Library Events Events marked with an asterisk* require booking. Pease contact the host library to reserve your place. You can find contact details for all of our library branches on our website.

Ballyvourney Library Children's Sustainable Craft Workshop*  |  Saturday 28th November at 10.30am Join Amanda Wright and make your own seasonal deer decoration and bookmark using recycled and dried natural materials that embrace the 'One Change' ethos. All materials will be provided and will include dried twigs, flowers, recycled paper/card and fabric. For children aged 6-12. Booking is required.

Bandon Library Compostable Christmas Craft Workshop*  |  Saturday 28th November at 2pm Christmas craft workshop with Laurie LeGrande from Learning Garden. For children aged 6-10. Booking is required.

Bantry Library Exhibition  |  On display throughout the month Fibre craft exhibition promoting sustainability with recycled materials. Mindful Mending Workshop*  |  Saturday 28th November at 10.30am Learn how to mend and upcycle your clothes with sustainable fashion designer Alice Halliday. Booking is required. Storytime and Crafts  |  Saturday 28th November at 11.30am Climate-themed Storytime and craft workshop for children.

Carrigaline Library Energy Efficiency in the Home  |  Thursday 26th November. Time TBC Europe Direct Carrigaline will host engineer, columnist and TV host Kieran McCarthy for a discussion on improving energy efficiency in our homes. Discover practical measures for renovations and retrofitting, and learn how these changes can help reduce household energy costs.

Castletownbere Library Seed Swap and Pollinator Day  |  Saturday 28th November. Time TBC Please contact Castletownbere Library closer to the date for more details.

Charleville Library Sustainable Craft Workshop*  |  Wednesday 11th November at 11am Etaoin Melville will deliver a needle felting workshop using recycled materials. For adults only. Booking is required. Home Energy Talk  |  Wednesday 18th November at 11am Pat Morrisey will speak on home energy savings and grants as part of his role with Ballyhoura Development and engagement with the SEAI.

Clonakilty Library Children’s Sustainable Craft Workshop*  |  Saturday 14th November at 10.30am Sustainable arts and crafts for children aged 8-12. Booking is required. Home Energy Talk  |  Tuesday 19th November at 11am Kieran Lettice will do a talk on home energy savings and grants as part of his role with Energy Cork and the SEAI Hedgerow Heroes Workshop*  |  Saturday 21st November at 11am Learn about Irish Wildflowers and plants, seed bombs, and foraging with Laurie LeGrande. For children aged 6-10. Booking is required. Plan Your Gardens for Spring 2027*  |  Friday 27th November at 12.30pm Create a personal garden calendar for colour/food/biodiversity for Spring 2027 with Éidín Griffin. For adults only. Booking is required. Storytime  |  Saturday 28th November at 10.30am Climate-themed storytime for children. Christmas Jumper Swap  |  Saturday 28th November Bring your Christmas Jumper and swap it for somebody else's.

Dunmanway Library Window Display  |  Month of November There will be a climate-themed display in the front windows of the library. Knitting Circle Project  |   Saturday 28th November  The Make One Change logo knitted entirely from recycled wool will be on display.

Fermoy Library Repair Café  |  Saturday 21st November at 11am Have you broken household items that need repair or just in need of some advice? Upcycling Robotics Workshop for Adults*  |  Friday 27th November at 2.30pm Seiko Hayase will use her robot developed using discarded items to show those present the creativity of recycling and reuse. Booking is required.

Kanturk Library Food Sustainability Workshop  |  Thursday 26th November at 11am Chloe Dempsey will teach you how to reconnect with nature and source food from the land around you.

Contact your local Cork County Council library branch and request to borrow one of our Home Energy Savings Kits.

Kinsale Library

CLONAKILTY LIBRARY

 

Building Resilience Clonakilty Library on Friday 20th November at 11am Guidance and advice for adults on how to build resilience. There will be an opportunity for questions after the presentation. Presented by Dr. Emmett Stones, Senior Clinical Psychologist HSE South West

Healthy Ireland at Your Library

Chair Yoga Join Josie from Cork Chair Yoga for a gentle approach to Yoga, where the exercises are practiced while seated or using a chair for balance.  Bandon Library on Friday 6th November at 1.30pm Passage West Library on Friday 13th November at 10.30am Carrigaline Library on Friday 13th November at 12.15pm Kinsale Library on Friday 13th November at 2.30pm

 

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

 

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

Join Norma Mulcahy, a Neuromuscular Therapist, for a practical guidance talk on how to stay steady on your feet and work towards preventing slips, trips and falls. Booking is not required.

Bandon Library on Friday 13th November at 11am

Mallow Library on Friday 20th November at 11am

Millstreet Library on Friday 27th November at 11am

CODING WORKSHOPS

 

Coding Workshops

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service, in partnership with Europe Direct Carrigaline, will host two free workshops in Midleton Library, presented by Coding Ireland.

Midleton Library on Saturday 14th November

• 10.30am - Coding Essentials: Scratch Coding. For children aged 8-10.

  Participants will dive into the fundamentals of coding through engaging, hands-on activities. 

• 12.30pm - Make an Arcade Game. For children aged 10-16.

  Participants will learn what are the concepts behind game design  and then create an arcade game in code.

Booking is essential, please contact Midleton Library to secure your place.

REPAIR CAFE

 

Repair Café

Have you broken household items that need repair or just in need of some advice? Why not pop into the Repair Café at Fermoy Library.

Fermoy Library on Saturday 21st November from 11am to 1.30pm

KINSALE LIBRARY

 

Preparing for Retirement

Join the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland at this free talk, exploring how to prepare for and make the most of your retirement.

Kinsale Library on Saturday 14th November at 12.30pm