2014 I organised a Murder Mystery Week in the library. The idea was to promote murder mystery books in the library but also to boost student’s problem solving and logic thinking skills in a fun way. The theme of the murder was that James Bond was shot in Bern, Switzerland and four teachers […]

To commemorate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK), in November 2013 I showcased an exhibition in the library. As part of the exhibition I included details of his life, his time in Ireland, his involvement in Civil Rights, his space program, the inaugural speech and details of his assassination. Students were also able […]

To celebrate Chinese New Year in February 2013 I introduced a Chinese Themed Week into the library. The idea was to promote a new Chinese Studies TY module that was introduced in September 2012. The library was decked in Chinese décor, I showcased an exhibition that covered all parts of Chinese Culture from the Cultural […]

To celebrate and promote books that have been made into movies in April 2013 I had an “At the Movies” themed week. It was no Hollywood but the library did have a certain charm to it. During this week students could walk down a red carpet, browse the many books that have been made into […]

On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar landing module Eagle and became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. The words “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” were heard by a more than a billion people listening at home. Armstrong died […]

The RMS Titanic was the world’s largest passenger ship measuring 269 metres in length and the largest man-made moving object on Earth. It sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15th April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage to New York City. Tragically two thirds of the […]