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Grils Reading Larkin Community College Welcome to JCSP Demonstration Library Project News and Events. This area of the website will keep you up-to-date with the project and the developments in the Library Schools.

In October 2001, the Minister for Education and Science announced the JCSP Demonstration Library Project as part of the Early Literacy Initiative. Commencing in the summer of 2002, the Project set up high-quality school libraries in 11 schools participating in the JCSP Programme nationally. From the outset, each library was staffed by a full-time professionally qualified librarian.

Under the DEIS Action Plan, the JCSP Demonstration Library Project will expand by 2010. This expansion has already commenced with 20 new schools having joined the Project since 2007, bringing the total number of participating schools to 30.

Summer Reading Programme Report

A copy of the 2011 Summer Reading Programme Report is available here to download...
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Project News - 24 Hour Readathon at Patrician College, Finglas

Following on from the success of last year's 24 hour Readathon the librarian Mr. O'Doherty organised another Readathon for the students. It was a great success with over 100 students taking part and 1,000 books read. Click ...
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Project News - Katie Talyor Opens St. Kevin's College Library

We were delighted to have Katie Taylor, World Champion Women Boxing, to officially open St. Kevin's College, Crumlin library on 20th January, 2011. The event was in planning for the last couple of months and culminated ...
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Project News - Patrician College Library Launched

The Patrician College Library was officially opened on Friday, 5th February, 2010 by local TD Pat Carey. Many thanks to all those people who mad...
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Oisin MCGann Visit

Well known children's writer and illustrator, Oisin McGann, recently paid a visit to the Abbey library to carry out a number of workshops with our JCSP students. Oisin read from a number of his books including 'The Goblin of Tara', 'The Evil Hairdo', and 'Ancient Appetites'. He discussed his books and his writing with the students and told them how to go about being a writer. He also brought along his easal and drew a number of illustrations for the students which he later signe...
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