North West library users can now check out any book from libraries across the country
Library-users in the North West can now avail of books in any library in the country. It’s as a result of the Libraries Ireland initiative officially launched this week by Minister Damien English. It’s already been rolled out in the last few months in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim on a…
New central library for Sligo town long overdue, says councillor
A Sligo councillor says the county’s main central library in Sligo Town is ‘not fit for purpose.’ Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus says there’s a need for a new purpose-built, central library in Sligo. County Council officials told Cllr MacManus at a council meeting this week that that they now…
New free library set up in Grange
Readers in Grange are being given the opportunity to avail of a new free library in the town. A wee library has been set up inside the gates of the park in the North Sligo town and the public are urged to make use of it and bring along their…
Concerns raised at council meeting about pilot project at Tubbercurry library
A Sligo county councillor has raised concerns about safety and supervision in libraries while they are being used as part of a pilot project outside normal hours and when staff are not present. The Open Libraries pilot project has been running in Tubbercurry, Co Sligo and in two libraries in…