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Bookville, a Kilkenny festival of books for families and children, celebrates its eighth consecutive year in 2024 with events from the Thursday, October 10 to Wednesday, October 16.
For the first time in its eight year history there will be a pre-Festival launch event which will be held in the Mayfair library in Kilkenny City on Saturday, September 14 from 2.30pm to 4pm with a Storytelling puppet to greet visitors, a mega-doodle with top children’s book illustrator Niamh Sharkey, storytelling by Kilkenny library service storyteller in residence, Helena Byrne and local author Helena Duggan. All events are free and no booking is required.
Meanwhile, the hugely popular activity book will be delivered to over 13,000 primary school children around County Kilkenny. Over the six festival days there will be 60 workshops given by 27 children’s authors and illustrators, covering creative writing, history, comedy, music, illustration, Gaeilge, drama, music, storytelling and poetry. There will also be a Bookville exhibition and two comedy and theatre shows suitable for the whole family.
All events will take place in eight libraries across County Kilkenny. Pre-booking is essential. Booking will open at 9am on Tuesday, September 17. Places are limited, so early booking is advised.
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