DEAR Challenge Join us at 12 noon on Friday 24th April 2026 for our annual National Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Challenge. DEAR is open to everyone, click HERE to register. The JCSP Library Project, which provides professionally staffed library services in 30 post-primary schools around Ireland, are delighted to announce the eleventh year of the challenge. Every year,… Continue reading National Drop Everything and Read Challenge 2026
Celebrating a New Historical Story Collection by First Year students in Thomond Community College Student authors with JCSP Librarian Jane Bingham-Shee There’s something powerful about seeing history through young eyes. This week, the JCSP Library in Thomond Community College, Limerick proudly launched a remarkable new book — a collection of historical stories written entirely by… Continue reading Young Voices, Timeless Stories
29th January saw Trinity Comprehensive in Ballymun host the annual JCSP Library Team Chess Tournament once again. Eight schools battled across Dublin traffic and the M50 for the chance to compete in both the Swiss-paired event, and the uniquely JCSP “Chess Bingo”. The participating schools were: Clogher Road Community College, Kylemore College, Presentation Secondary School… Continue reading JCSP Libraries Chess Tournament 2026
In May 2024, the School Library Group of the Library Association of Ireland hosted a conference in the JCSP Library at Larkin Community College. The title of the conference was The ❤️ of a school – School Libraries, student wellbeing & building empathy Irish research about the JCSP Demonstration Library Project found that a well-resourced school… Continue reading Who Am I? How Am I?
With over 150 entries for our SNAP Photography Challenge this year, our judges had a hard job selecting winners. But they have managed to do so and below are the winning entries in all three competition categories. Junior Category: Winner: MIRROR - Daniel Brennan, Coláiste Chill Mhantáin, Wicklow Runner-Up: SUN - Alex Murphy, Coláiste na… Continue reading JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge Winners 2025
Another reason why every school should have a library is that they are the ideal venues for chess clubs! The cognitive and social benefits of chess are well known, and the ancient game is becoming ever more popular in the age of apps and social media. A lot of students have chess.com accounts and spend some of their precious screentime playing… Continue reading Chess in JCSP Libraries
Marino College JCSP Library participated in this year’s Europe Challenge, an initiative of the European Cultural Foundation. We were the first Irish library to participate in the Challenge and were one of only 57 libraries across Europe selected to take part. Our JCSP Library in Marino College worked in close collaboration with the local Residents’… Continue reading ‘If Librarians Ran Europe Summit’, Amsterdam
JCSP Demonstration Library Project Team We were very proud to celebrate 20 years of the JCSP Library Project at a very special event in the beautiful JCSP Library in Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun, Dublin last month. Established under the Department of Education and Skills, the brief of the JCSP Demonstration Library Project was to improve… Continue reading Celebrating 20 Years of the JCSP Demonstration Library Project
Heartfelt, supernatural family drama “Artie and the Wolf Moon” available for free as an ebook, audiobook or readalong along with online discussion The nights are growing longer during this magical time of year. To get into the spirit of the season, members of our Sora Digital Library Service can enjoy a “coming-of-age story of family… Continue reading JCSP Libraries get into the Spirit with Worldwide Digital Book Club
Our school is older than the famine, older than the National Museum, older than the Zoo. We are 200 years old, and our students have made a book to celebrate our school’s history. The 2nd years worked with the JCSP librarian and their English teacher on a Make a Book project, which was part of… Continue reading Book Launch for 200 Years of Jamebo
