Writers at Waterford Libraries

Writers at Waterford Libraries inaugural programme took place in 2023. The series of writer events aimed to unite readers and writers through free, accessible events in their local library branches.

Featuring authors and poets such as Megan Nolan, Kevin Barry, Claire Keegan, Aingeala Flannery, Russ Parsons, Ethel Crowley, Mark Roper, Molly Twomey and Paul Flynn, Waterford Libraries presented a line-up of unique and engaging voices in Irish writing in a series of free talks at libraries throughout Waterford.

Author Event – Aoife Barry at Ardkeen Library  – Saturday 20th September

Writers at Waterford Libraries brings Journalist and Author, Aoife Barry to visit Ardkeen Library on Saturday 20th September at 3.00 pm.

Author and journalist Aoife Barry will join us at Ardkeen Library on Saturday 20th September for an afternoon exploring how we can all make sense of today’s media landscape. The event is open to all and designed to spark discussion about how we find, question, and share information in our daily lives. Whether you’re curious about journalism, concerned about disinformation, or simply interested in how media shapes our world, this is an opportunity to learn and engage with one of Ireland’s most thoughtful voices.

This is a Free Event, but Booking is Essential. 

Please contact Ardkeen Library on 051 849755 for bookings and information. 

Aoife Barry is a freelance arts journalist and a former assistant news editor at The Journal. She is the author of the bestselling non-fiction book Social Capital (HarperCollins Ireland), which was nominated for an Irish Book Award. She has interviewed people including Fiona Shaw, Pedro Pascal and former President Mary McAleese. She writes a weekly arts column for the Sunday Times and has had bylines across publications including the Irish Times, the Irish Independent, Tatler, The Journal and Irish Examiner. She features regularly on RTÉ Radio One and Today FM and her essays and fiction have been published by ROPES journal and Banshee, and broadcast on Sunday Miscellany. She is also an event moderator and writing facilitator.

This event is part of the Skills for Life and Writers at Waterford Libraries programmes. 

Author Event – Elaine Garvey at Central Library  – Saturday 11th October

Waterford Libraries are delighted to welcome debut novelist, Elaine Garvey, to Central Library Waterford on Saturday 11th October at 3:00pm.

This continues our Writers at Waterford Libraries series.