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JCSP Libraries get into the Spirit with Worldwide Digital Book Club

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

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Leon Dunne JCSP Libraries/City of Dublin ETB SCC Writer-in-Residence 2023-2024

The JCSP Library Project and the City of Dublin ETB Sports and Cultural Council are delighted to welcome poet Leon Dunne as our 'We Write What We Like!' Writer-in-Residence for the 2023-2024 school year. Leon will work with young (and not so young) creative writers across all City of Dublin ETB schools throughout the school… Continue reading Leon Dunne JCSP Libraries/City of Dublin ETB SCC Writer-in-Residence 2023-2024

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We are Hiring

The JCSP Demonstration Library Project is inviting applications for the position of JCSP School Librarian. The employer for this positions is the City of Dublin ETB and the position will be based at: Terence MacSwiney Community College, Hollyhill, Knocknaheeney, Cork Full-time Temporary Position. Commencing November 2023 Requirements and Job Description This post is open to… Continue reading We are Hiring

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EIRSAT-1 Space Poetry

Sharing the same sky, you and I, wherever feet are anchored. In a little while, a surprisingly small box of electronics and sensors will be jettisoned from a rocket and launched into orbit.  It is Ireland’s first satellite:  EIRSAT-1.  On one end of that CubeSat, there is a base plate with what appears to be… Continue reading EIRSAT-1 Space Poetry

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Book Launch for 200 Years of Jamebo

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

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Sora Supports for Students with Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a learning difference that can cause difficulties with learning and work. It affects approximately 1 in 10 people in Ireland. It occurs on a spectrum with some people mildly affected and others more severely. 'Everyone with dyslexia is different but there is a commonality of difficulties with reading, spelling, and writing and related… Continue reading Sora Supports for Students with Dyslexia

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Supports for Ukrainian Students

JCSP Librarians have worked to gather lists of appropriate resources for supporting Ukrainian students. These resources reflect the need for materials to support their initial entry into the Irish education system, as well as providing on going support. These include academic and educational, cultural and wellbeing resources, and there are a wide variety of items that… Continue reading Supports for Ukrainian Students

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The ‘Every Child Gets a Book’ Initiative

Doreen Lundon Each December in Mount Seskin Community College it is tradition for books to be given as gifts from students to their younger siblings at home. The books are ordered by the Librarian in early November, Christmas paper and tags are bought, Sellotape stocked up on, and the library is set up for all… Continue reading The ‘Every Child Gets a Book’ Initiative

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THE BoB PROJECT

Margaret Aylward Community College The BoB Project is a family literacy programme in collaboration with the HSCL of the school, to develop a home environment conducive to reading for pleasure. Books and other reading materials are provided to families who may benefit from a focused literacy approach. Reading and child development, the benefits of reading… Continue reading THE BoB PROJECT

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EIRSAT-1 Space Art Challenge

The EIRSAT-1 Team in UCD and JCSP Libraries have come together to create the Space Art Challenge. This exciting new space-themed art competition is open to students in JCSP schools across Ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYIa15hJnpI&ab_channel=JCSPLibraries Free video tutorials with artists Helen Robinson, Jessica Erkal, Aidan Courtney, Emer O Boyle and Alan Nolan will be posted weekly on the… Continue reading EIRSAT-1 Space Art Challenge