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?
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
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
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
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
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
