National Library of Ireland: February Events:

Just got this in the maibox. Personally I will be attending the NPA's new exbo when it opens in Templebar: "Beyond the Pale, featuring images of provincial life in Ireland between the 1850s and the 1980s"-opens the 27th February and runs until May. I also like the Genealogy seminar they are doing for library week which I may visit, depending on the schedule.

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February e-bulletin

Theatre Revival at the National Library
Deirdre’s Sorrows: Two Versions by W.B Yeats and Ulick O’Connor will open at the National Library of Ireland on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 for a series of seven evening performances. This unique production directed by Caroline FitzGerald, with a distinguished cast to include Geraldine Plunkett, Janet Moran and Brian McGrath, will set Yeats’ finest play Deirdre alongside the play of the same name written by Ulick O’Connor in the Japanese Noh form, using mask, music and dance.


Deirdre’s Sorrows: Two Versions will be performed at the National Library on Thursday 14, Monday 18, Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 February. The performance will begin at 7pm and last approximately 90 minutes. Tickets cost €15 (concessions €10) and can be reserved by calling (01) 6030277.


Family activities this February mid-term …free events to keep all the family entertained

Coats of Arms workshop - Wednesday 13 February (11.30 – 1pm)
At this workshop children aged 7+ (and their parents!) can find out more about the ancient art of heraldry and the drawing up of coats of arms. After examining some of the coats of arms on display in the
Strangers to Citizens exhibition, participants will have the chance to design a coat of arms for themselves or their community.

Make a model theatre workshop – Friday 15 February (11.30 - 1pm)
Younger children (5 – 7) and their parents are invited to come to our ‘Make a model theatre’ workshop and to learn about some of the characters that inspired Yeats’ plays before making a model theatre of their own to take home.

As capacity for both workshops is limited, early booking is recommended. To reserve your place please contact our education department at (01) 6030277.

My Yeats
Mid-term is also a great time for families to explore the Yeats exhibition and to find out more about the poet, his friends and family. To help younger families to get the most out of their visit, we have devised the My Yeats family trail, a colourful and fun guide for families to complete as they go around the exhibition and which is available free of charge. More information about the trail can be found on our website:
www.nli.ie/yeats


Last chance to see In Search of Ireland at the NPA … popular exhibition ends soon
In Search of Ireland 1913, the National Photographic Archive’s current exhibition, will end on Monday 11 February. The exhibition puts on display 50 of the first colour photographs to be taken in Ireland in the early years of the last century. The photographs were originally taken as part of the ‘Archives of the Planet’ project and are on loan from the Musée Albert Kahn in Paris.
For more information:

http://www.nli.ie/en/udlist/current-exhibitions.aspx?article=77367c9f-891d-45be-925e-4df63c7d1ee5

The NPA’s new exhibition Beyond the Pale, featuring images of provincial life in Ireland between the 1850s and the 1980s, will open on Wednesday 27 February and run until the end of May.


Strangers to Citizens … free guided tours of Library’s acclaimed new exhibition
Our guided tours of the Library’s new exhibition give an overview of Irish immigration to Europe between 1600 and 1800 and highlight some of the treasures on display. Tours take place every Monday at 2.30 pm and last approximately 40 minutes. Admission is free of charge and booking is not necessary.



Annual JJ O’Meara lecture … ‘Latin and the mass’
The National Library of Ireland Society’s annual JJ O’Meara lecture will take place on Wednesday 6 February at 7pm. This year’s speaker is Prof. Eamon Duffy and his paper is entitled ‘Latin and the mass: should we mind and does it matter?’. This lecture is open to society members and the public alike but booking is necessary. Please ring (01) 6030259 to reserve your place.
For more information:
http://www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx?article=0f33bc39-0ae7-4967-a7eb-0469f40d41af


Library Ireland Week – week-long celebration of Irish libraries to be launched at the National Library

On Thursday 28 February, the writer Joseph O’Connor will launch Library Ireland Week (3–9 March) at the National Library of Ireland. This event will begin at 6.30pm and is open to the public – if you would like to attend, please contact Marian Keyes at mkeyes@libraryassociation.ie.
For more information: www.libraryirelandweek.ie


‘The Stapleton Collection’ nominated for prestigious Berger art history prize
Conor Lucey’s book, The Stapleton Collection; designs for the Irish neo-classical interior, which examines the Library’s collection of designs by the eighteenth-century Irish stuccodor Michael Stapleton, has been nominated for the Berger Prize for British Art History, 2007. It is published by Churchill House Press in association with the National Library of Ireland.

For more information: http://www.nli.ie/en/list/latest-news.aspx?article=0162503b-56c1-4279-b0bd-f41053409057

Read All About It!
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Newsplan Ireland, the co-operative preservation project for newspapers in Ireland and the National Library of Ireland will celebrate with a series of events and publications.

Library Late: The Spring season of Library Late will focus on news media and journalism with lively debate and conversation with Irish and International media participating. The new Library Late programme will be posted on the NLI website shortly, with the series running from the end of February to April.

NLI NEWS: The Spring issue of NLI NEWS will be dedicated to newspapers, the most heavily used Library collection. It will look at the Newsplan project itself and include articles on changing trends in print and online Irish newspapers, 18th century Irish papers and the value of newspapers as a research source.

Genealogy and Local Studies Group (LAI) seminar: The National Library, in association with the Genealogy and Local Studies Group of the Library Association of Ireland, is pleased to host a one-day seminar on Newspapers – Past, Present and Future.
For more information: http://www.libraryirelandweek.ie